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Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) rated A Hundred Veils in Books

Sep 6, 2017

A Hundred Veils

Rea Keech | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics

7.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Good pacing, wonderful descriptions (0 more)

Pretty good book

So the book is set at the very beginning of the Iranian Revolution – Marco is an American English teacher who’s come to Iran for a year. While there, he falls in love with his roommate’s cousin. The book is really their love story, while surrounded by political and religious unrest.

The writing is excellent. I’m sure I would get more out of the book if I could read Farsi, as each chapter is begun by a few lines of poetry in Farsi, written in both Arabic script and English letters. But the pacing is perfect, the descriptions apt – I really enjoyed this book.

Read my full review at https://goddessinthestacks.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/book-review-a-hundred-veils/

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Imogen SB (4507 KP) rated Ghosts in TV

May 22, 2019 (Updated May 22, 2019)

Ghosts

2019 | Comedy

8.3

(4 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

Slow at start but gets better

After growing up with the absolutely stand out kids - but not quite - show Horrible Histories, I had nothing but somewhat low expectations for this show. I thought that they might be trying to top something that they couldn't. But I was wrong.

Even though this show is a bit of a slow burner for the first two episodes, it seems to reach some sort of comedic climax after that. Once the characters start to reveal their personalities aside from the typecast stereotypes you find in the first episode this show becomes brilliant.

Must admit, it is very English humour, but me being English - loved it. Watched every episode last night - and I can't stop saying Julian Fawcett MP Legacy.