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Love it when a series get better in the second book, I absolutely love the story that is developing and cannot wait to read the next one. The characters are great and the relationships dynamic.

I love love love the new magical aspect, it is very good and interesting!

Such a good reveal, although the person realising the reveal takes faaaaaar too long!! I was so excited to read the last few pages.

I cannot wait to read the next book and I'm so glad I don't have to wait for releases.

My only negative comment would be around Celeana's fighting technique which is one minute flawless and the next minute pretty all over the place.

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Jon Savage recommended The Breakfast Club (1985) in Movies (curated)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

1985 | Comedy, Drama

8.5

(98 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"I saw it on TV again recently and was just bowled over by it. In it's own way it's very intense: you've only basically got seven characters and they're all in same set up. There's very little break out from the library where they're all stuck. And so you really get the character development and the inter-relationships, and you really get to the heart of the kind of teenage cruelties and the way it all dissolves with their common plight. It's a very clever film. It's one of those films that creates a whole genre, not all of which I like – St Elmo's Fire, for example, was so sentimental it made me want to puke, but The Breakfast Club isn't like that. It's taut and it's very much about the teenage condition."

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Paul Morrissey recommended Summertime (1955) in Movies (curated)

Summertime (1955)

1955 | Classics, Comedy, Drama

(0 Ratings)

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"As in the Max Ophuls film, Lean also deals with romantic love outside of marriage and intelligently understands that these relationships were sad and not meant to be. But with the end of marriage as anything more than a foolish, outdated formality that no one takes seriously anymore, the romantic film has logically disappeared, and there have been no great romantic leading roles for women ever since. The vulnerable, sympathetic character Katharine Hepburn so beautifully plays would be now considered some kind of neurotic nutcase, but I think it’s her best performance and it’s David Lean’s best film. He specialized in this genre of marital infidelity in films such as Brief Encounter and Passionate Friends, and when he gave it up for his outdoor spectacles, I don’t think he was ever as good again."

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Jack Reynor recommended Women in Love (1969) in Movies (curated)

Women in Love (1969)

1969 | Drama, Romance

7.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"This adaptation of the D. H. Lawrence novel examines the relationships between two sisters and their respective romantic partners in post–World War I England. Ken Russell does a fascinating job of exploring themes of jealousy, lust, homosexuality, fidelity, and social class in a challenging and often pointed way. He turns the notion of virtuous love on its head and, in true Russell fashion, throttles the characters and the audience, unflinchingly asking them the deeper questions that we typically dare not even ask ourselves. There are breathtaking locations, arresting cinematography, and a wrestling scene that makes Viggo Mortensen’s nude knife fight in Eastern Promises look tame. As with all Ken Russell movies, be prepared to have this one on your mind for a while after the credits have rolled."

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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Deuce - Season 3 in TV

Sep 8, 2020

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A good end

So the final series as we now enter 1985. The porn industry is changing with the introduction of VHS and also camcorders available. The prostitution game has changed as well meaning less money for organised crime, drug deals are being done, relationships of the main characters are going in different directions. Street crime has become a problem and the city what to clean up the Deuce to make way for million dollar property investments. The Hiv illness is also rife at the time.
Maybe slightly weaker than the first 2 series and overall not as dramatic in terms of storylines, but still with some big surprises. If you have invested in the first 2 series it's worth watching this to see how it turns out for the characters.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Letter Z (Coda Books, #3) in Books

Sep 6, 2019

This was probably my least favourite of the series so far.

My feelings toward this book went south early on with the scene with Angelo and Cole and the fact that Zach didn't mind. I know we aren't all alike in our relationships but I prefer to read about monogamous couples.

Jared annoyed me a little, too, in how much he stuck his nose into other peoples business. Yeah, you're friends but really it has nothing to do with you what Zach and Angelo get up to.

I have to admit that the character that I liked best in this book was Matt, who tried to keep everyone calm and friendly towards each other despite his loyalties.

I'm undecided on whether to read the next book now or to wait a bit :/