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Dana (24 KP) rated The One (The Selection, #3) in Books

Mar 23, 2018  
The One (The Selection, #3)
The One (The Selection, #3)
Kiera Cass | 2014 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
10
8.4 (23 Ratings)
Book Rating
BEAUTIFUL!!!! I had so many emotions when I was reading this. From almost crying to squealing with joy at the turn of a page, this book made me so happy! Thank you so much Kiera Cass for writing this series and allowing the world to experience this story. I am definitely recommending this to all of my friends!!
  
    Otherhood

    Otherhood

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    Podcast

    A PRI podcast created and hosted by Rupa Shenoy about the people who came to the United States as...

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Captive (Beautiful Monsters #1) in Books

Dec 7, 2020  
Captive (Beautiful Monsters #1)
Captive (Beautiful Monsters #1)
Jex Lane | 2016
6
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I'm not much for action, but this had a lot of it and I enjoyed it. Despite being a vampire story, I felt like it was different from what I've read before, which made it compelling. Though action felt like the main theme, I was drawn in by the romance and was surprised by the emotions I experienced throughout.
  
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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated All Your Perfects in Books

Aug 18, 2018  
All Your Perfects
All Your Perfects
Colleen Hoover | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
7
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Emotional & Heavy
I've read a few of Colleen Hoover's books back in college but I have yet to pick up one of her newer ones. I've enjoyed them but I have to be honest, many of her books are what I would consider emotional porn. They're made to bring you intense emotions and I swear they're made to make you cry.

Going into this book I only knew the bare minimum about this book. I saw a few quotes here and there and I knew that it was about a failing marriage. What I did know is that I wanted to finally pick up another Colleen Hoover book. When I saw this book on Netgalley as a "wish" I knew I needed to click that button. I was lucky enough to be approved for this book.

I have to admit, I struggled with this book. I struggled with some of the actions of characters and honestly the characters themselves. I never truly felt connect with the characters. Now, Graham & Quinn were wonderful characters that were flawed and realistic, but I couldn't connect with them. Their story was tragic and beautiful at times and I can see why so many people have grabbed onto their story. Unfortunately, I just couldn't connect how I normally do.

As expected with any Colleen Hoover novel, it is well written. You are going to feel emotions and you're going to feel them very deeply. Colleen Hoover does emotions well, I may not have felt connected to the characters but I did feel emotions and even tear up a bit at moments.

All in all, it was a good book & well written.
  
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Xavier Dolan recommended Goodbye, Children (Au Revoir Les Enfants) (1987) in Movies (curated)

 
Goodbye, Children (Au Revoir Les Enfants) (1987)
Goodbye, Children (Au Revoir Les Enfants) (1987)
1987 | International, Drama
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"Malle is one of my favorite directors. He flirts with genres, tries all sorts of things, travels all around the world, refuses to let go of documentary, his first love (or first milieu)—although his fiction movies are acclaimed. This film, close to his skin and past, is a strong coming-of-age work, set in France under Vichy. Often, in the middle of the day, I think of scenes from Au revoir les enfants, moments of grace like the restaurant sequence, with the mother. French officers burst into the place and ask for citizens’ papers. They find an old Jewish man dining quietly at his table and start to reprimand him, asking him if he knows how to read; the place is, of course, forbidden to “youtres,” as the young French officer says insolently. Suddenly, every patron at the restaurant starts yelling at the officers, insulting them (“Collabo!”), forcing them to leave. And then, among the clientele, German officers stand up and order them to exit the place. Strong turning point. That is exactly Malle, in there, striking again. Contrast, antagonism, emotions, brute emotions. The rest is craft and mastery. But emotions. That is what he aims for. That is what we get."

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