Death by Water (Oslo Crime Files 2)
Torkil Damhaug and Robert Ferguson
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The second novel in the Oslo Crime Files, a tense and dark quartet of thrillers for fans of Camilla...
BeaconVenom (10 KP) rated Fifty Shades of Grey in Books
Sep 5, 2017
EL James takes a lot of women's fantasies, that they are too afraid to ever ask their partner to try, and normalises them. A lot of people have described this book as "mummy porn" and okay yes maybe to a degree it is. However it is also so much more, it inadvertently investigates how far we are willing to push ourselves and change for someone we believe we are attracted to or even love. I don't know if she meant to but she certainly challenged mindsets with this book and challenges what we consider normal and acceptable behaviour.
It also brought the BDSM culture into the light and helped make it a lot less taboo. Until this book was released BDSM was seen as sex dungeons, dirty old men and scared, low self-esteem girls. This book helped challenge and change this perception and open people's minds to alternative forms of.... enjoyment.
It is certainly worth a read, if nothing else just to give you an alternative perspective of what society should and shouldn't see as acceptable in relationships.
Phillip McSween (751 KP) rated Jude (1996) in Movies
Jan 29, 2018 (Updated Jan 29, 2018)
The slow progression of the plot would have been fine had the ending been stronger. The last twenty minutes were a whirlwind and not in a good way. If the film is an unsettling ice cream sundae, the ending was an ugly cherry that tastes as bad as it looks.
For what it's worth, the story is definitely intriguing with simple, yet complex details. It's weird, yet somehow heartwarming. Despite my dislike for the film as a whole, Eccleston and Kate Winslet both played phenomenal roles. Two performances that were almost enough to carry the film.
Not quite. I give Jude a 67.
Tainted Love: Screening Sexual Perversion
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Interrogating the recent shift towards the mainstream in the cinematic representation of previously...
God's Rainbow
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Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
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An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series 'Uncomfortable...
Suicide Club
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Lea Kirino is a “Lifer,” which means that a roll of the genetic dice has given her the potential...