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Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)
2019 | Documentary, Drama, Music

"Homecoming tells the story behind Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella show, which makes a huge statement about the importance of African American education and the college experience. It cuts through the idea of pop stars just arriving into culture, being presented to the world as if they’re just naturally talented and what they do is absolutely no effort. Beyoncé works so hard! She’s on top of every detail – the choreography, the costumes, the lighting, the staging – and it’s so great seeing a woman so much in charge of her ideas. It makes you want to work harder."

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The Shipping News
The Shipping News
Annie Proulx | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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6.7 (3 Ratings)
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For those of you who enjoyed my recent review of Annie Proulx’s short story collection that includes the story “Brokeback Mountain,” you might also be interested in seeing my older review of her National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning novel “The Shipping News.” In that review here, you can read why I thought this book not only deserved that prize, but also why I believe she truly earned the Library of Congress 2018 award for American Literature. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/08/09/get-roped-into-this-story/
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated A Light of Her Own in Books

Oct 5, 2020 (Updated Oct 5, 2020)  
A Light of Her Own
A Light of Her Own
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Judith Leyster was a painter who lived in 17th Century Holland, and one of the first females to be admitted to the famed Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. You can read my #bookreview of “A Light of Her Own” by Carrie Callaghan on my blog now, which is part of the Historical Fiction Virtual Blog Tours, where you can enter to win a copy of this fascinating book here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/11/17/book-review-and-giveaway-blog-tour-a-light-of-her-own-by-carrie-callaghan/
  
On a Cold Dark Sea
On a Cold Dark Sea
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Yes, this is yet another novel about the Titanic, but I request you not click away just yet. Instead, please read my latest review on my blog that answers the question: has Elizabeth Blackwell found an angle to this old story that sets her novel apart from all the rest, or has she, like so many before her who are transfixed with this story, fallen into the same mundane traps? Find out in my review of “On a Cold Dark Sea” on my blog, here.

https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/03/31/portraits-in-survival/
  
Ecstasy
Ecstasy
Mary Sharratt | 2018 | Art, Photography & Fashion, History & Politics
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Most people may have heard of the names Gustav Mahler and Gustav Klimt, but the names Alma Mahler and Alma Maria Schindler probably mean nothing to you. Admittedly they didn’t to me either. However, with Mary Sharratt’s newest novel, I’m glad to have finally had the chance to learn something about one very interesting woman. If you read my review of this book on my blog here, you’ll find out where all these names, and more, come together in one historical fiction novel.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/07/07/an-eve-or-a-lilith/