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Andy K (10821 KP) rated Forbidden Planet (1956) in Movies

Feb 19, 2019

Forbidden Planet (1956)

1956 | Classics, Sci-Fi

8.1

(21 Ratings)

Movie Rating

One of the original sci-fi classics

Up there with the original War of the Worlds as an original science fiction classic.

The art direction, look, feel and musical score of the film are amazing even by today's standards. Ok some of the special effects have not aged well, but it doesn't take away from the foreboding and interesting adventure.

Watch a brown-haired Leslie Nielsen do battle with the Krell alongside Robby the Robot.

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Katherine Center recommended The Nightingale in Books (curated)

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.9

(61 Ratings)

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"For when you need to see courage in action This is historical fiction about the occupation of France during World War II, and it’s hardly light reading. But it sure is gripping. It will transport you to another time and place so completely, you’ll feel like you lived it. And even though it’s maybe the last book I’d normally think of as vacation reading, it's a page-turning read about courage in action. Something we could all use right about now."

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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

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

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 Murder in Belgravia (A Mayfair 100 Murder Mystery #1) in Books

Oct 5, 2020

This is a historical fiction mystery novel that takes place in England during the era of the Great War (WWII). As some of my readers know, I’ve been looking for good mystery books that will compare to those of the late, great Agatha Christie. Find out if “Murder in Belgravia,” Lynn Brittany’s first book in the Mayfair 100 Mystery Novels succeeded in filling the void that Christie left in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/03/24/these-books-may-fare-well/

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My Sister's Bones

Nuala Ellwood

7.2 (5 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Kate Rafter is a successful war reporter. She's the strong one. The one who escaped Herne Bay and...

Fiction

North and South (The North and South Trilogy Book 1)

John Jakes

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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In the years leading up to the Civil War, one enduring friendship embodies the tensions of a nation....

Historical Fiction

Lindsay (1717 KP) rated All Things New in Books

Apr 9, 2019

This book I loved. I was so into the book. It surely talks about what life was like once the Civil War ended. The North won. It tell about the south trying to get life back to normal and how they wanted the way it was. This book show you of how some slaves were treated during this time.

It tell a story about slave were once they were treated. There another story though as well but it I do not want to give way much. If you enjoy Historical fiction or Histoy of America this is really a good book to read. If you do not read Historical Fiction, I still recommend it you for it something to read and different then your your normal genre. You choose for yourself.