Categorie: american writers
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Daêvabad 2. De Koperen Koning (limited edition)
https://www.boekerij.nl/producten/de-koperen-koning-9789402318043 Review: Deel twee in de Daêvad reeks begint vijf jaar na de gebeurtenissen uit het eerste boek. Nahri is nu getrouwd met Muntadhir en heeft bekendheid als de banu nahida, of genezeres. Maar haar leven in Daêvabad is niet makkelijk en met momenten saai. Tot ze met haar schoonzus Zaynab even aan de sleur…
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Saw Movie Marathon: Saw V (2008) – rewatch
Synopsis: Detective Mark Hoffman is deemed a hero after he saves a young girl and “escapes” one of Jigsaw’s games, or so it seems. Special Agent Peter Strahm is suspicious of him after an injured Special Agent Lindsay Perez says Hoffman’s name. Meanwhile, five people face a series of tests set up by Jigsaw. Review:…
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Saw Movie Marathon: Saw IV (207) – rewatch
Synopsis: Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry’s murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw’s latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted…
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Saw Movie Marathon: Saw III (2006) – rewatch
Synopsis: Jeff is an anguished man who grieves and misses his son, who was killed by a drunk driver in a car accident. He has become obsessed for revenge against the drunk driver, judge, and only witness who refused to testify; he has also become neglectful of his daughter. Lynn Denlon is a skilled surgeon…
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Saw Movie Marathon: Saw (2004) – rewatch
Synopsis: Waking up in a bathroom, two men, Adam and Dr. Lawrence Gordon, discover they have been captured by the infamous Jigsaw Killer. The men must escape before time runs out, otherwise, they will face the deadly consequences. Review: Ingenious is what this movie is! Ingenious from start to finish! When you think you got…
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Saw Movie Marathon: Saw II (2005) – rewatch
Synopsis: Detective Eric Matthews, along with fellow police officers and a SWAT Team, locate Jigsaw’s lair and go to arrest him, but discover that his arrest is only a part of Jigsaw’s plan. Matthews soon learns that eight people are trapped in an old house and are playing one of Jigsaw’s games. One of them…
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Movie Marathon: V for Vendetta (2005) – rewatch
Synopsis: In the distant future, Evey Hammond is an average citizen of the United Kingdom, which is under the rule of the fascist and tyrannical Norsefire Party. She is an employee of the state-run British Television Network, but soon, she becomes the number one enemy of the state together with an enigmatic and larger-than-life freedom…
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Jurassic Park Movie Marathon: Jurassic World Dominion (2022) – rewatch
Synopsis: After surviving the destruction of Isla Nubla, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing took in young Maisie Lockwood. They’ve been living under the radar to protect Maisie, but she feels like a prisoner. When Maisie goes missing, Owen and Claire set out to find her, and eventually confront Lewis Dodgson, owner of Biosyn. Paleobotanist Ellie…
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V for Vendetta
Review: Who doesn’t like a dystopian future where a fascist movement takes over control and there’s one person in a mask trying to overthrow the government? Well, I do… kind of… because after I finished V for Vendetta, I felt empty… I felt like I had been wrung out… this is such a stomach churner……
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De Honderdjarige Oorlog tegen Palestina: een geschiedenis van kolonialisme en verzet
https://www.debezigebij.nl/boek/de-honderdjarige-oorlog-tegen-palestina/ Review: Een conflict dat intussen al meer dan honderd jaar aan de gang is en nog steeds niet opgelost geraakt is dat van Israël en Palestina. Dagelijks hoor je erover, lees je artikels en gedurende mijn bijna vijfenveertig levensjaren herinner ik me reportages en nieuwsbeelden die soms de verbeelding tartten: mislukte vredesonderhandelingen, aanslagen, het…
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