Advantages: Clean family fun Disadvantages: Slightly irritating voices
Alvin and the Chipmunks is in my opinion a brilliant piece of family entertainment. It is clean, light and humorous, which are for me the most important factors.
Alvin and the Chipmunks is a film targeted at children and ells the story of three chipmunks, Simon, Alvin and Theodore, whoa re discovered as great singers by the currently crashing and burning songwriter Dave Seville. The Chipmunks however cause Dave no end of problems, wrecking his house, his friendship with Clare and ultimately loosing him his job.
In an attempt to redeem themselves the "boys" pay Ian, a record producer, a visit and perform for him. Within no time they have been flung into the showbiz spotlight and are living life to the max. All however is not as rosy as it may seem as the Chipmunks want themselves and Dave to be a family, which is something Dave ...
Advantages: Thrilling, horrific, compelling Disadvantages: Graphic descriptions of violent crime
I'm not at all sure why, but the last few books that I've read in the mystery/thriller genre all seem to have a general theme of sexual deviance; I'm starting to become paranoid that I've become some kind of sexual voyeur via fiction! Or is it simply because murder mixed with sex or sexual crime offers a wide appeal to the book buying public? For now, I'm going to comfort myself that the latter sentence applies. In case you hadn't guessed by now, the book I'm about to review is a crime thriller and the plot centres on sex, sexual preferences, rape and murder, all of which are graphically described!
The book in question is "Blindsighted" by Karin Slaughter, an author unheard of by me until I found the book languishing on a bedside table when I visited my parents in April. I later discovered that my Dad had given up on it as ...
Advantages: Tasty, well made and warming. Disadvantages: A little strong and bit on the sweet side.
Following on from my reviews of beers sampled during my birthday treat, I am today writing about Monkman?s Slaughter. If you haven?t read my reviews already, here?s a quick recap. We went to Cropton (near Pickering) in September and had a brewery tour and a meal in the next door brewery tap ~ The New Inn. A few beers were consumed too?
~~~THE BREWERY.
Brewing has been going on in one shape or form at Cropton since 1613. The first brewery under the name of ?Cropton Brewery? was set up in the cellar of the New Inn in 1984. The present site, on farmland next to the pub, dates from 1994. Increased production and lack of space in the cellar led to this move. Despite this expansion brewing at Cropton still takes place on a small scale and still uses traditional methods and equipment.
Beers are now available from local pubs ...
