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Merissa (14175 KP) created a post

Oct 8, 2020  
Find out what happened at the book launch party in the TOUR, GP & #GIVEAWAY - Threads: A Depression Era Tale by Charlotte Whitney - @Archaeolibrary, @GoddessFish, #Historical #Fiction, #WomensLit, #BookClubLit

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    Dune

    Dune

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    lA three-part miniseries on politics, betrayal, lust, greed and the coming of a Messiah. Based on...

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Merissa (14175 KP) created a post

Apr 28, 2022  
"A darkly twisted psychological thriller exploring the legend of Lady Godiva’s naked ride."

Tour: Beheld: Godiva's Story by Christopher M. Cevasco - @Archaeolibrary, @maryanneyarde, @cevasco_m , #CoffeePotBookClub, #BlogTour, #LadyGodiva, #AngloSaxons, #BritishHistory, #Historical, #Fiction, #Psychological, #Thriller,

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Erika (17789 KP) rated A Spy Among Friends: Philby and the Great Betrayal in Books

Feb 18, 2018  
A Spy Among Friends: Philby and the Great Betrayal
A Spy Among Friends: Philby and the Great Betrayal
Ben Macintyre | 2015 | Biography, History & Politics
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
If you're looking for a non-fiction book that reads like fiction, this is definitely a must-read.
Kim Philby is infamous, he was responsible for compromising countless agents/missions from the 1930s to the 1960s. He's the inspiration behind a lot of spy fiction, one of the biggest ones being Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The book has a few main sources, Philby himself in his strange memoir written after he fled to Moscow, Nicholas Elliot, a friend and co-worker from MI-6, and James Angleton, also a friend from the CIA. Of course, hindsight is 20/20, but there were so many signs of treachery, it's hard to believe that it took 30 years to finally get a confession from him.
And, I mean, come on, the dude decided on giving himself the nickname of Kim, like the character in Rudyard Kipling's novel.
  
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Andy K (10827 KP) created a poll

Nov 3, 2018  
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1994 saw 3 of the most memorable Best Picture nominees in the same year of all time.

Here's how they broke down for box office performance:

Forrest Gump - $329 million (top grossing film of the year)

Pulp Fiction - $107 million (10th highest grossing film of the year)

The Shawshank Redemption - $28.3 million (51st highest grossing film of the year) - sad to say beaten by In the Army Now starring Pauly Shore

Here are their current IMDb star rankings:

Forrest Gump - 8.8
Pulp Fiction - 8.9
The Shawshank Redemption - 9.3

These films are all about to turn 25 years old in a few months. Although Forrest Gump won Best Picture in 1994, has it endured as well as the others? What do you think?

Which is your favorite?

Feel free to also comment your thoughts below. I would love to hear them.

Forrest Gump

11 votes

Pulp Fiction

1 votes

The Shawshank Redemption

10 votes

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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Unknown Reality in Books

Nov 28, 2019  
Unknown Reality
Unknown Reality
Kurt Chambers | 2016 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Young Adult (YA)
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Chloe lives with her family in what seems to be a fairly normal life. But after meeting a stranger during a trip to the theatre, she starts to realise that all might not be as it seems and her world - and her entire life- might be nothing more than a simulation. Abruptly thrown out of the only existance she has known she has to face up to a different reality. She must adapt to her new circumstances and new reality when all she wants is to return 'home'.

Following on from the young adult fantasy stories of Truth Teller and The Wrath of Siren, Chambers once again sets out to encourage an interest in fiction in young adults, in this case science fiction. Once again he produces an interesting and engaging work, choc full of characters and ideas. Just the first few chapters contain enough material for the average science fiction work but Chambers goes further, layering further nuanced plots and subplots together and managing to spin them together into a terrific ending.

Chloe is a strong protagonist, intelligent and thoughtful while always remaining an 11 year old in outlook and the reader will really root for her and want her to succeed. The world Chambers creates is very well described and imagined, relying on science fiction standards for some parts but carefully avoiding cliche and doing what science fiction does best - highlight some of the folly of the real world.

Yet another terrific book from Chambers, one of those authors who is a 'must read' for my teenage sons.