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James Franco recommended What We Talk About When We Talk About Love in Books (curated)

 
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Raymond Carver | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"The master of short minimalist fiction, Carver destroys the heart with economic prose like no other."

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Tom Waits recommended The Last Night of the Earth Poems in Books (curated)

 
The Last Night of the Earth Poems
The Last Night of the Earth Poems
Charles Bukowski | 1992 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"One of the most colorful and important writers of modern fiction, poetry, prose, in contemporary literature."

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Jane Goodall recommended Holy Bible in Books (curated)

 
Holy Bible
Holy Bible
Collins | 1600 | Religion
9.3 (4 Ratings)
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"I loved the poetry of the prose, and would read many of the passages aloud to myself."

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Smashbomb (4683 KP) created a video about Project Power (2020) in Movies

Jul 21, 2020  
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Project Power | Official Trailer

   
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Asiza Tait (139 KP) rated A Court of Wings and Ruin in Books

Feb 21, 2020  
A Court of Wings and Ruin
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas | 2017 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
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8.8 (113 Ratings)
Book Rating
So much potential (1 more)
Interesting characters
Far too much repetition (vulgar gesture / mate) (2 more)
Prose needs tightening up
Rushed, it needs editing.
  
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Anthony Bourdain recommended Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream in Books (curated)

 
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Hunter S. Thompson, Ralph Steadman | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
8.4 (13 Ratings)
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"The book that probably influenced me more than any other. A prose stylist and a personality who changed my life."

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Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated The Keeper (Keeper, #1) in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
The Keeper (Keeper, #1)
The Keeper (Keeper, #1)
Sarah Langan | 2006
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8.0 (2 Ratings)
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Wasn't exactly masterful prose, but it was entertaining enough. Could have been better at weaving the many characters together as well.
  
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Torbjorn Flygt recommended The Stranger in Books (curated)

 
The Stranger
The Stranger
Albert Camus | 1942 | Fiction & Poetry
8.8 (9 Ratings)
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"A novel I return to every second year, at least—for the elegant prose, and for the mystery: What’s eating Meursault?"

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Jay McInerney recommended Emma in Books (curated)

 
Emma
Emma
Jane Austen | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
7.4 (31 Ratings)
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"Not as frothy as “Pride and Prejudice,” but for me, richer and more nourishing. The prose shimmers with irony and wisdom."

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Riojasmooth (5 KP) rated The God of Small Things in Books

Jul 9, 2019  
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy | 1998 | Essays
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8.3 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
Characters who are so real they feel like old acquaintances and prose so beautiful that I can almost smell the mangoes. (0 more)
A treasure.