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David McK (3425 KP) rated Finding Dory (2016) in Movies

May 26, 2020 (Updated Jul 2, 2023)  
Finding Dory (2016)
Finding Dory (2016)
2016 | Animation
7
8.0 (91 Ratings)
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"Just keep swimming … just keep swimming …"

Set after Finding Nemo, this see's Ellen DeGeneres Blue Tang - the undisputed start (for me, at least, of that earlier movie) in her own headline movie, when - due to events - she suddenly remembers her family and sets off on a quest to reunite with the same.

As always with Pixar, impeccably animated with a strong message about the importance of family (even 'found' family), this - perhaps - suffers somewhat in comparison with Finding Nemo in that we've been there, done that.

That, and the fact that the Human world (seemingly, or at least, that's it how it felt to me!) plays a larger role than in the previous.

Gotta love Dory's friend Sigourney Weaver, though!
  
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ClareR (5726 KP) rated A Long Petal of the Sea in Books

Jan 14, 2020  
A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea
Isabel Allende | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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My first, and not my last, Isabel Allende book!
A Long Petal of the Sea is my first foray into the books of Isabel Allende, and after reading this, it most certainly wont be my last.

This is the sweeping historical story of the Dalmau family, their role in the Spanish Civil War, their escape in to France (which was horrific), and their journey to Chile as refugees on the ship ‘Winnipeg’ arranged by the poet Pablo Neruda.

It’s a devastating and yet heartwarming look at humanity and it’s ability to endure. I hadn’t known about the concentration-style camps that the French forced the Spanish refugees in to after Franco and his right wing party won the Civil War. It looks as though people have always been able to destroy one another in inhuman ways (this is no surprise to me, by the way). We see more of the use of concentration camps in Chile after the military coup.

The main characters, Victor and Roser Dalmau continue to see Chile as their home, over and above Spain. They show us that home is where your friends, family and community are - and that you can make this home anywhere.

This book really is a joy to read. I’ve learnt so much of the history of this time, as well as having the pleasure of just reading a great story.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for my copy of this book to read.