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John Taylor recommended Short Cuts (1993) in Movies (curated)

 
Short Cuts (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
1993 | Comedy, Drama
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Robert Altman turns his multilevel, multidimensional auteur’s eye on the short stories of Raymond Carver, and creates one grim portrayal of Los Angeles culture that will leave you breathless. Many of the stories that make up Short Cuts could have spun off into TV series, so well drawn are the characters. Released after Altman’s smash hit The Player, Short Cuts came across as a disappointment, but after a recent viewing, I feel Short Cuts to be the superior and more lasting success. A killer cast that never gets in the way of the material has to be an all-time favorite of mine. With Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey, Jack Lemmon, and Jennifer Jason Leigh."

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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Nightmares and Dreamscapes in Books

Mar 8, 2020  
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Stephen King | 1993 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.5 (18 Ratings)
Book Rating
A varied mix of stories
It's no secret that Stephen King is my all time favourite author, and I'm especially fond of his anthology books filled with a variety of short stories.

I'd read Nightmares & Dreamscapes manybyeats ago, and decided it was about time to read it again. This really is a varied bunch of stories, all well written as you'd always expect from King, but with plots ranging from an alright 6/10 to an exception 10/10. None of the stories are bad at all, but I did struggle getting through this book at times, especially as it's a rather hefty tome with some seriously small writing. But there are some noteworthy excellent stories in here, such as Dolan's Cadillac, The Ten O'clock People, The Night Flier and Umney's Last Case. There's even a surprise appearance from Holmes and Watson, which whilst it seems oddly out of place in a book of King short stories, it's a very welcome and pretty good story to mix things up a little.

Overall this isn't my King book of short stories (that accolade goes to Night Shift), but it's still a very good offering.
  
    Daily Buddhism

    Daily Buddhism

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    A short bit of Buddhist wisdom in plain English delivered to your inbox daily. Buddhism theory,...

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Close Range in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
Close Range
Close Range
Annie Proulx | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry
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6.0 (2 Ratings)
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Author Annie Proulx became famous after her short story “Brokeback Mountain” was made into a movie in 2005 that won three Academy Awards and received five more Oscar nominations. (Plus, Proulx was just awarded the 2018 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.) This short story was originally published in the collection “Close Range: Wyoming Stories.” You can read my review of this book in my latest blog post here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/05/05/stories-with-spurs/
  
    The Wicked Library

    The Wicked Library

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    The Wicked Library is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to bringing you stories of horror by the newest...

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Natari (73 KP) rated The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance in Books

Jul 19, 2019  
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The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance
Karen Chance, Trisha Telep | 2008 | Paranormal
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6.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
I bought this exclusively for Karen Chance (whose short story was about Tomas, my least favourite sexy vampire from her absolutely amazing Cassie Palmer series.)

It was a fun collection of good stories.
  
    Escape Pod

    Escape Pod

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    The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine. Each week Escape Pod delivers science fiction short stories...

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Kayla (17 KP) rated Bitter Sweet Love in Books

Mar 5, 2019  
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Bitter Sweet Love
Michael Faudet | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I read Dirty Pretty Things before I read this one, and I think I preferred Dirty Pretty Things. Faudet is a wonderful author and all, but I felt that some of the short stories weren't as good. Poetry was flawless. But I guess I didn't care as much for the stories included.