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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2631 KP) rated A Taste for Murder in Books

Aug 5, 2026  
A Taste for Murder
A Taste for Murder
Matt Baker | 2026 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Two Books in One, and It Shows
DCI Joe Mottram is spending the summer in Capri with his teenage daughter, Angelica, visiting his in-laws in hopes to deal with his grief over losing his wife. But he gets pulled into a case when an English businesswoman falls to her death on one of the cliffs. Is it murder?

I wasn’t sure from the title, but this is a police procedural, not a cozy. Having said that, there is plenty of talk about food. The mystery itself is strong, with some good twists. It also falls into some cliches, so I saw some things coming early. The issue was that the book really wasn’t very focused. Dealing with grief was as big a storyline as the mystery, although the grief storyline got a weak climax. There are three viewpoint characters, which was at least one too many. The characters are mostly good, but one has a twist part way through that really doesn’t feel supported by the rest of the book. While the main mystery is wrapped up, a subplot leads to a cliffhanger that isn’t enough to get me to come back. We also had conversations partially summarized, which was very weird as I was reading. Others seem to enjoy this book, but it wasn’t for me.
  
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Molly Shannon recommended Ordinary People (1980) in Movies (curated)

 
Ordinary People (1980)
Ordinary People (1980)
1980 | Drama
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Movie Favorite Watch

"That always sticks in my mind; Timothy Hutton, Mary Tyler Moore. Isn’t it devastating? It was just such an amazing performance by Mary Tyler Moore. I love a great family drama. There’s nothing like it, and Judd Hirsch as the therapist. It was just so beautifully written and sad. I love going to movies and crying and feeling moved and like you’ve changed. It’s one of my favorite things. That’s why I wanted to become an actress. I love dark. I don’t mind sobbing in a theater; I love that stuff. You can grieve parts of yourself and parts of your life through characters in movies. That’s the magic of moviemaking and cinema, seeing yourself in the characters. I loved making Other People too because I felt like people all have different experiences about life and grief, grief and death and family, all these beautiful themes."

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Gemma (572 KP) rated Travelling in a strange land in Books

Jul 21, 2018  
Travelling in a strange land
Travelling in a strange land
David Park | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book was such a surprise for me. I have never read any of David Park's work before so I really didn't know what to expect. What I got was a beautifully written, powerful story of loss and grief. A story about a family trying to survive and about a man trying to do the right thing. After reading this, I will definitely be looking up more of David Park's work.
  
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Hayley Hornibrook (48 KP) rated The Diary of a Young Girl in Books

Jun 29, 2018  
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Otto Frank | 2012 | Biography
10
8.2 (52 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is that one book I will return to again and again - each time it has a layer of new meaning (0 more)
Relatable, heart-rending writing
Anne’s honest and open aspirations are cruelly cut short at the end of the diary entries and her life. The universal grief experienced the first time I reached the end (after feeling as though I had become her best friend) will never leave me.
  
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Katey Bassett (610 KP) rated Everything I Never Told You in Books

Dec 10, 2018  
Everything I Never Told You
Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.7 (14 Ratings)
Book Rating
Loved this debut novel, not only did I feel as though the story was one never quite told like this I really loved the way it captured real grief and how it can tear a family apart or bring them together and now race/gender is something that almost always impacts a persons life and outlook on things, especially in a mixed race family in the early 60s.
  
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Melanie Caldicott (6 KP) rated The Winter Ghosts in Books

Apr 29, 2021  
The Winter Ghosts
The Winter Ghosts
Kate Mosse | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
A beautifully crafted ghost story full of atmosphere and vivid poignancy. The themes it portrays about war and grief are unsentimentalised yet moving. The backdrop of cold, winter and snow are on one hand symbolic of emotion but on the other are personnified to become almost a second protagonist. I'm a huge fan of classic ghost stories and loved Mosse's multi-layered tale with its historic and emotional twists.