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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Swing Time in Books

Jul 24, 2017  
Swing Time
Swing Time
Zadie Smith | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Soul-moving realism
This is probably my favourite Zadie Smith novel, deeply touching with characters bursting to life out of the pages. Hitting on themes of racial identity and pop culture, it is a brilliant contemporary take on what young adults are currently experiencing. From cultural appropriation to the effects of globalisation all summed up in the relationship of one young woman and her peers.

Her relationship with her mother is one of generational divide while with her friend Tracy is one of class divide. The protagonist's character is the epitome of confusion and attempting to find a place in the world. Well worth the praise.
  
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The Craggus (360 KP) rated The Day After Tomorrow (2004) in Movies

Jun 5, 2019 (Updated Jun 5, 2019)  
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
2004 | Action, Drama, Mystery
6
7.2 (61 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Fifteen years ago today, or two days from now, The Day After Tomorrow (2004) was released, which made scheduling this anniversary review somewhat tricky.
Until, at least, “2012” came out, “The Day After Tomorrow” was the undisputed holder of the critical-existential-threat-to-all-life-on-Earth-trivialised-by-hysterical-pseudo-science movie championship (the trophy is enormous) and while it may have added fossil fuel to the fires of ignorance over the conceptual dissonance of global warming and climate change, it also managed to tap into not just environmental fears, but touched older cultural nerves like ruined harvests and nuclear winters...

FULL REVIEW: http://bit.ly/CraggusTDAT
  
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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated The Joy Luck Club in Books

Jul 10, 2018  
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.2 (17 Ratings)
Book Rating
I read this book for my book club and I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised by it. The characters are unique and a reader will be able to relate to at least one of the characters.

I feel like just about anyone will find something in this book. With so many generations it will appeal to traditionalists, baby boomers, millennials and everyone inbetween. I really appreciated how the character's stories opened up and became more. Everything flowed very well.

Ultimately, I liked this book and would recommend it to anyone looking for a coming of age story with a unique cultural blend to it.