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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Frozen II (2019) in Movies

Dec 5, 2019  
Frozen II (2019)
Frozen II (2019)
2019 | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
9
7.9 (82 Ratings)
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Don't let it go.
I loved Frozen. I got so swamped in the post release merchandising that it wasn't until it was on in the background when I visited my grandad and we ended up watching it again then I remembered how special a piece of cinematic history it was. Therefore going to watch Frozen 2 I was more excited than the kids. Was I disappointed? Well no actually.

The cynic in me does see the extra characters and continuous outfit changes as part of the cash cow for toys and merchandise but it's just lush and gorgeous and a huge adventure. There is also the point that my daughter's are watching strong determined and assertive women and although they are princesses it is them doing the saving.

The film holds your attention all the way through and is just gorgeous. I could watch it again and again.
  
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ClareR (5836 KP) rated The Silence In Between in Books

Dec 2, 2024  
The Silence In Between
The Silence In Between
Josie Ferguson | 2024 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Silence In Between is a dual timeline story. In 1961, Lisette takes her sick baby to a West Berlin hospital for treatment. She returns to her home in the East of the city to wash, change clothes and have some sleep, and the next morning she wakes to find the Wall has been erected overnight. She can’t go back for her baby. This traumatic event causes her to lose her voice - which takes her back to the war and the last time she lost her voice.

Lisette lived in Berlin with her mother, and during the last days of WW2, she experienced what many women did at the hands of the Russians. This is brutal, and explains a lot about why Lisette is the mother she is to her daughter Elly.

Elly knows that the only way to make her mother happy is to get the baby back - no matter the cost. She’s a brave, resourceful young woman, who takes death defying risks for her mother.

There’s a lot of hope in this book of survival and loss. Elly is a symbol of determination - she never gives up, and her family is at the heart of all her actions.

The two female characters, mother and daughter, are exceptional women. The history behind their lives has been well researched and is believable, and their story has stayed with me well after finishing this book.

Highly recommended.