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    A boy. At a bus stop. Easily missed. Liam wanders through the city, repeatedly encountering people,...

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Caribou recommended track Battle by Wookie in Wookie by Wookie in Music (curated)

 
Wookie by Wookie
Wookie by Wookie
2000 | Dance, Electronic
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Battle by Wookie

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"When I first heard the sound of 2-step UK garage coming from London on a trip to the UK in the mid-’90s, I could not wrap my head around it. How could people be dancing to something so disorienting? But then the genre invaded the charts, and there’s no better example to my mind than this perfect piece of pop futurism. It’s till a staple in my DJ sets"

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Harlan Coben recommended The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz in Books (curated)

 
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson | 2020 | History & Politics
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Despite the fact that I have two nonfiction works on my list, I almost exclusively read fiction, but Erik Larson has long been one of my favorites. If you’ve read his others, you don’t need me to tell you what a great historian he is. If you haven’t, The Splendid and the Vile captures Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz like no other book I’ve ever read. Enjoy."

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Cillian Murphy recommended The Grass Arena in Books (curated)

 
The Grass Arena
The Grass Arena
John Healy | 2008 | Health & Fitness, Mind, Body & Spiritual
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"I had heard about this book for many years before I read it. Ostensibly it is the autobiography of a former alcoholic who chronicles his struggles living rough on the streets of London in a vivid and unique style, but it is more than that. It is the story of determination and rebirth, the tale of a chess champion who overcomes a savage childhood to live again. A powerful book indeed."

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Dominic Monaghan recommended Billy Liar (1963) in Movies (curated)

 
Billy Liar (1963)
Billy Liar (1963)
1963 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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"I’m known for “extending the truth”—my stories tend not to be limited by what actually happened but by what can sound the best! So I empathize here with Billy. A young man interested in raising his class level in the 1960s, he tells anyone who wants to hear that he is going to London “to be an actor.” His story becomes more and more transparent and tragic. Great movie."

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Isabelle Huppert recommended The Grass is Singing in Books (curated)

 
The Grass is Singing
The Grass is Singing
Doris Lessing | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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"I always read this book again just to experience the delight of my first reading. I fell madly in love with everything in that book, the two main characters, Mary and Moses, and Africa not only described but conveyed through the writing. A true writer makes a continent come to life. I met Doris Lessing once in London while I was performing, in English, a Friedrich Schiller play."

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BookInspector (124 KP) rated The Switch in Books

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The Switch
The Switch
Beth O'Leary | 2020 | Contemporary
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9.1 (7 Ratings)
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The story is told from dual perspectives, and our protagonists in this book are Eileen and Lenna. Eileen is Leena’s grandmother, and they decided to swap their lives. Leena was a successful career woman in London, who was very affected by the death of her sister. Eileen is a 79-year-old woman who is a very active part of village society, and she recently got dumped by her husband.