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Nick Cave recommended Lolita in Books (curated)

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

3.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"I’ve sent both my older kids Lolita and advised them to read the first chapter. They’re older than when I had it read to me – I was about 12. I didn’t read the whole thing [at the time]. The point was the first chapter is very short, half a page. It’s undeniably beautiful even to a young child, to someone who doesn’t really understand."

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Amy Fine Collins recommended The Innocents (1961) in Movies (curated)

The Innocents (1961)

1961 | Horror

8.0

(4 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"This is literary kismet, with screenwriter Truman Capote channeling Henry James—and with a child lead bearing the name of my own daughter, Flora. The story, which takes full measure of the spookiness and unknowability of children, has worked in every format—first James’s novella The Turn of the Screw, then the chamber opera of the same name, and finally this liminal black-and-white film."

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HerCrazyReviews (247 KP) rated The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) in Movies

Aug 31, 2019 (Updated Aug 31, 2019)

Couldn't Finish

I absolutely adore the first two movies and have rewatched them constantly since I was a child. This one on the other hand, is so bad that I had to shut it off half way through. They not only replaced one of the main characters but the acting and special effects seem to fall flat. I definitely will not be watching this again.