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ames_morgan (8 KP) rated Love, Hate, and Other Filters in Books

Jun 19, 2018

Love, Hate, and Other Filters

Samira Ahmed | 2017 | Romance, Young Adult (YA)

8.3

(8 Ratings)

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A compelling coming of age story about a young girl born in America but belonging to a Muslim family. This book is YA but can definitely transcend this genre. Beautifully written this book tells the story of Maya who is a senior in high school. Maya wants to be a good Indian daughter but she also wants to go to NYU and study to be a filmmaker. Maya's parents forget that they themselves defied their beliefs to a point by coming to America and starting a new life with a love marriage. As Maya and her parents start to come to an understanding a horrible act of terrorism happens too close to home for Maya's parents especially when a Muslim man is initially named as the terrorist. All of Maya's hopes and dreams are suddenly crushed as her parents decide that it is too dangerous for Maya to go away from home. And to further add insult to injury Maya has gone and fallen in love with a boy who is not Indian and definitely not a Muslim. Now Maya has to decide what she is willing to lose to follow her heart. Profound, witty and beautiful!

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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Love Actually (2003) in Movies

Dec 22, 2018

Love Actually (2003)

2003 | Comedy, Romance

8.2

(62 Ratings)

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Heartwarmingly brilliant

Love Actually is one of those films where i never understand how people couldn’t like it. It’s so heartwarming and sweet and romantic, with such a variety of different stories centring around love and relationships. Not only that but it’s also pretty hilarious at times and very witty too, and has a phenomenal cast. The amount of acting talent in this is second to none, and how can you really go wrong with a film that has Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman and many many others in the cast? The only real negative to the cast is sadly Keira Knightley, who I’ve never rated and she isn’t very good in this, although fortunately she isn’t in it that much.

This is a Christmas film that doesn’t go too over the top with the Christmas feels (mainly thanks to Billy Mack) and for me I see it more of a rom-com first rather than a Christmas film. But it’s still a brilliant film, although it does get me hoping that an Andrew Lincoln or Colin Firth lookalike will turn up at my door one day...

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In this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on...

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ames_morgan (8 KP) rated Love, Hate, and Other Filters in Books

Jun 19, 2018

Sarah (7800 KP) rated Love Actually (2003) in Movies

Dec 22, 2018

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