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Civil War Illustrated Prose Novel

Steve McNiven and Stuart Moore

8.3 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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The Marvel Universe is changing. In the wake of a tragedy, Capitol Hill proposes the Super Hero...

Fearless (2006)

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After a terrible tragedy, a martial artist (Jet Li) retreats to a remote village to gain a new...

Zoe Kazan recommended Contempt (1963) in Movies (curated)

Contempt (1963)

1963 | Drama, Romance

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"Contempt would definitely be on there. I’ll start by pitching that one out. I just think Contempt is one of the most perfect movies ever made. Just the blend of dark comedy and tragedy and the acting in it; the way it’s shot, I mean everything about it. I think I saw that movie for the first time maybe at twenty-two? And it just had my mind blown. It felt like I had never seen anything remotely like that before."

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Terrence McNally recommended Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in Books (curated)

"I’ve read, reread and loved this book most of my life. It never disappoints. Twain writes with an easygoing virtuosity that makes American English the equal of any King’s. This is the book that codified American English, not Moby Dick or The Scarlet Letter. Those two great books are American Literature. Huck and Jim are America. The seeds of the tragedy of racism are planted on nearly every page of Twain’s masterpiece. Those birds are still coming home to roost."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Glass Ocean in Books

Oct 5, 2020

The Glass Ocean

Karen White, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics, Mystery

8.0

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Before the Titanic, there was the tragedy of the sinking of the passenger ship, the Lusitania, which was an event that forced the US into the first World War. In this carefully layered historical fiction novel, authors Williams, Willig and White bring us three stories of three women connected to one another and to that fateful sailing. Find out what I thought of this novel in my latest book review, here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/09/14/three-belles-secrets/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Sisters One, Two, Three in Books

Oct 6, 2020

Sisters One, Two, Three

Nancy Star | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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While vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, a tragedy happens to the Tangle family during Ginger's 13th summer, and it ends up being the source of secrets and lies that follow her and her whole family throughout their lives. Nancy Star's novel investigates what happens when they uncover the unknown, and they each have to confront their own truths. Read what I thought of this fascinating novel that gets 4.5 stars in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/03/10/counting-on-family/