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Allan Arkush recommended Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) in Movies (curated)

 
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
1939 | Classics, Drama
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"Since my daughters were old enough to enjoy movies, I have been giving them an ongoing Film Appreciation course. The successes—Bringing Up Baby, Rio Bravo, Holiday, On the Waterfront, Rebel Without a Cause—outweigh the failures of Dr. Strangelove, Citizen Kane (“Yeah, Dad, it’s supposed to be great, but I didn’t like him at all. Kane deserved to die alone”). When my youngest was eight years old, she was learning about the Civil War. So one night we watched Young Mr. Lincoln. I prepped for the screening by watching all the extras and commentaries. After giving her the proper historical and cinematic introduction, we watched the movie. It was even better and more original than I remembered it. Jackie’s response put her at the head of my class. “It was really good, funny too. But at the end, when Abe Lincoln rides away, he says he’s just riding up the hill. I don’t think he is. It looked to me like he was riding into history.” I couldn’t have been prouder!"

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    Gold by The Three Degrees

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    Three CDs. Signed to Philadelphia International Records (PIR), The Three Degrees made a double debut...

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Merissa (14206 KP) rated The Sandman (Reveler #7) in Books

May 8, 2021 (Updated Apr 12, 2023)  
The Sandman (Reveler #7)
The Sandman (Reveler #7)
Erin Kellison | 2015 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
As with most of this series, The Sandman continues where Delirium finished. It is difficult to write a review without giving any of the story away so you'll just have to trust me when I say that this series is getting darker. Maisie and Steve have big roles to play but so do most of the others characters. They all get their fair share of 'story time' in this book. One thing I will say while giving away no spoilers, is be prepared to have your heartstrings pulled!

The action and excitement is pretty much non-stop and doublespeak is rife. Just who can be trusted, who can't, who is human, who isn't is all up in the air and you won't know as you read along. Absolutely excellent wordsmithing.

As with all in this series, highly recommended!


* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
 
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Jun 14, 2015
  
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Rose (201 KP) rated The Houses October Built (2014) in Movies

Oct 10, 2017  
The Houses October Built (2014)
The Houses October Built (2014)
2014 | Drama, Horror
7
7.7 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Creep factor (0 more)
While this is by no means a new take on the found footage genre, it did introduce me to the haunted house scene. I didn't realize that there are people out there that will try to go to as many set-up haunted houses as possible. This group's search for the truly terrifying is their downfall.
There are some truly creepy moments that were done really well.
There's a sequel in the works and I plan on giving it a view.
  
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alex (68 KP) rated A Monster Calls in Books

Nov 19, 2017  
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness | 2016 | Children
9
8.6 (40 Ratings)
Book Rating
Easy and quick read (1 more)
Emotional- quite heavy subject matter
Quick yet emotional read
I love this book - brought it then finished it in the car ride home. Very heavy subject matter but dealt with in a skillful and thought evoking way. I cried a lot- still do when i tell friends what its about. It has a picture book type appeal but i suggest you give it a read before giving it to anyone young due to the subject matter it deals with.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) in Books

Jul 27, 2017  
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1)
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1)
Sylvain Neuvel | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.0 (20 Ratings)
Book Rating
A long episode of X-Files
For those who are Sci-fi fans, this is a bit of a dream. It's intelligent, compiled completely through a series of 'classified' interviews with a mysterious authoritative person with no name. While the concept is a bit unoriginal and slightly lame, it's written in a militaristic tone giving a sense of realism. There is a big twist at the end that sets up the premise for the next book. Interesting - but not much else.
  
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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA in Music

Sep 5, 2017  
Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA
Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA
1993 | Rock
1
7.8 (9 Ratings)
Album Rating Watch
I have and will always hate ABBA
I was brought up on music pre-90s and my parents listened to a lot.... And I mean a lot of Disco but no matter how fun and catchy ABBA's music tends to be to most people there is just something about their music that is just nails on a chalkboard to me and even after giving them another try not that I'm older I still just hate their music so damn much.