First Impressions of Hollywood Wants To Kill You: The Peculiar Science of Death in the Movies

kattsaurus

06/09/2019 – 08:36

A promising sequel

This is the follow up book to their first, Science-ish, which looked at science in film. Each...

hammyhamster

06/09/2019 – 03:20

Intriguing

This is a very different kind of book to any I have read before. It looks at the way Hollywood...

cgeorge83

06/09/2019 – 01:10

Not for me

The imagery on the cover, whilst bright, didn't draw me in. It rem8nsed if something from school...

phillymum

06/09/2019 – 00:07

Coffee table flicker

I’m not wowed by this book. The title , I feel, is weak. It doesn’t grab my attention or peak any...

patriciagolightly

05/09/2019 – 23:21

Too much fun

This first impression looks way too much fun to miss this one. If you like movies, I’m pretty...

djleaman

05/09/2019 – 22:14

Not my cup of tea

I tried to read it. The first chapter was too wordy, I skipped to second. Unfortunately I...

booksonsea

05/09/2019 – 21:25

Perfect for movie buffs

This is an interesting one, and looks to be the perfect gift for those movie buffs in your...

racheyragdoll

05/09/2019 – 19:32

Eye catching

The cover is extremely eye catching and is definitely something i would want to learn more about...

emilylouise02

05/09/2019 – 16:07

Interesting!

The cover really stood out for me and caught my attention, this seems like such an interesting...

shaunthompson

05/09/2019 – 15:50

I Didn't Enjoy It

I liked the imagery of the cover of the book which is eye catching. However, Unfortunately for...

sammysbookshelf

05/09/2019 – 15:35

Unique!

After reading the first impressions, this looks like something I'd really enjoy. It's an...

jwiddicombe

05/09/2019 – 15:22

Movie Nerd Perfection

As well as reading books I love watching movies. Any books that give me an insight in to the...

mgnick

05/09/2019 – 14:48

Funny and different

After reading the preview of the book I can tell it will be a funny book and a good one to read...

lisey

05/09/2019 – 14:34

Funny!

My impression of Hollywood wants to kill you is that it is an incredibly intelligent and comical...

zwllrd88

05/09/2019 – 14:34

Refreshing

This is the first book like this to come up on here, for me, and I found it refreshing. It's...

the_paynes_read

05/09/2019 – 12:26

A different type of book for me

This is not the type of book i would normally pick up but I'm pleased I got to read the first bit...

djckcheryl

05/09/2019 – 11:20

Death is all around is especially in America

The world of Hollywood is weird and rightly so. It helps use take us away from normal...

nicnic

05/09/2019 – 10:39

Not for me

By looking at the cover this is not the type of book I would normally read. It is one of those...

sonicadam132

05/09/2019 – 08:43

Comical but educational

After reading the preview I could tell it will be a good book, it seems very interesting, if you...

camila

05/09/2019 – 07:53

It can be good?

This is book is interesting, use the Hollywood movies as background to talk about things that...

themushroomforest

05/09/2019 – 00:57

Wowee

This is book is a fun idea. I didn't expect them to be saying it's good that Hollywood is...

jess_simmo@hotmail.com

04/09/2019 – 23:27

Gripping Hollywood secrets

Wow. What a cover. Gripping and enticing without being overpowering. It makes you want to read...

zenaduty

04/09/2019 – 23:06

Ooohh

Well first impression would be this is a scary book but surprised from the information that is it...

theelliemo

04/09/2019 – 22:38

No

I have absolutely no idea what this book is trying to achieve. The cover looks like some kind of...

bookworm 842

04/09/2019 – 22:27

I'm unsure on this one

To be honest, if I saw this book in a shop I wouldn't have given it a second look as the title...

ashtimartini

04/09/2019 – 22:10

Wasn’t too sure on first look

When I saw the cover and read the title I thought, this really won’t be for me. However, I found...

raymahughes

04/09/2019 – 20:56

A new vision

First of all the cover is so simple yet effective that I couldn’t help but be drawn in. And the...

tess_invests

04/09/2019 – 20:38

Dystopian Hollywood

Now this looks a fun read. Very topical (climate change, robots taking over the world...) and I...

reads a little

04/09/2019 – 20:36

Nope

As soon as I saw the cover of the book I thought nope not interested. Its not the type of book I...

rachelg

04/09/2019 – 20:09

Not for me

I found this one a bit weird, I don't quite get why it says it's a self help book? There are some...

yelloweggs

04/09/2019 – 20:00

Better than expected

I was pleasantly surprised by this book, it’s not my normal type of read and I wouldn’t be...

sammyjojo31

04/09/2019 – 19:41

Very funny

I found this really funny to read, and interesting. Without realising it I picked up quite few...

amybee

04/09/2019 – 19:37

Not what I expected

So I didn’t think this book would be for me but, the first paragraph had me actually giggling out...

deborahwar

04/09/2019 – 17:31

Sounds fun

I love the front cover of this one! Looks like a fun great entertaining read and I’ve not read...

srreid

04/09/2019 – 16:48

Stop Touching Your Face

The opening extract of this book makes me never want to go outside ever again - or anywhere near...

tg

04/09/2019 – 16:23

Interesting and different

This isn't the sort of book I would usually read but reading this blurb makes me a little bit...