Sarah Thompson (2 KP) rated The Heart's Invisible Furies in Books
Feb 1, 2018
A tale beginning in Ireland in the 1940s and spanning several countries and decades, it encompasses so many different aspects of life, love and death with the main focus being relationships, bigotry and sexual intolerance.
Beautifully written and somewhat Dickensian in essence, I fell in love with the characters and some of the experiences they had saddened me while others were just utterly hilarious. Cyril and his wry humour was just wonderful.
Just to add from John Boyne's note on The Heart's Invisible Furies "The desire to love and to share one's life with someone is neither a homosexual nor a heterosexual conceit. It's human".
Laura lou (304 KP) rated Insatiable in TV
Dec 18, 2018
Personally I thought this was a great show. If you don’t think too much about how far fetched some of the story lines are and just take the show for what it is, a show, then it’s very entertaining, funny and a joy to watch.
I found it quite addicting and ended up watching the entire series over a few days. I enjoyed the witty dialogue, quirky characters and personally thought that they approached some touchy subjects in a way that people can relate to but also in a way that made the show fun.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed watching insatiable and am looking forward to the next series.
AT (1676 KP) rated For the Kid I saw in my Dreams Vol. 1 in Books
Jan 3, 2020
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Can a computer program, that basically shuffles numbers of zero and one, duplicate the ability of...
Lord of the Flies
7.4
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At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of...
On the Move: A Life
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When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: 'Sacks will...
Darth Vader and Son
7.3
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What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if 'Luke, I am your father' was...
Otway93 (580 KP) rated Holiday Inn (1942) in Movies
Dec 8, 2020
Bing and Fred are incredible as always, but it felt like a pick and mix of songs relating to various holidays, including "Easter Parade", "Abraham" (an uncomfortable blackface celebration of the birth of Lincoln), and a song about firecrackers for the 4th of July.
Overall, even at only 100 minutes, the film was too long to maintain my interest, most likely due to the fact I was expecting a far more festive treat.
Birds of Chile: Including the Antartic Peninsular, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia
Peter Burke, Alvaro Jaramillo and David Beadle
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This is a field guide covering all species occurring in the country of Chile. Chile holds a great...
Child Behind The Wall
8.0
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4 a.m. on the outskirts of London A police squad descend swiftly on a house, eager to exploit the...