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Ed O'Brien recommended Jorge Ben by Jorge Ben in Music (curated)

 
Jorge Ben by Jorge Ben
Jorge Ben by Jorge Ben
2018 | Soul
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"This is a perfect record, It's heart on sleeve music, which is absolutely what I wanted to try to make on my album. Brazil is a very important place for me in terms of its music and culture; it's the first place I lived in where I felt I got pulled out of a bubble, and had to stand on my feet in a different culture to mine, and Jorge Ben is one of its greatest figures. He was so important in the bossa nova era, and a pivotal person in tropicalia – Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil looked up to him like a brother, as he was older. There's so much in that country's art that's about richness and magic, like the writing of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as well. In many parts of England, you have to pretend to down nine pints to get into that frame of mind. That's probably why other cultures appeal to me."

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Traffick in Books

Dec 7, 2020  
Traffick
Traffick
Ellen Hopkins | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I don't know if there's another book after this with the same characters - I will look that up after this review, but even if there isn't, I feel like the ending was realistic. I couldn't imagine how hard it must be for these kids to heal and gain a sense of self respect or confidence after everything they've been through, so it felt right that Ellen ended their story in the midst of their healing process. I'm aware that not everyone survives what they did and, if they survive physically, too many don't come back in the emotional and mental sense. Though each character did survive their ordeal (main characters, anyway), and that's not always the case, it was eye opening to see just how deeply affected they were by their experiences and how hard it was for them to recover. Traffick, like it's prequel, was all too real and all too heart breaking.
  
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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) in Movies

Jan 22, 2021  
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
2019 | Action, Comedy, Horror
6
7.5 (50 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
I really enjoyed the original and far better Zombieland. It felt like a fun new take on a tired genre, it had a cast and director that cared and made it work, and it had that amazing Bill Murray section. Surprisingly, because it feels like yesterday, it took 10 years to make a sequel, by which time all the best ideas along these lines have been used up, everyone is older, wiser and less energetic (including the writers, who are also the same guys). It looks like they are trying to act like it’s fun, but no one has their heart in it, especially Emma Stone, who 100% phones in an uncharacteristically lacklustre performance. It is all just the same jokes, the same beats and the same ideas, only worse in every case. The character of Maddison, played by Zoey Deutch, attempts to create a new angle but is more annoying than funny. It is more or less watchable, I guess. But probably only once.
  
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Sammeh Lowry (15 KP) rated Anna and the French Kiss in Books

Jul 13, 2019  
Anna and the French Kiss
Anna and the French Kiss
Stephanie Perkins | 2010 | Romance, Young Adult (YA)
10
8.8 (12 Ratings)
Book Rating
Anna is a typical girl,awkward.worried and just normal which is the most refreshing thing to read. I absolutely adore her and St Clair's whole bond, its just heart warming. I found them so real, St Clair is portrayed as someone with feelings rather than something to look at and admire which I love. I think the situations they ended up in felt like something believable not just an "ideal romance"
     Paris is described so beautifully and I love how Stephaine Perkins sets the scene I think she describes it in such a way you can visualize.
                Anna's friends she meets while at school are the kind of friends you would want for yourself, they are down to earth and so real. I love how she has a separate bond with all of them.

        Overall I loved this book, it was a fast and easy read perfect for a weekend read. I enjoyed it from start to finish.
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Faceless in Books

Apr 15, 2020  
Faceless
Faceless
Martina Cole | 2020 | Crime, Thriller
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Eleven years ago Marie Carter was convicted of killing her two best friends. And she's paid the price. Now she is being released from prison. It's time to go home. But life has moved on, and Marie has nowhere to go. Her parents have disowned her; her friends have abandoned her; even her kids don't want to know. But some people out there are watching her, following her every move - they know that Marie Carter wants retribution . . .

Been a while since I read a Martina Cole and I forgot how brutal her books can be. Bringing so much mayhem into her characters lives. She has to be one of my favourite authors she makes everything hit home and so real. Your heart was lost to Marie from the start and the strong feelings you develop along the way reading this is like a rollercoaster. Only issue I felt it a bit drawn out in the middle but still a brilliant book.