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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Straight Boy (Straight Guys #0.5) in Books

Jan 6, 2021  
Straight Boy (Straight Guys #0.5)
Straight Boy (Straight Guys #0.5)
Alessandra Hazard | 2014
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I actually kinda l liked this...a lot.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this. Things to do with prison put me off a bit put this was written in a way so that we only really saw how it affected our boys' relationship.

That bit when he was talking about when he got out and Xavier kissed him hard, I was all sad like, and it was obvious to me then that emotions had become involved over the year.

I'm happy our boys got together in the end and I wouldn't mind reading more of this series at some point in the future.
  
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Dustin Guy Defa recommended A Married Couple (1969) in Movies (curated)

 
A Married Couple (1969)
A Married Couple (1969)
1969 | Documentary
(0 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"A Married Couple is the first Allan King movie I saw, but I think I watched Warrendale right after that, on the same day. Somebody had lent me the Eclipse set. It’s a very frustrating movie; it’s a rollercoaster of emotions. Sometimes you even like these people in a weird way, but then you also sometimes detest them. You know they’re playacting in front of the camera and that they know it’s there, but when you start to realize just how much they’ve been playacting with each other in this marriage, it’s very disturbing. It makes me start to think about how much people playact in life and in relationships."

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Gina Prince-Bythewood recommended Central Station (1998) in Movies (curated)

 
Central Station (1998)
Central Station (1998)
1998 | Drama
(0 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"I saw that film and I don’t like to cry in movies — I don’t think anybody does — just because it’s embarrassing, but I was sobbing in that film. It was such a beautiful story. It was this little film that spoke volumes and emotions were just so real and it just moved me. And honestly, I saw it at a time where I’d grown up loving movies and there was a period where suddenly it seemed like everything coming out was the same and I started getting annoyed and then I saw Central Station and Life is Beautiful within months (of each other) and it restored my faith in film-making."

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David Cross recommended Quadrophenia (1979) in Movies (curated)

 
Quadrophenia (1979)
Quadrophenia (1979)
1979 | Drama, Musical, Mystery
7.6 (5 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Of all the great (but few and far between) movies that truly capture the confusion, misplaced energy and anger of one’s teenage years, this, to me, is the best. At least the closest to nailing what I was feeling at that age. Even though it takes place decades before I was that age and in a country that is 4,000 miles away. There isn’t a false note in the whole movie. And it’s driven by one of my favorite albums of all time, of course The Who’s, Quadrophenia, which explores all those themes and more. And Phil Daniels does a supreme job at conveying all of those missed emotions."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Flowers in December (Flowers in December #1) in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
Flowers in December (Flowers in December #1)
Flowers in December (Flowers in December #1)
Jane Suen | 2016
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Although Suen writes very nicely, I think she needs to work on the old "show, don't tell" part of her writing. Her protagonist Conner seems like a nice enough person, but overall, he's pretty bland, and I really felt that there were things that didn't fit well. Grief is a powerful emotion, and I felt that while reading this, that Suen held back and didn't let all of the emotions into the character or the story. Plus, there's a twist in the end that simply doesn't make sense. This could be a really lovely book, but I'm afraid it fell short for me. Sorry!