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"This epic saga sweeping through four generations of life among Kenya’s Kikuyu tribe is a novel of Steinbeckian stature neglected by literary connoisseurs. Huxley leads us into the Kikuyu world so that, when the British arrive, they seem as alien as invading Martians. Her descriptive powers rival Steinbeck’s, but her imagery is drawn from the Kikuyu mind. A felled tree ‘tottered like a drunken elder.'

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Deepak Chopra recommended Lost Horizon in Books (curated)

Lost Horizon

James Hilton | 2015 | Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry

(0 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"Another ripping yarn, from 1933, turning on the fantasy of a perfect world in Shangri-La. The British hero, Hugh Conway, was the first seeker I encountered in fiction, so that element must have struck a chord in a teenage boy’s heart. The book is all fantasy, mystery, and the smoke-and-mirrors of the exotic East. I don’t care and still love it."

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Ross (3284 KP) rated OK Computer by Radiohead in Music

Jun 11, 2020

OK Computer by Radiohead

1997 | Alternative, Rock

9.2

(32 Ratings)

Album Rating

Rolling Stone's 162nd greatest album of all time

Quite simply one of the best albums of all time. Right from the off it is a collection of fantastic intelligent 90s indie anthems. What few lower moments there are provide a welcome moment to recover from what had just been experienced. Paranoid Android, No Surprises and Airbag are some of the best British rock songs ever.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2 in Music

May 26, 2020

Rolling Stone's 280th greatest album of all time

If you were alive in 2000 you couldn't avoid the singles from this album - Beautiful Day, Elevation and Stuck in a Moment. Similarly, if you ever watch a British football highlights programme there is a 76% chance you will hear one of these three during the programme. Other than the singles, the rest is very forgettable and typical U2.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem in Music

May 11, 2020 (Updated May 17, 2021)

Rolling Stone's 395th greatest album of all time (433rd in the 2020 list)

Absolutely phenomenal album, featuring the truly epic All My Friends (or Dancing with Dave as fans of Elis James and John Robins might refer to it). Top notch anthemic dance/indie, at times being reminiscent of Radio 4 and The Rapture. Oh, and apparently they aren't British, they are North American.