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ClareR (5996 KP) rated The Silence of Scheherazade in Books

Nov 29, 2022  
The Silence of Scheherazade
The Silence of Scheherazade
Defne Suman | 2021 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
What’s it about:
We follow four families as their lives are changed forever when the Ottoman Empire is torn apart, and the city of Smyrna is at the front and centre of the trouble and violence.
This novel covers about 17 years from 1905, and follows four families from very different backgrounds: Levantine, Greek, Turkish and Armenian.

Scheherazade is born in September 1905, and never knows her mother as she is abandoned. An Indian spy (sent from the British) is who will tie them all together.

My thoughts:
I love an epic, sprawling story, and following the lives of four families certainly gives a lot of scope for that.

It was fascinating to learn about the different cultures of the four families, and of course Smyrna was a main character in itself.

It’s a book to be immersed in, with the sights and smells beautifully described.

Just my kind of book!
  
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David McK (3632 KP) rated Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) in Movies

Dec 28, 2024  
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
2014 | Action, Comedy
6
6.8 (10 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Third instalment in the 'Night at the Museum' series, which ends on a poignant note with Robin Williams last (ever) on-screen film appearance - obviously not known at the time they would be such - when his Teddy Roosevelt says "Smile, my boy. It's Sunrise".

Anyway, this film sees most of the cast/museum exhibits travelling across to the British Museum, when the ancient Egyptian tablet that causes said exhibits to come to life mysteriously starts decaying, resulting in a race against time to first find out why and then to reverse the process.

I could maybe do without the Rebel Wilson character in the film - like Ricky Gervais character, I just find her annoying (and that's a reflection the characters, rather than the actors), whilst some of the jokes were a bit too slapstick for my taste.

Did enjoy the Hugh Jackman cameo, though!