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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Never Knowing in Books

Jan 15, 2018

I won an ARC of this book from Goodreads. It is the story of Sara a 30 something adoptee who is getting married. Right off the bat she wants to look for her birth parents before her wedding. She finds her mom & eventually her dad. That's about all I can way without giving away the story.
It is told in a series of sessions as Sara is speaking to her therapist about what is going on in her life. It was an interesting perspecitve on things, though you never really hear any advice or thoughts from the therapist.
The ending was the hest part....didn't see it coming at all. The beginning was rather ho-hum, but as the story progresses you become sucked into the drama.
It did make me want to read Stevens's debut novel though. I really enjoy her writing style & well developed characters.

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Sarah (7800 KP) created a post in Dear Smashbomb....

Jan 18, 2019

Fellow Smashbombers, I'm interested to get your thoughts on a few notions that have cropped up in my life recently.

Firstly, people keep telling me that everything happens for a reason and that sometimes you have to sit back and stop thinking about something and it'll happen when you least expect it. Do you think that's true?

Secondly in the last book I read the main character was advised to say yes to everything to open up any possibilities. I'm debating whether to try this myself and see where it takes me, but I'm intrigued to know if anyone else has ever followed the same advice?

And lastly, is it better to do/say something and risk a bad outcome, rather than regret never doing it at all?

I'm interested to know everyone's different views on these areas, as my own are very conflicted!

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Katie (868 KP) Jan 20, 2019 (Updated Jan 20, 2019)

1. I don’t think that’s true.

2. Probably a good experiment within reason. Beware that people could take advantage of the person who always says yes. Think about if you said yes to every possible task at the work place or at home, might be new experiences but it could also get you into a bind. It may also be good to set certain boundaries for yourself. Saying no isn’t always bad and can be empowering as well.

3. Depends on how much that thing means to you and what the risks are of saying/doing it. Will you lose a lifelong friendship because you just had to say something minutely important? Maybe that thing will always bother you but maybe you’d rather not lose that person. However standing up for beliefs/rights/etc despite risks has always been important for the betterment of humanity.

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Rebekah Palmer Pierce (225 KP) Jan 20, 2019

I had something like that going on in my life a few years ago. I do believe everything happens for a reason even though sometimes life is hard and it hurts. I have had my share of crying from just feeling so broken at times. I discovered that during that time in my life I was growing and I had to just focus on me for a while and I took the time to discover who I was. I knew I was a mom, a sister, a daughter ect. But I didnt know who I truly was. I took time to just focus on me and once I figured out who I was and learned to love me first I became a better mom,sister, daughter ect. Even the people around me saw the difference and said they could tell how much happier I was. I the years since then I can look back now and see how my trials have allowed me to learn and grow. That in return has allowed me to help others. I dont think I am changing the world, but I do think I have helped to show others love and kindness when needed, and been strong enough and secure enough to help give a little light when times looked dark. My faith has taught me things come to pass. Hard times come but they pass. This will pass for you. Find out who you are and what you want, and then go for it.

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Tim McGuire (301 KP) rated Emma (2020) in Movies

Mar 14, 2020

Emma (2020)

2020 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.8

(8 Ratings)

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409. Emma. My favorite characters from this one were these two servants that each scene they were in, the look of utter disdain towards the family members was priceless. I was kind of hoping there would've been a rebellion at some point and ends in a bloodbath, it's not that movie. This is a movie about a girl who can't mind her own damn business. Does she have good intentions? Maybe. So Emma is a matchmaker, and she's terrible at it. However everyone listens to her advice, with disastrous results, probably cause she's cute and rich, not that, that ever influences people's decisions. They certainly don't listen based on Emma's own track record, single since like...forever. Decent period piece, Anya Taylor-Joy looked exactly like you'd think Emma would look like, did a pretty good British accent. Funny and worth checking out. Filmbufftim on FB