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Kristina (502 KP) rated The Offer in Books

Dec 7, 2020  
The Offer
The Offer
Karina Halle | 2015 | Erotica, Humor & Comedy, Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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I liked the story. I haven't read many books that involve a single mother, so it was different and kind of refreshing. I loved that Karina used words that many mothers would use to describe their bodies - stretch marks, pouch, sagging. Even still, in my mind, Nicola is as beautiful as any other woman. Reading from Bram's point of view helped; he never once mentioned an imperfect mark on her body. And, while some of the things he said and thought were too obviously written by a female, I enjoyed his chapters nonetheless. Despite how I felt about the story, I wasn't irresistibly compelled to it. Two out of the 3 days it took me to read were actually spent NOT reading it, because I didn't feel that undeniable pull to keep reading. While I enjoyed the book, I wasn't desperate to finish it and find out what would happen next.
  
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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Red Sparrow (2018) in Movies

Sep 25, 2019  
Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow (2018)
2018 | Mystery, Thriller
6
6.8 (52 Ratings)
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Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.

It surprises me a little bit that this film is only rated 15. There's violence, sex, torture, nudity... so many things that make this one classic fodder for an 18 rating.

Red Sparrow was a good spy flick, gripping throughout but a little bit predictable at times. The more I think about this one the more I'm tempted to give it only two stars. While I found the story line interesting, there isn't much that made me enthusiastic.

People ask me what I've seen recently and this is the only one I can never remember. I don't think it's going to be one of this year's must see movies.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017) in Movies

Nov 12, 2017 (Updated Nov 12, 2017)  
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)
2017 | Documentary
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Tremendous and hugely tragic
David France’s finely wrought documentary seeks justice for a pivotal figure in queer history from the beginning of Stonewall, whose death was said to have never been investigated properly.

Marsha P. Johnson was many things: outspoken LGBT activist, downtown superstar, model muse to Andy Warhol. In 1992, her body was found in the Hudson River, with police classifying her death as a suicide. The documentary is almost a resurrection of this transgender icon, but also a vivid portrayal of the immense suffering the community has faced over decades, even until this day.

The movie methodically explores who might have had cause to kill her - the local mafia, who were heavily involved in then-still-underground gay bar scene? A violent john or a passing group of straight men bent on hate crime? One of the most important characters in this film alongside Johnson was Sylvia Riviera, and her own tragic life just reflects the dire situation people are left to deal with.

Death is what leads the title and drives the movie. But it's her life - vibrant, pioneering, and much too short - that gives Marsha her flamboyant, beautiful heart. A truly moving portrayal.