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Amy Tan recommended An Unnecessary Woman in Books (curated)

An Unnecessary Woman

Rabih Alameddine | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry

6.0

(2 Ratings)

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"The breathtaking beauty of Alameddine’s prose alone makes this compulsive reading. Its true genius, however, lies in the sacrosanct ideas that the narrator—a translator of books that will never be read—lays bare with humorous irreverence, wry insouciance, or intellectual outrage. She is fearless in looking at aging and death, the morality of war and survival, and the true meaning of a meaningful life. She also gives advice on not dying your hair blue in bad light."

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John Carpenter recommended Rio Bravo (1959) in Movies (curated)

Rio Bravo (1959)

1959 | Action, Classics, Western

8.0

(5 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"Now, my favorite films as a more mature person, when I was learning about what the director is and does, probably a lot of them were Howard Hawks movies, like Only Angels Have Wings and Rio Bravo. In Hawks’ world, Only Angels Have Wings and Rio Bravo are his visions of adventure stories with male groups, and men and women’s relationships, and life and death and danger. He’s developed that idea throughout his career. Those are just his beliefs."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated I Am, I Am, I Am in Books

Oct 7, 2020

Inspiration can come from practically anywhere. Maggie O’Farrell’s latest book is a memoir where she describes the 17 near-death experiences she had throughout her life. While that sounds like it could be scary or even distasteful, I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. Find out what you’ll get if you read this book in my latest review on my blog now.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/08/03/continuing-to-be/

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Oct 28, 2020

"The Unholy is a dramatic story of Claire Sanchez, a young medicine woman, intent on discovering the closely-guarded secrets of her past. Forced into a life-and-death battle against an evil Archbishop, William Anarch, she confronts the dark side of religion and the horror of one man's will to power."

TOUR, GUEST POST & #GIVEAWAY - The Unholy by Paul DeBlassie III - @GoddessFish, @Archaeolibrary, @pdeblassieiii, #Thriller

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