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Ross (3284 KP) rated Eagles by Eagles in Music

May 14, 2020  
Eagles by Eagles
Eagles by Eagles
1972 | Rock
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 368th greatest album of all time
Quite an impressive debut album. As with a lot of 70s albums, it weirdly kicks off with the biggest hit - "Take it Easy". The easy listening plodding mash of rock, country and folk continues throughout the album, giving a good consistent listen.
  
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Gem (2 KP) rated The Snow Child in Books

Dec 27, 2018  
The Snow Child
The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
10
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Atmosphere escapism with a sprinkle of magic (0 more)
My very favourite book
Whenever I am asked for a book recommendation I suggest this without hesitation. It is a retake of a traditional folk tale that is perfect for a cold winter's night. Atmospheric, magical and so easy to read you practically inhale it.
  
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Helen Simpson, Angela Carter | 1998 | Fiction & Poetry
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"Carter’s sensual, erotic retellings of fairy tales and folk tales blend Snow White, Red Riding Hood, and Beauty (of “Beauty and the Beast”) into shape-shifting creations that are Carter’s own. A girl attacked by a wolf can love the wolf or even become a wolf herself; the beauty can be beastly, too."

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Dave Maclean recommended Chariots of the Gods in Books (curated)

 
Chariots of the Gods
Chariots of the Gods
3.0 (1 Ratings)
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"I was obsessed with the mysterious as a child – UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts – anything weird or spooky. The book is a controversial idea to say the least: that aliens came down from a secret planet in our solar system and started messing around with the genetics of pre-human monkey-folk and building pyramids."

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