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Julia Roberts recommended The Red Tent in Books (curated)

 
The Red Tent
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant | 1997 | Fiction & Poetry
8.9 (12 Ratings)
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"This book was a gift. And when I first started reading it, I thought, ‘This is what happens when someone who doesn’t know you very well gives you a book.’ After the first two pages, I thought, ‘This is a little, um, different, taking place more than a thousand years ago and all.’ And then I was hooked. It was riveting—the wives of Jacob, telling biblical stories from their perspective. This isn’t my standard pick, and I don’t know if everybody would embrace it, but it’s just wonderful."

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Light Between Oceans (2016) in Movies

Aug 24, 2017  
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
2016 | Drama, Romance
7
6.3 (3 Ratings)
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Extremely slow, slightly frustrating plot
I did find the plot pace a little too slow, and the female character Isabelle, played by Alicia Vikander, exceedingly frustrating. I can't remember how many times I rolled my eyes at her antics. Only the last few scenes were the best in the whole film where I almost shed a tear. Michael Fassbender, as per usual gives a stirring straightforward performance as did Rachel Weisz. The story needs a lot of polishing though. Babies tend not to arrive by boat in the middle of the ocean like a biblical story just like random floating messages in bottles.