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I Remember Yesterday by Donna Summer
I Remember Yesterday by Donna Summer
1977 | Dance
6.5 (2 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"The reason I’ve chosen the Donna Summer album is not truly because it is a record I’ve played a lot. There is one song on it that changed my career. It’s a song that changed a lot of people’s perceptions of music and it’s, obviously, ‘I Feel Love’. I remember when I first heard ‘I Feel Love’, it sounded alien. I hadn’t heard anything like that before. There wasn’t anything like that before. Somebody had the forethought and the invention to actually come up with something with electronic sequencing that people could dance to. It pulsated in a different way. That person was Giorgio Moroder. I am very grateful to Giorgio Moroder for inventing this way of thinking and for the other records he’s made. I think he is a terrific talent and I loved the work he did on a lot of movie soundtracks, particularly Midnight Express and Cat People. I have all his work. ‘I Feel Love’ was visionary – that’s all I can say about it. The song, along with The Sparks’ album Moroder did [No. 1 In Heaven], was the sort of sound I wanted to make. I was just learning electronic music and how to sequence things. Without a doubt, between Moroder and Kraftwerk, those were the people leading the way – that paved the streets for me. Without ‘I Feel Love’ there wouldn’t be a lot of electronic dance music. That’s the DNA we all used. Moroder, for me, had a period where he was defining the future and it was very unnoticed by a lot of people, perhaps because he was more of a producer than a writer of a lot of songs. As for I Remember Yesterday, it’s a funny album as half of it is electronic and brilliant and the other half is very traditional and is okay. It’s a strange balance but a very important album because of that track."

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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated The Prophet in Books

Apr 27, 2018  
TP
The Prophet
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
It's been a long time since I've been so excited about a book. The Prophet was thrilling in every sense of the word, and combined everything good about a novel: excitement, tension, good writing, complex plot, and twists. I'm not going to tell you a lot about the plot, because I don't want to give anything away: I didn't know a lot going in, and I'm glad, because I may not have picked it up. In fact I almost stopped listening after the first chapter because it felt a little distant… but I'm so glad now that I stuck with it. By the third track I was hooked, and it was all I could think about for days! This is an audiobook I will definitely recommend to people, and absolutely re-listen to.

I loved the ending. I loved the tension. I loved how it all transpired. Even though the ending wasn't perfect, it was right, and it made me do a little happy dance at the end. On top of that, the reader was great. Listening to The Prophet was an all around excellent experience.

Here's the one thing I think might deter people from really getting into The Prophet: There's a lot of football talk. I am not a football fan. Not at all. I don't care for it, I don't understand it, it doesn't matter to me. Suffice to say by the end of the book, not only did I understand a little more (though not all) of what was being said about the games, but I was excited by it. It wasn't written so you had NO clue what was going on, just not a HUGE clue what was going on.

Rating: 5

Content/Recommendation: Some language, violence, graphic imagery. Sexual reference but no erotic scenes. Ages 18+
  
Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Śenz was a recommended to me by a dear friend. It definitely was an experience.

This book is filled with short stories that take place at the Kentucky Club which is located in Júrez. Each story takes you through the life of someone that is experiences a hardship. The hardships are real, and the stories written between these pages can tug on your heart strings.

I will admit, I had a hard time relating to some of these stories. I found that a lot of the stories in this book were of situations that I had no experience with. I have never questioned my sexuality, nor have I had to deal with death or living in a rough part of town so I had a pretty hard time relating to the characters. With that said, it was fascinating to try to relate to the characters. I wanted to know what they were experiencing and I wanted to be able to relate in some way.

I also had a hard time reading this novel because of the writing. I'm not a huge fan of novels that constantly start their sentences with pronouns. When reading a book I tend to like when the author starts sentences with other words and not just "he, she, it, or the person's name." When I see this happen, I tend to become disconnected with the story.


Ultimately, I give this book 3 cups of coffee due to the fact that I wish that I felt more connected with the characters. It was a good book, but I found it hard to relate with the characters.
  
The Earl's Awakening
The Earl's Awakening
Joy Lynn Fielding | 2023 | LGBTQ+, Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
would have preferred a slow burn, rather than the insta-lust
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

This is the second book I've read of this author in quick succession. And I find myself comparing the two, which I maybe shouldn't, so I'll try to keep the comparison to a minimum!

Leander, Earl of Ockley, is a widow and his mother keeps finding new young YOUNG ladies to throw at him, he needs an heir after all! But Leander isn't in a rush. Meeting the Duke of Arden throws Leander into a tailspin, especially when his brother warns Leander off Arden, but Leander will do what he wants. He's a grown man, after all. Arden has a reputation for all things that "polite" society shun. Leander can't keep away, and finds himself drawn into Arden's circle, and his bed.

I'm not sure I liked this book. There are pages of Leander's internal ramblings and I found myself skimming, far more than usual, huge paragraphs. Possibly, if Arden had been given a say, I would have enjoyed this book more, but he doesn't get a say and that's one point I didn't like.

I didn't feel the romance element here. Leander kinda jumps into things with Arden and I think I would have preferred a longer slow-burn plot, rather than the inst-lust thing. The smexy times were good though!

There's lots of descriptions of rules and regulations of the time. Usually, when reading historical romance, I can get my head around the why and wherefores, but I struggled a bit here.

I DID like that we don't get Arden's given name til right to the very end. I thought that was a great idea.

I did like HOW it was written, rather than WHAT was written, if that makes any sense. I like the way Fielding writes, I just wasn't too fussed with this particular story, you know?

I did finish it, but it was a close thing.

3 stars

*same worded review will appear elsewhere
  
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Erika (17789 KP) created a post in Smashbomb Feedback

Feb 23, 2019  
Hey I submitted this a bit ago, and never got a response:
I have a suggestion for the Books category. Would there be any way to link series? Like the television section? I think it would make it much easier to find book series, and avoid the mass amount of duplicates.
  
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Bird (1704 KP) Feb 26, 2019

This issue on iOS should be fixed now, but please make sure you're using the latest iOS version ?

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Erika (17789 KP) Feb 26, 2019

@Bird I'm glad it's up for development, I'm totally up for linking a ton of series.

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Mine to Chase (Claws and Fangs #2)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This gets a 4 star only because i feel like I've missed something. I loved the characters and the story, but is it a 2nd in a series? Overall the writing was amazing as always.. loved the plot and characters and I would love to read more of this couple (series?)
  
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ArecRain (8 KP) rated Twins Virgins in Books

Jan 18, 2018  
TV
Twins Virgins
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A little erotic story involving twins losing their virginity. The overall story was steamy but some parts seemed silly and took away from the overall experience. I don't have a twin, so I am not sure I would understand. It read like a short story one would read on literotica, though.
  
I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya (2017)
2017 | Biography, Drama, Sport
I, Tonya is one of my favorite movies of 2017. A story as sharp and broken as one of Tonya's skates that is brought to life by an amazing cast, with a huge bow to the makeup and wardrobe department. I, Russ give I, Tonya a 10 out of 6.
  
Murder Mystery (2019)
Murder Mystery (2019)
2019 | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Adam Sandler (1 more)
Jennifer Aniston
Watching a Adam Sandler movie is like marmite either u like his movies or don't not always been a fan of movies but this time I kinda liked it I laughed so much much from start to finish maybe I should a few more Sandler movies
  
I really enjoyed this book a lot. It was a bit of a slow start, but after getting back into it some more, it was really intense and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. I'm excited to see what the last book of the trilogy holds now.