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Nitin Sawhney recommended Control (2005) in Movies (curated)

 
Control (2005)
Control (2005)
2005 | Mystery, Sci-Fi
5.3 (3 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"An incredibly bold portrait of Ian Curtis’s life, which manages to take his story away from mythology really convincingly. You’re shown a young man trying to balance life in music and his illness with a domestic existence, and the performances of Sam Riley as Curtis and Samantha Morton as his wife, Deborah, are very powerful. I wasn’t a huge Joy Division fan when they were around – I was studying nearby in Liverpool – but this film absolutely captures the mood of that time, as does the black-and-white cinematography. It also nails that struggle of being an artist and a human being. That isn’t captured enough."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Golden House in Books

Oct 6, 2020  
The Golden House
The Golden House
Salman Rushdie | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
There's a new wealthy family at "The Gardens," a gated New York community - the Golden family. Not only do they all have strange names (straight out of ancient Roman and Greek history and mythology), but they themselves seem a bit odd. René is a fellow resident, with ambitions in filmmaking, including a project to document the Golden family, but René hasn't decided if he can tell their true story or make up something fictional based on the Goldens; either way, René can't stay away from the Golden House. You can read more about this new Salman Rushdie novel here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/08/12/glitter-and-tarnish/
  
    Beaver

    Beaver

    Rachel Poliquin

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    Despite their humble appearance, beavers have a remarkable history. Ancient Greeks regarded beavers...

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Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) rated Forest of a Thousand Lanterns in Books

Jan 11, 2018  
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
Julie C. Dao | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
7.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
A fun blend of Fairy Tales and Asian mythology.
You know I love my Fairy Tales! Especially re-imagining the villains. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns is an Asian take on the evil queen from Snow White. The author is a Vietnamese American, and this is her debut novel. She has quite skillfully woven a new origin story for the wicked stepmother in a fantasy land heavily influenced by East Asian mythology and culture. I don't know enough about the individual countries' mythologies to tell you if the influences come specifically from Vietnam, or more generically from the area. I know that their beliefs can vary pretty wildly by locale.

That said, this is another superb debut novel. I'm eager to read the sequel - it's billed as "A Rise of the Empress novel" so I'm sure there will be one or more. Xifeng is a pretty complex character - she is somewhat single-minded in what she wants, but conflicted in what to do to get it. (It being the position of Empress.) I was intrigued by who was chosen to fill the roles of the traditional tale; Xifeng, of course, would be the wicked stepmother. The Fool is Xifeng's version of Snow White, and Xifeng thought for some time that she knew who The Fool was. The reader, of course, knows the Fool must be Snow White, and so not the people who Xifeng suspected. The one that surprised me was the identity of The Huntsman. I won't spoil anything - but he was unexpected.

There's also more going on than just the Snow White plot. There are gods and goddesses and spirits and an underlying war. I am quite eager to see how those play out.

There is a slow spot in the middle - I set the book down for a couple of days before picking it up again, and that's always a sign I'm not as absorbed in the book as I could be. But I did pick it up again and read straight through to the end, so it's not too bad!

If you like Fairy Tales and Asian mythology, this is definitely a neat blend of the two. I really liked it.

You can find all my reviews at http://goddessinthestacks.wordpress.com
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Ariadne in Books

May 31, 2022  
Ariadne
Ariadne
Jennifer Saint | 2021 | Fiction & Poetry
7
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
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Ariadne
By Jennifer Saint
⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice.

When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne’s decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind?

Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne forges a new epic, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the heart of the story, as they strive for a better world.

I love Greek Mythology and I liked this I was expecting to love it as everyone is raving about it and although it was good and well written I didn’t love it like I would! It possibly deserves a 3.5 almost 4 star but I don’t know I felt a little flat about it. I would recommend it but I would advise possibly not to read the hype on TikTok then you will have a more balanced read and opinion I think.
  
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Morgan Sheppard (1036 KP) created a post

Jul 3, 2026  
It's #FolkloreFriday 🌿

Today is the Festival of Ceridwen, and there's no better day to sit with one of the most complex and compelling figures in all of Welsh mythology.

Ceridwen is a goddess of transformation, the keeper of the cauldron of Awen, and the divine inspiration that flows through poets and storytellers. She brewed her cauldron for a year and a day, intending the gift of Awen for her son, and when three drops fell instead onto the tongue of Gwion Bach, the boy who'd been set to stir it, she pursued him through a cascade of transformations that ended with her consuming him and, eventually, giving birth to him again as Taliesin, the greatest of the Welsh bards.

What I find most remarkable about Ceridwen is that she resists easy categorisation. She's been called a witch, a goddess, a crone, and a mother. She's all of those things and none of them entirely. She acts from grief, ambition, and something that looks like fury. She creates, accidentally and then deliberately, the very thing she was trying to keep for someone else. The Awen escapes her and becomes something larger than she intended, which is perhaps the most honest thing mythology has ever said about inspiration.

On her festival day, it feels right to acknowledge what she represents for anyone who makes things. The cauldron doesn't always give what we expect. Sometimes it gives what the work needs instead. 🌿

#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore #TalesFromWales #MythAndMoonlight #WelshMythology