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Debbiereadsbook (1437 KP) rated Get Away Closer in Books

Jun 26, 2020  
Get Away Closer
Get Away Closer
S.H. Pratt | 2020 | Contemporary, Romance
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
a thoroughly delightful read!
I really, REALLY enjoyed this!

It's a delightful read, that kept me fully engaged from start to finish!

I loved Lanie's expletives, they made me chuckle, they really did. I loved that Charlie was quick to try to appease the grumpy neighbour by keeping quiet first thing in the morning, but also that it enabled Charlie to refind his joy at using his grandad's hand tools.

I LOVED the thing with the grandmas! I must admit, I saw that coming at me a mile off, but I didn't quite see it going down like that and Charlie and Lanie finding out in the manner they did.

It's not overly explicit, but then again, Pratt's work never is, but it's not about that. Its about the getting to know someone, and the falling in love with someone. It's about the emotions involved in a new relationship, for Charlie especially here rather than the physical aspect.

And OH!!

That cover is just PERFECT! I love the covers this author uses, I really do.

A thoroughly enjoyable 4 star read.

**same worded review will appear elsewhere**
  
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Jacqueline Stewart recommended The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) in Movies (curated)

 
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
1928 | Biography, Drama, History
8.4 (5 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"The next one is a Carl Theodor Dreyer film, The Passion of Joan of Arc, which is just an astounding film. Another film that is so powerful in its representation of human emotions. The film traces the trial of Joan of Arc, but it does so in a way that really gets us to focus on the ways that she’s processing this experience and transcends it through her feeling of connection to God. The lead actress in the film, Maria Falconetti, delivers a performance that… I don’t think anyone has ever delivered a stronger cinematic performance than this one. Dreyer is relentless in his closeups on her; I think 95% of the shots of her are in closeup. The nuances of facial expression that she manages to perform in itself, to give us a sense of all these things that she is feeling that you can’t really say out loud, absolutely remarkable. He does lots of other things in terms of really candid camera angles and disorienting kind of editing patterns that make us feel what her consciousness is experiencing. It’s just one of the classics of world cinema."

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