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Janicza Bravo recommended La Collectionneuse (1966) in Movies (curated)
Janicza Bravo recommended Love in the Afternoon (1957) in Movies (curated)
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2099 KP) rated Formula for Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery, #3) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
New mom and new PI Kate Connelly is in a hit and run, and witnesses identify the car as belonging to someone from the French consulate. The consulate denies it, but it leads to a case for Kate when she sees a reporter leaving and the reporter turns up dead two days later. Was she working on a story on the French consulate that lead to her death? I love the characters, and the story was interesting. It did bog down a little in the middle, but it picked up again for a fun finish.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-formula-for-murder-by-diana.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-formula-for-murder-by-diana.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
This was a fairly solid true crime read. It was an interesting read, and the murders were horrible. Though, I couldn't make heads or tails of the real motive of the crimes. Money? Killing Nazis? Protecting the French Resistance? The author offers what he thought went down, but I wasn't really content.
Bill Condon recommended Army of Shadows (L'Armée des ombres) (1969) in Movies (curated)
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Ribbons of Scarlet in Books
Oct 5, 2020
This unique book brings six, talented historical fiction authors together to tell the story of seven (well, almost eight) women who played important roles in the French Revolution. Find out what I thought of this special collaboration through my review on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/09/27/liberty-equality-sorority/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Elegance of the Hedgehog in Books
Oct 5, 2020
Whoever translated this from the French is an excellent writer themselves. The language is nothing short of elegant, and reminiscent of Ondaatje. The story is simple but the characters are so vivid and special, they draw you in. Simply a lovely read from start to finish (and the twist in the end isn't bad, either).
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Last Banquet in Books
Oct 7, 2020
In pre-revolutionary France, Jean-Marie d'Aumount's earliest memories are of eating beetles from the dung heap outside his dead parent's home. After being rescued from this, he begins a life of unusual tastes and adventures. My revised review is here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/08/23/a-pre-revolutionary-french-feast-of-fiction/