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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Distance Between Us in Books
Oct 7, 2020
Two people in different parts of the world - one with a secret, the other looking for a long-lost answer - come together in an unlikely spot, to discover themselves, as well as each other. You can read my full review of this book here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/12/02/bringing-worlds-together/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Second Honeymoon in Books
Oct 7, 2020
When the kids have finally moved out, do you really want them back again? Joanna Trollope investigates what happens when grown kids who have "left the nest" end up needing to return. You can read my review of this novel, here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/12/22/empty-nest-and-or-wishful-thinking/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Author and Me in Books
Oct 7, 2020
In an attempt to prove that characters are not necessarily the mouthpieces of their authors, Eric Chevillard takes us on a highly controversial journey, where the lines of reality and fiction are constantly blurred. Read my review of this unusual novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/09/03/cauliflower-gratin-vs-trout-amandine/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Living in Books
Oct 7, 2020
This mostly low-key thriller caught my eye because it takes place in today's peaceful Ireland where the country's past gets dredged up through an unlikely employee of a book publisher. You can read my revised review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/10/09/that-which-was-gone-for-those-that-remain/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Neither Here Nor There in Books
Oct 7, 2020
A sweet book, and a nice little love story placed in a situation that isn't often found in novels. Drori has a good eye for finding a unique twist to the usual "boy meets girl" plot. You can read my full review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/11/28/abandonment-and-devotion/
Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Gone Girl (2014) in Movies
May 23, 2017
The film's real central theme is a misanthropic but all too on the money exploration of what we really want from our romantic partners. To say anymore would be to reveal post twist plot
Critic- Eric Hillis
Original Score- 8 out of 10
Read Review: http://www.themoviewaffler.com/2014/10/new-release-review-gone-girl.html
Original Score- 8 out of 10
Read Review: http://www.themoviewaffler.com/2014/10/new-release-review-gone-girl.html
MusicCritics (472 KP) rated Wanted on Voyage by George Ezra in Music
Jun 28, 2017
Requiring menace from an album that references the label on Paddington's suitcase is probably asking a bit much. But it's this darkish side that keeps you listening past the blithe singalongs.
Critic- Kitty Empire
Original Score: 3 out of 5
Read Review: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/29/george-ezra-wanted-on-voyage-review
Original Score: 3 out of 5
Read Review: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/29/george-ezra-wanted-on-voyage-review
Ari Shapiro recommended Birdsong in Books (curated)
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Butterfly and the Violin (Hidden Masterpiece, #1) in Books
Oct 5, 2020
70 years after a painting of a woman prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau goes missing, a man who could lose everything by finding the original owner, joins an art gallery owner in the hunt. Read my review of this different kind of Holocaust story here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/07/15/beauty-out-of-ugliness/
If you’re a hard-core mystery lover, who needs cliffhangers, twisty plots, danger and intrigue, conundrums that make you scratch your head and practically impossible to get out of situations, then don’t bother reading this book. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/10/10/precious-but-thats-about-all/