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The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business; The Manticore; World of Wonders

Robertson Davies

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At two minutes to six on December 27th 1908 the lives of three people become inextricably bound...

Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles

Harry Sidebottom and Michael Whitby

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Focused on battle narratives of the classical world on land and at sea, this three-volume reference...

Lily Collins recommended The Breakfast Club (1985) in Movies (curated)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

1985 | Comedy, Drama

8.5

(98 Ratings)

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"Breakfast Club. I was actually having trouble because I would say Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles and Breakfast Club, but that would be three. Of all three, Breakfast Club is my favorite. But those John Hughes films, with Molly Ringwald and the Brat Pack, those are my favorite grouped films. They’re just so… they’re timeless. I feel like, even when you’re watching them now, they’re so modern, and the characters are so real. They’re just so appealing to me. I watched them with my mom when I was really young. I always would watch things with my mom that maybe other moms wouldn’t allow their kids to watch. I associated with them right away. I just really, really love John Hughes."

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Will Oldham recommended Viridiana (1961) in Movies (curated)

Viridiana (1961)

1961 | International, Comedy, Drama

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"There are three movies the witnessings of which have been the most traumatic in my moviegoing times. Viridiana was one, seen in a London cinema, maybe up between Hampstead and Highgate Tubes, in 1990 or so. Another was Straw Dogs (also available as a Criterion release). The third was The Elephant Man, one of the few movies to which I remember my mother taking me. A commonality in all three (the commonality from which I recoiled) is the cruelty of the mob, which remains one of my biggest fears. I put these two movies in this list because I can’t help but value what they did to me, what they allowed me to comprehend about my relationship to the crowd."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Amos in Books

Oct 7, 2020

Amos

J.D. Mason | 2012

6.0

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Amos was a blues musician, but now he has Alzheimer's. In his heyday, he was as popular with the women as was his music. The latter took precedent, and he left them all behind, including their three little girls. But now he needs them.

The main reason I was drawn to this book was its three-author collaboration. I was curious about how this would come together, probably more than I was interested in the stories of these characters.

I'm not sure if this worked as well as it could have, but that doesn't mean it isn't a nicely written book with an interesting story. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/10/03/a-trio-of-girls-and-their-off-key-father/