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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Plot Against America in Books

Jul 24, 2017  
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America
Philip Roth | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.0 (2 Ratings)
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Disturbingly relevant even to contemporary events
Philip Roth's vivid dystopian novel depicts America under a fascist government through the eyes of a 9-year-old boy in the peak of World War One. It's dark and compelling, showing how creeping discrimination can ultimately make way for potential genocide. Absolutely grim yet gripping.
  
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Jesse Malin recommended Paths of Glory (1957) in Movies (curated)

 
Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
1957 | Classics, Drama, War
8.9 (8 Ratings)
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"Very early Stanley Kubrick, the true hard-core grit of World War I. Down in the trenches with one of my favorite performances by Kirk Douglas. The beautiful blonde woman, who sings away the pain for a bunch of soldiers at the end of the film, would soon after become Mrs. Kubrick."

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Emma (519 KP) rated The Last Fighting Tommy in Books

Sep 1, 2019  
The Last Fighting Tommy
The Last Fighting Tommy
Harry Patch | 2018 | History & Politics
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The subject this month that was picked for my book club was world war one, I was struggling to find a book to read, and so was lent two books. This one by my mother and war horse by my friend. I chose to read this one, and was honestly a bit dubious about reading it. I have always been more interested in ancient history than modern history and didn't think it would agree with me. However I couldn't put this book down, the way it is written makes you feel like you are sat with Harry, listening to him tell his stories, and for me it us unusual to read about someone that didn't want to go to war. Also reading about his life, and the things he did before the war and after it....well what and interesting man and definitely full of character. I hope his story lives on for a long time to come.
  
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Mekhi Phifer recommended A Soldier's Story (1984) in Movies (curated)

 
A Soldier's Story (1984)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
1984 | Drama, Mystery
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Another one of my favorite movies in the whole world is A Soldier’s Story. It was originally a play but this one stars Denzel Washington and David Allen Grier and Howard E. Rollins. [It’s set] in World War II, it’s about the racial divide in the army, but it’s also about a murder mystery, but then it also dealt with the social class differences, and so that was another one that — [Norman] Jewison directed that; he really hit the nail on the head. Very well written, very well acted, another movie I could quote from top to bottom."

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Lisa Ling recommended Corelli's Mandolin in Books (curated)

 
Corelli's Mandolin
Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernieres | 1994
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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"This delicious novel is part war story, part love story. Set in the beginning of World War II, it tells the story of Italian Captain Antonio Corelli of Mussolini’s Army as they invaded Greece. On the island lives Pelagia, the daughter of a Greek doctor with whom Captain Corelli begins an affair, despite her engagement to a fisherman who is headed to join Greek forces. It is one of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever read."

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