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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners in Books

Oct 31, 2018 (Updated Oct 31, 2018)  
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
Therese Oneill | 2016 | Art, Photography & Fashion, Gender Studies, Humor & Comedy
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
The author's writing style, history, information, frivolity. It isn't dry. (0 more)
It doesn't delve as deeply as I like. (0 more)
Such glorious fun!
I love this author's writing style. It isn't a recitation of dry facts as some historical nonfiction books can be. She really takes you into the daily rituals associated with fashion, hygiene, sex, marriage, and manners by immersing you in the culture as a virtual time traveler visiting the Victorian era. It brushes away the romance of the time period and gets you into the nitty-gritty, down-and-dirty history but in a fun and frivolous way as she takes you into her confidence and shares the secrets of the past. It's a delightful romp written with light sarcasm that brought tears from laughter into my eyes. I highly recommend this book and this author. She has written another book on the history of child-rearing called Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent's Guide to Raising Flawless Children (Hardcover), which will be available April 16, 2019. Though I don't have children, I'm tempted to buy this book because the other was so much fun.


Oh, and if you like this book, you might also enjoy The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg.
  
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Jackjack (877 KP) rated Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) in Movies

Apr 7, 2020  
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
2018 | Romance
8
4.6 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Noah Centineo movie again!
This is a pull on your heart strings kind of romantic film.

It all starts with a young highschool girl, she's not the pretty one she's not the popular one, but she has brains. The popular girl in school thought it would be funny to give her number to a good looking guy (Noah Centineo) instead of her own. End result being Sierra finally gets to have a phone connection with this hot jock, knowing he thinks it's Veronica the popular girl she cuts a deal she will help the popular girl become or atleast seem smart in return she helps her get closer to the guy, not that it would work out cause he would have to find out adventurly.

For people with confidence issues, for people that don't love themselves this film is a great one to get into. It just shows how the shallow can have there own problems and the low self-esteemed can have it all. We all remember being young and starting to talk to someone the late night phone calls, the butterflies, just getting to know someone and having that romantic connection. It's a cute film

Definitely worth the watch.
  
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Lindsay (1774 KP) rated A Curse of Mayhem (Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions #2) in Books

Apr 21, 2020  
A Curse of Mayhem (Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions #2)
A Curse of Mayhem (Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions #2)
Sunayna Prasad | 2019 | Children, Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
It slow going (0 more)
A Curse of Mayhem is the second book of the series of Alyssa McCarthy Magical Missions. It is good. I seem to start up once again with Alyssa doing magic. How does she get this magic of hers? This seems interesting that she doing this and her ordinary person.

Do we find that there this person named Errol? Does Alyssa need to do somethings to defeat Errol? What they are you find out as she struggles to control her magic. It seems that she gets herself into trouble. Will her mentors be able to help or even Simon?

This book for me was slow going. It was adventures, but not as exciting as the first book. It is good with is as it is funny with animals that show up out of nowhere. Will Alyssa be able to save her loved ones and her friends?

If you are looking for a good book for your child or children this is good for them. As it teaches confidence in a person, responsibility. This is shown throughout the book. Not all at the same time. It has some fantasy to it. Good for fantasy fans and lovers of fantasy.