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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
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The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir
Michele Norris | 2010
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I won this book on Goodreads First Reads.
This book caught my eye because I'd taken a Civil Rights course one summer while in college at CMU. The class facinated me. I learned what I thought was a great deal about the civil rights movement...from freedom marches, to sit ins we talked about it all. Or so I thought!
Michelle Norris's book told me otherwise. The day to day struggles of real families from this era of American history goes largly unnoticed. This book looked at one family & how things that were considered taboo, & therefore never talked about, effected generations of her family. It took an in-depth look at how "normal" people were the cornerstone of the movement & to this day go largly unhearlded for their efforts.
The memoir was well written & read more like a novel than a true account of someone's family. This was an unexpectedly great book!
  
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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated The Pornography Industry: What Everyone Needs to Know in Books

Jul 12, 2018  
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The Pornography Industry: What Everyone Needs to Know
Shira Tarrant | 2016
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

As someone who is interested in psychology, sociology, and sexology I found this book truly fascinating. I loved how detailed this book was and that Shira Tarrant cited her sources. When reading a psychology book I always want the sources because that just gives me more and more things to research and look into.

I felt that Shira Tarrant did a good job at remaining unbiased in this book. You can tell that she has certain opinions but it didn't feel like an opinion piece which is refreshing especially on such a taboo topic. The research was interesting and well done. You can really tell that the author took their time in writing the book and researching the topic.

I learned quite a lot about the pornography industry. If you're interested in learning something new, I highly recommend this book!
  
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Dean (6926 KP) rated Donkey Punch (2008) in Movies

Jul 21, 2018  
Donkey Punch (2008)
Donkey Punch (2008)
2008 | Mystery
7
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Severely underrated low budget English horror/thriller! Taking a very modern turn on the horror theme and tackling some very taboo ideas as a group of youngsters decide to live it up on holiday losing all their inhibitions as they drink, take drugs and have sex. During which a sex myth tried out leads to one of them dying. As the others battle their own conscience and morals as well as each other to get out of the mess they are in, only ending up in more extreme violence. A good idea for a film that dares to be different. Some may be put off by the sex scene which borders on porn and by the violence. However it does raise some good issues to make a graphic film. Another good entry in recent English horror films. The DVD has quite a few interviews with the cast, director both after and during the making of. Along with some deleted scenes and commentaries.