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Gun Culture in Early Modern England

Lois G. Schwoerer

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Guns had an enormous impact on the social, economic, cultural, and political lives of civilian men,...

ArecRain (8 KP) rated His Wicked Lady in Books

Jan 18, 2018

This is definitely a novel you should not base on its cover. The cover makes it look medieval, the description makes it sound regency, but the actual story has a completely different than both of those.

There were a lot of pros and cons for me in this book. On one hand, I liked the strong females leads and the author tackling the subject domestic abuse. However, it felt awkward in unrealistic for the time frame that the author placed the story in. I also felt the dialogue was a bit out of place. Sometimes, authors modernize dialogue so it is more readable for the readers. I am not sure if thats what she was doing, but it didnt detract too much from the story. In fact, I quite enjoyed the lead couples bantering for the most part.

Overall, I would say I enjoyed the novel. It had some unrealistic factors that grated against my nerves, but I was invested in the HEA.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Joy (2015) in Movies

Mar 17, 2018

Joy (2015)

2015 | Drama

6.7

(9 Ratings)

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It takes a special kind of confidence to ask a movie studio to give you $60 million to make a two-hour-plus movie about mops and the home shopping channel, but David O Russell clearly has it and here is the result. What Fox were doing saying yes is probably less mysterious if you look at Russell's track record and the calibre of the cast he assembled for this movie.

Still, this is probably the most substantial movie ever released which is predominantly concerned with the realities of domestic cleaning and the intricacies of injection-moulded plastic and patent protection law - I suppose there is also a healthy element dealing with the protagonist's family and relationships, and the general hard-work-and-dedication-will-get-you-there-eventually ethos is the kind of thing that makes studios and audiences comfortable. Good performances, obviously; generally very engaging and watchable; educational, too, especially if you have trouble keeping the floor clean.

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Becs (244 KP) rated A Room Away From the Wolves in Books

Jan 4, 2019

A Room Away From the Wolves

Nova Ren Suma | 2018 | Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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So many things being represented! Like LGBTQ+, abuse, assualt, depression, etc. (1 more)

Ghosts + love + death + dark back story = recipe for the best book ever!

The beginning is a little confusing, but it ties up well in the second half. (0 more)

A wicked ghost story that will satisfy every need!

I absolutely loved this novel!! I couldn't get enough of it and didn't want it to end. There's LGBTQ+ representation, romance, death, mystery, family drama, talk of suicide and domestic violence. I mean A Room Away From the Wolves has it all!

The only reason why this novel isn't sitting at a 5-star rating is that it was a little confusing in the beginning. I didn't quite understand the story-line and plot and the characters seemed to be lacking. But once I actually delved deeper into the novel, I got my answers and everything became clear yet again.

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