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ClareR (5841 KP) rated Ghost Wall in Books

Feb 11, 2019

Ghost Wall

Sarah Moss | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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A disturbing look at family dynamics.

This novella really packs a punch. Its uncomfortable subject matter is presented in an uncomfortable setting. Slivie, her checkout assistant mum and bus driver dad, spend their summer holidays recreating life in Iron Age Britain, along with an archaeology professor and some of his students. Silvie's dad is a very keen, knowledgable amateur archaeologist, and is well respected by the professor. However, he is an unhappy man. He seems to hate the way he lives, and takes his frustrations (physically) out on his wife and daughter. I actually thought Silvie was far younger than it transpired that she was, purely because of the way her father spoke to and treated her.
The book becomes darker as it goes on, as we see more of Silvie's dads' outdated ideas of masculinity and a woman's station in life, and the conclusion is simply stunning.
This is well worth a read in my opinion.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this book to read and fairly review.

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KatieLouCreate (162 KP) rated Monopoly in Tabletop Games

Mar 9, 2018

Monopoly

1935 | Business / Industrial, Economic

6.8

(80 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Great game (2 more)

Time consumer

Educational

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Tears families apart

Hope you don't mind a prison sentence

Either a really good game, or a really bad game

I love this game. My family and I always used to play this in the school holidays so it always has a lovely memory attached to it. On the other hand, it has been the cause of a few arguments and sore losers as you can probably imagine. Nevertheless, when you can get through a game without arguing it is so fun to play.
It is a massively long game if you are playing in large groups though or people refuse to trade cards and help the game progress. We used to have to either play until an ungodly hour in the morning or put the game aside and continue playing the next night. So if you're after a quick game, Monopoly is a no-no.

Additionally, we used to play card games and use Monopoly money as currency. So there's that use too if you're not feeling up for a massive board game.