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Gruffalo: Puzzles

Education and Games

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Play with all the characters from 'The Gruffalo', the UK's favourite bedtime story! Perfect for 3 -...

Sue Beynon (7 KP) rated The Favourite (2018) in Movies

May 9, 2019

The Favourite (2018)

2018 | Biography, History

7.0

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Great acting from Olivia Coleman and company (0 more)

Didn't really understand the ending? (The film just stopped) (0 more)

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After my nagging my husband to take me to see this, I was disappointed with both the fanciful plot and the completely mystifying ending - the film just appeared to stop for no good reason, and everyone in the theatre where we were watching this went "Eh?" or "What??!" as one man/woman, because they couldn't understand it either. There were a few amusing scenes but overall, I was expecting so much and was left just feeling confused.
I will probably have to go and get the book it is based on to make any sense of it, from what I have looked at it wasn't really historically accurate in any way, other than the characters existing in real life.

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Hidden Villages of Britain: Histories and Tradition Past and Present

Clare Gogerty

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Explore the most interesting and picturesque examples of British village life. Based on the highly...

Of Limits and Growth: The Rise of Global Sustainable Development in the Twentieth Century

Stephen J. Macekura

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Of Limits and Growth connects three of the most important aspects of the twentieth century:...

Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book

Jomny Sun

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Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book is the illustrated story of a lonely alien sent to...

Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated Capital in the Twenty-First Century in Books

Mar 15, 2018

I kind of knew what I was getting myself into when I started this one, but perhaps I didn't realize just to what extent. Sure, it's long, but that's not a problem for me. Sure, the subject matter is pretty dry, but it seemed like it would be an important enough work to make up for it. And it is a very important book. The history of the distribution of wealth in the civilized world, based on the most complete and accurate information available, is a matter that should concern us all, especially if we want to make sure it is handled fairly going forward. And the last 50% or so of the book (at which point it really dives into all that) is fascinating, raises some provocative points, and has some sensible solutions for the future. A star has been taken off however, because everything preceding that is largely spent explaining how the information was obtained and repeatedly explaining mathematical formulas, both of which are kind of a slog to get through, and contributed greatly to just how long it took me to get through this book. I am glad I read it though, and if nothing else, I do feel a bit smarter for having done so.