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James Gray recommended The Road (2009) in Movies (curated)

 
The Road (2009)
The Road (2009)
2009 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

"Well, let’s go one, La Strada, which is Federico Fellini’s movie with Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina. When was the first time I saw it? Oh, my God, I was in high school. To me, it felt like a fable, and it was beautiful and so moving, and I cry every time I see it. I’m almost crying thinking about it. How both broadly drawn and subtle the characters are, and how much sympathy Fellini has for the people in the movie. Have you ever seen it?"

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Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
1983 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

"Terms of Endearment. I absolutely love that movie, with Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Nicholson. One of my first tearjerker films. It was so good to see that mother-daughter dynamic, the love story kind of playing out, and just to see their love, and dealing with men. Shirley MacLaine — the acting between her and Jack Nicholson was just awesome. It was just really one of my first tearjerker movies. I remember going, “Oh my God! I love that!” That was a good movie.”"

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Gitanjali: Song Offerings
Gitanjali: Song Offerings
Rabindranath Tagore | 1910 | Fiction & Poetry
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"If all the other books on my list were taken away, the one that would accompany me to the desert island is this small book of inspired poetry by the great Bengali man of letters, Tagore. When translated into English, it won him the Nobel Prize in 1913 and made him an international celebrity. Gitanjali turns the spiritual life into a love affair between the poet and God, a theme that is thousands of years old. In my heart of hearts, I wish I was Tagore."

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Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska
John Green | 2013 | Children
4
8.1 (49 Ratings)
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My thoughts on finishing this? Thanks God it's finished!!

I didn't get the point of this book. I didn't connect with the characters or the storyline and I just wanted it over with.

This is my second book by the author and I have to say The Fault in our Stars, for me, was a lot more engaging--or it was at the time I read it anyway.

I still have Will Grayson to read but it's going on hold for a long time yet.