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ClareR (5955 KP) rated Learwife in Books

Nov 30, 2021  
Learwife
Learwife
J R Thorp | 2021 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Learwife was so much more than I expected it to be. I’ll be honest: I haven’t read King Lear, and I thought I’d struggle to understand this, and the fact that I’ve recently read The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (and really enjoyed it) I thought would confuse me more (the Queen isn’t sent to a nunnery in TQoIL). I needn’t have worried though.

This book is narrated by the former queen, whilst she’s living in the convent, reflecting on her time as a queen two times, as the wife of Lear, and a mother to her three daughters. Even though she has been exiled from her former life and forbidden from seeing her daughters for a very long time, when she hears of their deaths she’s devastated. She imagines that she can see their ghosts. She comes close to madness herself. This is a very human woman, not just a queen. In fact, most of the other women living in the convent, don’t know that she was once their queen. They do know that she was a woman of status, and they defer to her - not least because of her steely demeanour. She’s a formidable woman.

This did take me longer than usual to read, but there were several factors involved in this: taking in the gorgeous prose, and the fact that I desperately needed reading glasses (which I now thankfully have! 🤭). It really is beautifully written, and I think that it’s going to be one of those rare books that I’ll read again.
  
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Flowerpower (154 KP) rated Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 by Queen in Music

Jul 30, 2017  
Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 by Queen
Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 by Queen
1995 | Rock
10
9.5 (15 Ratings)
Album Rating
There are too many top songs to list as they're all top draw. (2 more)
Another for the collection, a must have!
Buy it!
If you want all of the big classic, most singable Queen songs, then this is the album to go for.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: Best of the Best in Books

Feb 19, 2018  
Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: Best of the Best
Ms. Marvel, Volume 1: Best of the Best
Brian Reed | 2006 | Comics & Graphic Novels
7
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Carol is the queen of putting crazy pressure on herself and internalizing everything. Which is one of the reasons I've always liked her, because I'm very much like that too. Overall, this was a good first entry for this run of Ms. Marvel.
  
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Yoshi (40 KP) rated The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2) in Books

Oct 29, 2018  
TC
The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2)
Rae Carson | 2012
4
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
The story is better than the first one, but the writing seems to be a bit lacking at times. And for the love of God, can we please stop getting descriptions of what the queen ate every 2-3 chapters? It's annoying!
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Ray of Light by Madonna in Music

May 14, 2020  
Ray of Light by Madonna
Ray of Light by Madonna
1998 | Rock
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 367th greatest album of all time
Great dance/pop album by the queen of pop. Including some absolute belters, such as Ray of Light, Frozen and Power of Goodbye, and a number of other great dance songs, especially Sky Fits Heaven.