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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated The Paris Mistress in Books

May 16, 2024 (Updated May 16, 2024)  
The Paris Mistress
The Paris Mistress
Mally Becker | 2024 | Mystery
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Who is Bribing Dr. Franklin?
It’s been 10 months since Daniel Alloway went to Paris for his new employer, and Rebecca Parcell is thrilled to finally be joining him, with plans to wed while they are there. Daniel has been staying with Benjamin Franklin, and, not too long after Rebecca arrives, Dr. Franklin receives a note bribing him to end the Revolutionary War in England’s favor. When Daniel and Rebecca start to investigate, a dead body soon turns up. Can they figure out what is going on?

While I love the time period, I usually prefer to focus on what was happening in the colonies at the time. I am glad this book was set in France, however, since it allowed me to see how our war as impacting them. I really appreciated that insight. The plot is good. I was beginning to suspect where things were going, but there were so many secrets that I really wasn’t sure. Daniel and Rebecca are still a great team, and I enjoyed seeing them in action again. The characters, whether real or fictional, were just as good. If you enjoy this period of history, you need to read these books.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Jane Eyre in Books

Oct 10, 2017 (Updated Oct 10, 2017)  
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, Stevie Davies | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
4
8.1 (57 Ratings)
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Struggled with her so-called pioneering female character
I know, it's rather shocking - I am not a big fan of Jane Eyre. Having read it at school and analysed it to death, it made me realise how much I hated her character (apologies to the fans). She is seen to be 'ahead of her time' for leaving and attempting to forge her own life, yet she falls for Rochester's charms, allowing his wife (the mad woman in the attic) to burn to death. To be fair, I struggle with most period books because of its lack of pro-feminist content.
  
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Kai (5 KP) rated Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination in Books

Nov 13, 2017 (Updated Nov 13, 2017)  
Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
J.K. Rowling, Joel Holland | 2016 | Essays
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This isn't a very long speech, it probably would fit onto maybe 20 pages written without illustrations, but I found this really powerful. I read it on my bus to work and, being in a transition period between jobs, it has helped me to think about the fact that it is okay to make mistakes. It is okay to experience failure. I think I embrace imagination already a lot, but it is really nice to get a reminder that this is a good thing. Jo Rowling's speech was really powerful and I think everyone should read it.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds in Video Games

Dec 15, 2017  
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
2001 | Movies & TV, Strategy
9
7.5 (15 Ratings)
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Different modes of play (1 more)
Good graphics for the time period
Resource gathering (0 more)
I think I have played this game more than any other in my lifetime. You get to play as any of your favorite troops including rebels, Imperials, even Gungans and Wookies and build up your encampment before attacking others. A lot of resource gathering can be a bit tedious, but doesn't take away from the fun.
Came out relatively soon after Starcraft, so it feel a lot like that.
Had a subsequent expansion pack, The CLone Campaigns, which was released before Episode II in 2002.
  
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Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated Gods and Monsters (1998) in Movies

Jun 10, 2019  
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
1998 | Drama
8
8.0 (4 Ratings)
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McKellen teamed up with director Bill Condon in 1998 for Gods & Monsters. This period drama recounts the partly fictionalised last days of the life of film director James Whale, whose experience of war in the First World War is a central theme.

Although criticised for being overly-simplistic, McKellen’s performance received rave reviews, and he was nominated for his first Academy Award in the Best Actor category. Unfortunately, he didn’t go on to win this time around, but it remained a highlight in a career filled with fabulous work.

https://moviemetropolis.net/2019/05/25/top-5-ian-mckellen-performances/