River Monsters
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A tale of obsession and very big fish from Jeremy Wade, the presenter of ITV's RIVER MONSTERS. Over...
White Road: A Pilgrimage of Sorts
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Read an extract from the book and take a unique view inside the workspace of Edmund De Waal as he...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The More you Ignore me in Books
Feb 20, 2022
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The more you ignore me
By Jo Brand
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Celebrity obsession, coming of age and cow shit - an hilarious, poignant and darkly comic novel by the Queen of Comedy.
Alice is a young girl growing up in a dysfunctional family in Herefordshire in the 1980s. Her mother is suffering a mental illness - she is on medication, is put away in an institution, but constantly escapes - while her father, Keith, very sweetly, tries to keep everything together. His in-laws, the Wildgooses, are a bunch of reckless, lawless country bumpkins and can offer very little help or sensible advice, preferring instead to remain in the pub or to use a shotgun to solve life's little problems. The only thing that gives meaning and hope to Alice as she makes her way through childhood, school and teenage trauma is her obsession with the singer Morrissey of The Smiths. She is desperate to see The Smiths at a live gig, but somehow her family always manages to derail her plans. Gradually her mother begins to share her fascination with the rock god and his presence in their lives goes someway to healing her and repairing her relationship with her long-suffering daughter.
This was really good! It was funny and darkly so. It follows the life of a young girl dealing with the effects her mothers mental illness has on her and her father. It’s has a dark underlay that as someone who struggles mentally I can relate too. So much better than I was expecting.
The Deception (The Secret Tales #2)
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A love forged through adversity…. Daughter of an illustrious artist, Lady Charlotte Pheland...
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Vertigo (1958) in Movies
Feb 23, 2018
The thing about Vertigo is that not very much seems to be happening the first time you watch it, certainly compared to a movie like North by Northwest. But in terms of the structure of the script, which is constantly looping back, foreshadowing, and echoing itself, everything is going on. Great, brave performances from the leads; not afraid to go into some very dark places; technically brilliant (of course).
Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) in Books
Jul 13, 2018
The characters were unique, and just downright lovely. The plot was fun and kept me guessing. I loved the twists and turns that were present too. This is a young adult novel but I didn't feel like I was too old for it. It was refreshing.
If you're looking for a great Faery book, look no further! This book is great!
Alaska by Between The Buried And Me
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Alaska is the third studio album by progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. It was...
The Nazis and the Occult
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For the first time this secret history of the Third Reich reveals the full extent of Hitler's...
The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedström, #1)
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Returning to her hometown of Fjallbacka after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a...
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother
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When it was first published, Cusk's memoir of new motherhood shocked readers and critics alike: it...