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Griitty realism
Great plot developments
Probably the best TV show to ever exist (and that's not an overstatement)
The Wire is the one TV show I will recommend to anyone who will give me five minutes to talk about TV shows. The show's take on the issues affecting the slums of Baltimore is outstanding and cleverly developed into a complex but always engaging narrative. David Simon's real-life experience with the issue he portrays shows through and the use of actors - sometimes non-actors picked off the street - really heightens the realism. Absolutely mesmerising.

David Byrne recommended Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child by Woody Guthrie in Music (curated)

Lady Sings The Blues
Book
Lady Sings the Blues is the inimitable autobiography of one of the greatest icons of the twentieth...

The Poe Shadow
Book
“I present to you . . . the truth about this man’s death and my life.” Baltimore, 1849. The...

The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Clock Dance in Books
Oct 7, 2020
Anne Tyler’s fans were worried that her 2015 novel “A Spool of Blue Thread” might have been her last. How pleased and thankful are we all that she hasn’t gone into retirement because she just couldn’t stop writing? Her newest novel also takes us back to Baltimore (with a couple of short sidetracks) to hear Willa’s story; a woman who drifted through her 60 years of life, until a total stranger calls her, putting her on a path that will change everything. My review of this charming novel is on my blog now. Thanks for the free book, @prhinternational!
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/07/14/finding-her-time/
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/07/14/finding-her-time/

The Shape of Water (2017)
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Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government...
Aquatic Asset

A Dirty Shame (2004)
Movie Watch
Sylvia Stickles (Tracey Ullman) runs a convenience store with her husband (Chris Isaak) and...

Lindsay (1760 KP) rated A Plain and Simple Christmas: A Novella in Books
Feb 15, 2018
WAnna Mae McDonough is shunned by her family and the Amish community. She left her community to marry Kellen McDonough who is an Englisher and moved to Baltimore. She is know expecting her first child and is now long to reconnect with her family and with the approaching of the holidays.
Anna Mae reach out to her sister in law to make arrengments to come and visit her family for the holidays. Her sister in law talks to her husband David. Her husband tell her not to do this and agrees to take her and the children to visit Anna Mae and Kellen in the spring. Katherine goes against her husband wishes and plans this visit for Anna Mae.
Anna Mae reach out to her sister in law to make arrengments to come and visit her family for the holidays. Her sister in law talks to her husband David. Her husband tell her not to do this and agrees to take her and the children to visit Anna Mae and Kellen in the spring. Katherine goes against her husband wishes and plans this visit for Anna Mae.

Lindsay (1760 KP) rated A Plain and Simple Christmas: A Novella in Books
Aug 30, 2018
WAnna Mae McDonough is shunned by her family and the Amish community. She left her community to marry Kellen McDonough who is an Englisher and moved to Baltimore. She is know expecting her first child and is now long to reconnect with her family and with the approaching of the holidays.
Anna Mae reach out to her sister in law to make arrengments to come and visit her family for the holidays. Her sister in law talks to her husband David. Her husband tell her not to do this and agrees to take her and the children to visit Anna Mae and Kellen in the spring. Katherine goes against her husband wishes and plans this visit for Anna Mae.
Anna Mae reach out to her sister in law to make arrengments to come and visit her family for the holidays. Her sister in law talks to her husband David. Her husband tell her not to do this and agrees to take her and the children to visit Anna Mae and Kellen in the spring. Katherine goes against her husband wishes and plans this visit for Anna Mae.