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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Uncommon Type: Some Stories in Books

Nov 14, 2017

Uncommon Type: Some Stories

Tom Hanks | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

7.6

(7 Ratings)

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Listen to his audiobook! His narration is superb (0 more)

Listen just for Tom Hanks' mellifluous voice

Tom Hanks turns out to be as authentically genuine a writer as can be. The stories in this book range from the hilarious to the deeply touching.

They move in period, location, and manner, but all demonstrate a joy in writing, a pleasure in communicating an intensely American sense of atmosphere, friendship, life and family that is every bit as smart and engaging as the man himself.

While the stories are witty, it is more so because of the man himself. They may not be Pulitzer material, but it truly is a pleasure to read his book while thinking about this imaginative man.

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Anansi Boys in Books

Dec 3, 2018

Anansi Boys

Neil Gaiman | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(9 Ratings)

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Don't compare this book to American Gods. You will be disappointed; for good reason. Unlike American Gods, this is Anansi's book (or his son's book). This book is humorous, silly, and whimsical in its lightness. Not to suggest the West African trickster can't be dark and scary that is just not the point in this story. Some parts do get dark and scary.
It is a story of family among other things. For people who are not a mythology nut like me. There are stories about Anansi in the book (somewhat like the coming to America stories in American Gods) so you will have an idea who this slightly random god is.

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How Much the Heart Can Hold: Seven Stories on Love

Carys Bray, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Bernardine Evaristo and Grace McCleen

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'Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.' Zelda Fitzgerald Love is...

April Kledzinski (0 KP) rated Last Tango in Halifax - Season 1 in TV

May 9, 2018

The stories, the relationships, the support of family (0 more)

At times overly dramatic and a tad rediculous (0 more)

Charming and wonderful

I love seeing older actors and actresses in leading roles, these days Hollywood has age washed EVERYTHING. It's refreshing to see the leads are 70+, their daughters are 40+ and it's charming to see how life changes for all the characters. Both me and my husband enjoy watching together, well worth checking out!

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Lindsay (1747 KP) rated The Ultimate Amish Romance Boxed Set Collection in Books

Apr 9, 2019

This book collection is great and it somewhat runs the story together. They somewhat go from one family to another in-twine with the previous story. That is great for it makes some since. I really enjoyed the first three stories in this collection.

Each story is a little different from the next but some has some of the same things in them. Will they make the right decision for them or not.

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Mr Burns

Anne Washburn

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It's the end of everything in contemporary America. A future without power. But what will survive?...

The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated All the Ways We Said Goodbye in Books

Oct 5, 2020

All the Ways We Said Goodbye

Karen White, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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4.5/5 stars! In their third collaboration, authors [a:Lauren Willig, Karen White Beatriz Williams|19022394|Lauren Willig, Karen White Beatriz Williams, (aka Team W) follow a family legend that spans two world wars and discovering the truth, with the stories of three women. This novel was released on January 14, 2020. You can read more in my #bookreview on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/01/17/their-objects-of-valor/