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John Irving recommended Madame Bovary in Books (curated)

 
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert | 1970 | Essays
6.0 (5 Ratings)
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"When I first read Flaubert's Madame Bovary, I was some years away from being married, and still a few years away from imagining I ever would be. What did the adulteries and suicide of a doctor's wife in provincial France matter to me? A lot. As my first editor once said to me, "I've known a number of adulterous women." (I didn't doubt that he had.) "But the one I know best, and will never forget, is Emma Bovary.""

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Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
1989 | Comedy
7
6.6 (11 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Terry kiser (0 more)
I have been wanting to see this for years at least 30 years but now I've seen it was it funny enough yes I would say it was funny I laughed alot especially what happens to Bernie thruout the movie for me the real star of the movie has to be Terry kiser as Bernie and some of the things he has go thru playing a corpse was plain funny. Now to watch the sequel sometime
  
Starlight Express
Starlight Express
1984 | Musical
10
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Show Rating
Saw this so many years ago now but the music has stayed with me all these years. Great soundtrack, unusual setting of a train competition but based on a standard underdog story format. One of the most unique stage settings I've seen, then or since, as it wrapped around the balcony so the cast was coming around into the audience at various points. Really wish it was still running in the UK, I'd love to see it again!
  
How I Met Your Mother  - Season 1
How I Met Your Mother - Season 1
2005 | Comedy
Josh Radnor (2 more)
Jason seigel
Cobie smulders
This is the story of how I met you're mother
Started rewatching this week as I only got into the show ten years ago it took me two years to get thru 9 seasons loved the show then still they are still memorable characters Ted who spends 9 seasons looking for the motherand then there's barney who can I say legend wait for it dary classic comedy thru and thru
  
Lonely are the Brave (1962)
Lonely are the Brave (1962)
1962 | Drama, Western
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Two years on and Douglas has returned to the safety of westerns, looking older and gaunt, if no less charismatic. Something had cooled in him since Spartacus, and approaching 50 years of age, you can see the maturity and heart-ache most evidently in this performance. The tough guy remains, but there is a wistful aspect to Jack Burns that was not there before. He utilised the writing talents of one Douglas Trumbo to convey a “sadistic harshness” he called “the most perfect script I ever read”. Reportedly, in later years, Douglas considered this his best work, and son Michael (who you may have heard of) has also said this was his favourite amongst his father’s prestigious oeuvre. In that context alone, it is worth watching again.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated Amazon Music in Apps

Sep 7, 2019  
Amazon Music
Amazon Music
Entertainment, Music
2
7.4 (10 Ratings)
App Rating
Not able to access songs that were purchased years ago, due to them being on 'amazon unlimited' (0 more)
This app is completely irritating. Years ago, I used to purchase all of my music through Amazon. Now, they're blocking my access to songs I bought years ago, stating they're part of 'Amazon Unlimited'.
The recommendations are god-awful, how many times do I have to say I don't listen to Taylor Swift??????? When have I ever listened to Taylor Swift (NEVER)? I'm not a moody 12 year old girl.
I tried Amazon Unlimited when it was free for 3 months, and I cannot fathom why people would actually pay $6.99 a month for that additional service. I pay for Prime every year, it should be included.