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Quinn Blackburn (3 KP) rated True Colors (1991) in Movies

May 4, 2018

True Colors (1991)

1991 | Drama

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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too many people like Peter Burton (0 more)

Riveting

This fascinating 1991 drama follows the friendship of Peter Burton (John Cusack) and Tim Gerrity (James Spader) from it's inception in law school to its grim finale on election night. Gerrity is that rare bird, a man from a wealthy family who simply wants to leave the world a better place than he found it. Peter comes from much more humble origins and is driven to succeed at any cost. Their unlikely friendship rises and falls around their career choices. We the viewers are left wondering if anyone as driven as Peter could ever be satisfied with the simple wholesome pleasures in life, like truth or friendship. Well paced, still highly relevant, and a well told tale.

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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated Defending Your Heart (Rules of the Game #2) in Books

Feb 20, 2021

Friends to Lovers

The second book in the Rules of the Game series features Alex and NHL ice hockey player Cole, who has been attracted to Alex from the start.

Alex is a paediatrician, who finds out her fiancée Marcus has been sleeping around. She confronts Marcus, gets the facts and then leaves.

Alex becomes friends with Cole, and over the duration of the book, the friendship becomes love. When Marcus finds out about the friendship he tries very much to get in the way.

This is an entertaining read, watching the development of friendship becoming more, with some heart warming moments. Its a quick and easy read for sports romance lovers. Cole is a likeable character, and you cant help but feel for Alex after her history with Marcus.

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Nick Love recommended Midnight Cowboy (1969) in Movies (curated)

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

1969 | Classics, Drama

7.0

(4 Ratings)

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"What touched me about that was the friendship. In a very weird sort of way there are some similarities between my films — probably pretty-much The Firm — and Midnight Cowboy, only inasmuch as it’s a hard world but soft characters. There’s something about that friendship with two people that transcends where the film’s set. I have friendships where you’re like two old women, nagging away at each other, and you kind of hate each other in a lot of ways but you’re inextricably embroiled with one another. That’s what true friendship is, you know. There’s such a tragedy about Midnight Cowboy as well and there’s such an amazing smell of New York in the 70s. It’s one of the few films where it transports you there and you can feel the environment."

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Jenny MacKendrick

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They follow you around the house, nap in the strangest positions, and make the funniest noises....

Pétronille

Amelie Nothomb

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BESTSELLER. A story of friendship between two women, and a new autobiographical novel in which the...

Harvest Moon: One World

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Manage a growing farm while exploring a world of adventure, diverse cultures and friendship in...

KQuinlan (15 KP) rated The Nightingale in Books

May 24, 2017

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.9

(61 Ratings)

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A great mix of conflict, friendship and love in very trying times. This book had me both laughing and sobbing. Mostly sobbing. A beautifully written novel set in one of humanity's darkest hours. (0 more)

Just read it.