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"I read this whenever I feel like a slob (read: I’ve re-read it many times). There’s nothing wrong with a little self-possession, there’s beauty in taking time for yourself just because you feel like it, and there’s nothing wrong with NOT divulging every secret! Be like a French girl and cultivate your own “secret garden!”"

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Keegan McHargue recommended Jubilee (1978) in Movies (curated)

Jubilee (1978)

1978 | Action, International, Drama

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"Jubilee is a really excellent time capsule of a scene, and when I first saw it on VHS in high school, it made a big impression on me. I especially love the scene called “Jordan’s Dance,” which was probably one of the first times I saw such an effective and purposeful combination of beauty and destruction."

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KarynKusama recommended An Angel at My Table (1990) in Movies (curated)

An Angel at My Table (1990)

1990 | International, Drama

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Movie Favorite

"Jane Campion’s film is a portrait of an artist, and it’s filled with hope and transcendental beauty. It gave me, as a young and unformed viewer, direct access to a specific female imagination. To experience Janet Frame as she quite literally finds her voice is a thrilling pleasure that sneaks up on me and holds me captive."

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Michael Barker recommended Pickpocket (1959) in Movies (curated)

Pickpocket (1959)

1959 | Crime, Drama

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"A powerful story told simply and with finesse. This movie is all clarity and as lean as a movie can be. A tale of redemption that has inspired and influenced countless other really good movies. The protagonist’s face will haunt your dreams. This one is a real beauty. Paul Schrader’s DVD introduction (once again) provides an ideal context."

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Elif Shafak recommended You Will Hear Thunder in Books (curated)

You Will Hear Thunder

Anna Akhmatova | 1985 | Fiction & Poetry

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Book Favorite

"How do you continue to write, to create beauty and aspire for freedom, under the darkest regimes? Akhmatova is brilliant—she is a fighter, a witness of her time, a thunder. The woman who makes me wish I could speak Russian. But reading her in translation is no less a treat for the mind and the soul."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Henna House in Books

Oct 7, 2020

The ancient tradition of Henna comes to life with all its intricacies and beauty in this story that follows one girl through her journey from childhood to maturity across Yemen and as far as Israel. Read my review of this evocative novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/08/03/the-painted-designs-of-yemenite-jewish-women/