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My Wardrobe - Your Clothes
Lifestyle
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This catalog app helps you to realize three fashion dreams: • a mobile wardrobe • a personal...
Death of a Salesman' in Beijing
Arthur Miller and Claire Conceison
Book
In 1983 Arthur Miller was invited to direct Death of a Salesman at the Beijing People's Theatre,...
Hayley Hornibrook (48 KP) rated The Diary of a Young Girl in Books
Jun 29, 2018
Relatable, heart-rending writing
Anne’s honest and open aspirations are cruelly cut short at the end of the diary entries and her life. The universal grief experienced the first time I reached the end (after feeling as though I had become her best friend) will never leave me.
Irene M (130 KP) rated Everything, Everything in Books
Dec 7, 2018
This wasn't just read... it was devoured!
If I sound gushy there is a good reason for it. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, both for the story and the interesting layout of the book with illustrations and sort of diary style format.
the last time i read a book without wanting to put it down was HP&TDH.
please Mrs Yoon ... your style is wonderful, please write more.
If I sound gushy there is a good reason for it. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, both for the story and the interesting layout of the book with illustrations and sort of diary style format.
the last time i read a book without wanting to put it down was HP&TDH.
please Mrs Yoon ... your style is wonderful, please write more.
Little Ray Of Sunshine (41 KP) rated Letterboxd in Apps
Jan 9, 2019
Loving this app to up to date with the films I watch
I love this app as it keeps me up to date with what I watch and I love that you got your personal diary and show other people what you love watching. I love that you can review and also add other films/movies lovers out there.
Mariner's Book of Days 2017
Book
The Mariner's Book of Days is an annual treasure. Year by year it takes us on a new and different...
The Gardener's Year
Book
This beautifully illustrated guide contains specific month-by-month 'to do' lists for ornamental...
K.K. Barrett recommended Pandora's Box (1929) in Movies (curated)
A Soldier's Sketchbook: The Illustrated First World War Diary of R.H. Rabjohn by John Wilson is a fascinating glimpse into the actual sketchbook/diary of a soldier who served in World War I. It follows Russell Rabjohn from 1916 to 1919 during his time in World War I. Russell was a trained artist, so his superiors directed him to make technical drawings and maps. Constantly having pen and paper available enabled Russell to freely sketch his experiences on the frontlines. The drawings are a unique peek into the past.
The selected diary entries are interspersed with clearly marked context. The black-and-white pencil drawings are impressive and the sketches that show the horrors of war are respectfully rendered. What impacted me most in the beginning was the innocence of the young man from Toronto going out into the world for the first time.
I appreciated this chance to get to know a little more about World War I from the life of a Canadian soldier. It was a pleasure to get to know Private Rabjohn. I am grateful to him for his commitment to documentation. Historian and author John Wilson did a great job providing context and compiling the information into an engaging and beautifully formatted book. This book can be appreciated by older children and adults.
I received an advanced readers copy from Penguin Random House Canada and Tundra Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The selected diary entries are interspersed with clearly marked context. The black-and-white pencil drawings are impressive and the sketches that show the horrors of war are respectfully rendered. What impacted me most in the beginning was the innocence of the young man from Toronto going out into the world for the first time.
I appreciated this chance to get to know a little more about World War I from the life of a Canadian soldier. It was a pleasure to get to know Private Rabjohn. I am grateful to him for his commitment to documentation. Historian and author John Wilson did a great job providing context and compiling the information into an engaging and beautifully formatted book. This book can be appreciated by older children and adults.
I received an advanced readers copy from Penguin Random House Canada and Tundra Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
MoMoBookDiary (20 KP) rated The Sea Is Quiet Tonight: A Memoir in Books
Oct 1, 2018
MoMo Book Diary recommends Michael Ward’s The Sea Is Quiet as a very emotional 5 star read. Michael truly honors Mark’s memory with this memoir.
“The Sea Is Quiet Tonight: A Memoir” tells a heartbreaking story that will have you hooked from the start. The author writes from the heart as he tells the wonderful yet brutally honest story of his relationship with his partner, Mark Halberstadt. Mark was the 100th person in Massachusetts to be diagnosed with AIDS. I was too young to fully understand the chatter about AIDS during the 1980s. Since then, I have read a number of articles and books on the devastation brought with an AIDS diagnosis – nothing has touched me in the way this memoir has. At times I felt that I was reading the author’s personal diary, it was so raw and honest. The characters were described perfectly and I felt that I knew them personally.
This review is also published on my blog, netgalley and amazon
“The Sea Is Quiet Tonight: A Memoir” tells a heartbreaking story that will have you hooked from the start. The author writes from the heart as he tells the wonderful yet brutally honest story of his relationship with his partner, Mark Halberstadt. Mark was the 100th person in Massachusetts to be diagnosed with AIDS. I was too young to fully understand the chatter about AIDS during the 1980s. Since then, I have read a number of articles and books on the devastation brought with an AIDS diagnosis – nothing has touched me in the way this memoir has. At times I felt that I was reading the author’s personal diary, it was so raw and honest. The characters were described perfectly and I felt that I knew them personally.
This review is also published on my blog, netgalley and amazon