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Mid90s (2018)

7.1 (9 Ratings) Rate It

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Stevie, a thirteen-year-old boy with a troubled home life, spends his summer with a group of new...

Coming-of-age Mid-90s Mid Nineties 1990s Dramedy

The Devil You Knew

Mike Cobb

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Atlanta. 1963. Three adolescent girls go missing. And a killer is on the loose. Young Billy...

Historical Crime Fiction

Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Once Upon a Road Trip (Once Upon a Road Trip, #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2018

In [Once Upon A Road Trip] [Angela N. Blount] tells of a coming of age/finding yourself journey for the internet age. Angeli at the age of 18 has no idea what she wants to do. She would like to be a writer or even a minister. Her desire to figure it all out takes her on a journey through the US stopping and staying with people she has met on the internet. Before you all get like all the adults and say she is crazy, understand she had a plan. Also it was families she was staying with not weirdos.

I loved most of the style and voice of this book. In fact I plan to recommended to a few former students who are going through similar angst. The ending was predictable though. Perhaps I should not have read the dedication first.

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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated A Girl in Parts in Books

Feb 13, 2018

A very lovely coming of age story, centering on Dottie, a child of divorced parents. The story is told in a series of nearly 100 vignettes, each of which is filled with wit and vulnerability. During the course of the novel, Dottie struggles with moving, poverty, an alcoholic stepfather, questioning her sexuality, race relations, playing sports, and her relationship with her mother, half-brother, and stepsister. Her character exhibits amazing grace and presence of mind as she continually questions the world around her.

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Keisha Davis (8 KP) rated Born Wicked (The Cahill Witch Chronicles, #1) in Books

Apr 10, 2018

I absolutely loved this book. I’m usually not a fan of period pieces as they tend to drag on and be boring but the way this book was written I was sucked in from the first page. The attention to detail and the way the author described each character really brought the book alive. This is a great coming of age/witchcraft novel and it’s part of a series that makes it even better!

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in Books

Oct 5, 2020

Despite the slightly Christian undertones, this is a truly touching story about an ordinary man who compounds his long suffering life by suddenly deciding to walk almost the length of Britain to see an old friend and colleague who is in the final stages of cancer.

Beautifully written and carefully filled with just the right amounts of flashbacks and foreshadowing, we follow Harold Fry and discover him as he discovers his own self. While "coming of age" isn't typically used for a story about a man his age (he's retired), it does seem to fit in this instance.

You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/08/02/a-trek-of-self-discovery/

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Lady Bird (2017) in Movies

Feb 26, 2018 (Updated Feb 27, 2018)

Lady Bird (2017)

2017 | Comedy, Drama

7.7

(53 Ratings)

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Warm and funny coming-of-age movie written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Seventeen-year-old girl Christine (aka Lady Bird) contends with the last year of school, troublesome romances, college applications, and her fraught relationship with her mother.

You could argue that there's nothing going on here we haven't seen in a dozen other movies, but surely the point of a coming-of-age movie (which is what this obviously is) is that it deals with universal experiences. This one feels fresh and sincere, anyway, even if it isn't actually autobiographical (or so we are assured). It's a bit dismaying to realise that people are now making films which are nostalgic about the 20th century, but the period detail is well-judged, along with everything else. Great performances and some lovely scenes, and very positive in a way that feels extremely of this moment, without seeming overly angry or political. A charming movie that deserves all the success it has achieved.

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Marcel Dzama recommended Murmur of the Heart (1971) in Movies (curated)

Murmur of the Heart (1971)

1971 | International, Comedy, Drama

(0 Ratings)

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"The other Louis Malle I chose, my favorite of his and the first one I saw. I was lucky enough to take a class on Malle in university, and so I was exposed to this great filmmaker at a young age. This is by far the best coming-of-age story I have ever seen. The incestuous mother/son relationship is surprisingly underplayed and comical. In a scenario that would otherwise be shocking, Malle doesn’t judge his characters, he just tells their story. Also notable is the beautiful Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker soundtrack. A wonderful, rare movie."

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