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Jesse Peretz recommended The Child in Time in Books (curated)

 
The Child in Time
The Child in Time
Ian McEwan | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"McEwan’s razor-sharp descriptions of human emotion always hit me hard, and I find this to be the most haunting and heartbreaking of his books. A father looks up in the grocery store and realizes his four-year-old missing; the search for her destroys his marriage and his life. I’m a huge fan of McEwan’s—my first feature was based on his short story “First Love, Last Rites,”—but this is the one that stays with me."

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Zoe (85 KP) rated The Birth of Venus in Books

Sep 11, 2019  
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus
Sarah Dunant | 2004 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Very good plot, a good historical fiction. (0 more)
Well written with a marriage of history and art.
I was not sure about this book when i picked it up, i love historical fiction but was not 100% sure by the blurb. I was pleased i persevered because i enjoyed the book very much. The characters really came alive and the culture and art you could see so vividly. Would recommend to anyone who likes a historical fiction love story.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Revolutionary Road (2008) in Movies

Jun 22, 2023  
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
2008 | Drama
5
5.8 (4 Ratings)
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Great cast and acting (0 more)
Just not very interesting (0 more)
Rather dull and mundane storyline
One to watch for fans of the actors on show. It's very well acted by all involved. However the story of a marriage falling apart as the American dream turns out to be more of a nightmare just isn't that interesting. They want to break the normal perceived conventions of how a couple are supposed to live their lives. However reality breaks the idolised dream.
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) in Books

Nov 26, 2022  
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
Julia Quinn | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics, Humor & Comedy, Romance
8
8.3 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
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The Duke & I ( Bridgertons book 1)
By Julia Quinn
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Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry-though there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that is seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever! Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry-though there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that is seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever!

I loved it! It was a slow starter but by the end I was quite emotional not sure if that was the book or the fact I’m a sensitive soul 😂. Julia Quinn is one of my favourite writers for these types of books this didn’t disappoint. I have happily avoided the tv series due wanting to read the books first, I may give them a go after I’ve finished this series.