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Violin and Orchestra by Morton Feldman

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German violinist Carolin Widmann's widely acclaimed ECM recordings have traversed a broad arc of...

Enyeh (71 KP) rated The War of the Worlds in Books

Aug 9, 2017

The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.7

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Through the first 2/3 of this book, I thought I was going to be disappointed - in fact, given how far I'd gotten without feeling particularly engaged, I think I can say I was in fact disappointed. But in the end, Wells makes up for it: not with any extreme plot twists or cheap literary tricks, but with a sense of profundity, with a moral. War of the Worlds isn't the Hollywood movie that came after it, or even the notorious radio show that caused the panic of a nation - instead, it's a novel about a man and his thoughts in the face of the worst disaster. It's a discussion of humanity, psychology, and morality, disguised as an alien adventure.

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Frecklesxoxo (6 KP) rated Good Morning, Midnight in Books

Feb 27, 2019

I think this book is a great take on a world catastrophe event and seeing it from 2 different points of view from 2 of the most isolated places.
I felt it started off really slowly and picked up a few chapters in.
The writing is fantastic, you really feel as if your in the Arctic and space.
I loved the fact that in the end the last people alive already had a connection and they didn't know who eachother were when they connected by radio..... Its was bittersweet I think.
I do wish however that at the end of the book, when they land on earth i would have liked to know what happened to earth. That's going to bug me!!

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Ross (3282 KP) rated As It Occurs To Me (AIOTM) in Podcasts

Jan 16, 2018

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Some of Herring's best work

This radio-style sketch show turned podcast sees Herring and a cast of his long time friends/collaborators team up to perform sketches covering the issues of the day.
Moments of brilliance when a mistake is not edited out and becomes a running joke.
The fact that Herring wrote an hour of new sketch material each week is testament to his dedication and quality, but also leads to some of the best comedy as he approaches breaking point.
I do feel for him when he puts so much effort into something that makes him no money, potentially at the cost of other projects which may have suffered and cost him an income.

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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Daisy Jones & the Six in Books

Jan 2, 2020

Superb as an Audio-book

A brilliantly narrated audiobook with a full cast creating an immersive experience. Listening to this came across as you would expect a very well produced radio documentary into the history of a significant band.

Following the rise and the split of a 70s band, we get multiple POVs from band members and those around them recounting the history of the band. It was all very believable, almost too much to the point that it was rather predictable because it so easily could be true. I’m not sure this would have done much for me if I’d read the book but it would of certainly of been a unique reading experience; I was easily caught up in the audiobook.

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ClareR (5603 KP) Jan 5, 2020

Greatest Hits by Laura Barnett was a fictional book about a band/ singer - I don’t know whether you’ve read it? A singer called Kathryn Williams recorded all the songs into an album with the authors blessing - the book was fantastic! It was about the rise of a band and their inevitable fall. Each chapter began with the lyrics of the song, and being the geek that I am, I listened to the song on Spotify 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

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