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Jennifer Fox recommended Roma (2018) in Movies (curated)

 
Roma (2018)
Roma (2018)
2018 | Drama
7.4 (10 Ratings)
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"What I love about “Roma” that is that the director created a story where you can see the force of society in the background of the narrative in such a way that feels so truthful to the way we live history as human beings – in fact we don’t notice history even as it is creating us. As the maid lives her ordinary life, caring for her upper-class family, the world is swirling around her, yet she must continue to do her job even while the very fabric of the society she lives in is being torn apart, ransacked and recreated. This film is about so much and of course it is about class and the complexities of class, but yet despite class, in this story the “sisterhood” of women triumphs over station in such an ordinary and surprising way. It is this aspect that was glorious. The father disappears to follow his wandering desires and the mother, grandmother and the maid and cook are left to fend for themselves and the children. Yet even as the mother rages against the loss of her husband and takes it out on the maid, she completely accepts her maid’s accidental pregnancy and includes her in the family tribe without a second thought"

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Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated Screamcatcher: Sa'be Most Monstrous in Books

Oct 10, 2022  
Screamcatcher: Sa'be Most Monstrous
Screamcatcher: Sa'be Most Monstrous
Christy J. Breedlove | 2022 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Independent Reviewer for Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!


Jory and her friends are a company called the Badlands Paranormal Society. She receives a frantic call from a woman about her missing husband and there is a mention of Bigfoot! Jory takes on the job to go searching for both the husband and to see if Bigfoot is responsible for the peculiar goings-on on the property involved. Will the Badlands paranormal society teamed with Jory's grandfather be able to discover the source of the mysterious happenings or is it just a wild goose chase?


I thoroughly enjoyed this book I didn't realise it was part of a series and I will be reading the other stories involved.


It's a very insightful plot with a lot of interesting things that the Ojibwe follow and believe in. I don't want to say too much and give away the story as it is much more fun to go on the journey first-hand.


Christy is very captivating with his writing and leaves you wanting more, I wasn't ready for the book to finish I turned the page over and was disappointed that there was no more to read!


Hope you enjoy it as much as I did


A recommendation from me.


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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2436 KP) rated Hurricane Heist in Books

Oct 1, 2025 (Updated Oct 1, 2025)  
Hurricane Heist
Hurricane Heist
James Ponti | 2025 | Children
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Hurricane Uncovers a Heist from History
This book finds the Sherlock Society about to head back to school after a fantastic summer. But their return to school gets delayed by a few days when a hurricane hits the city. In the aftermath, a body is found at a nearby hotel. When it is identified as a man who disappeared in another hurricane 60 years before, Alex and Zoe’s grandpa is intrigued. He knew the man back then, and he never bought the story from the time that the man was involved in a jewelry heist. Can the Sherlock Society figure out what happened all those years ago?

After an exciting opening chapter from the climax, this book flashes back, a technique I don’t like. In this case, it was worse since the book took longer than it should have to set up the main mystery. Once it did, I was hooked on the story. The ending was a bit rushed, but that was a minor complaint. I loved the characters and the character moments felt like they grew out of what we learned about them in the first book. Plus, we met some new characters I hope pop up again. Despite the slow start, I enjoyed this book overall.