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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Almost Famous Women: Stories in Books

Oct 7, 2020

No, this isn’t a book about the 2018 mid-term elections; it is a collection of historical, fictional short stories about real women we probably know nothing about, although some of them carry well-known names. I loved “Almost Famous Women” by Megan Mayhew Bergman when I read it, and I thought now would be a good time to remind people of this lovely collection. (Okay… I’ll admit, the results of the US elections did influence my choice to post about this particular older book review.) You can read this revised review on my blog now. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/12/25/women-who-orbited-fame/

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Khales Mobile Payment App provides a set of advanced Mobile Payment services that allows you to...

Swytch - Multiple numbers

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Swytch allows businesses to provide their employees with work mobile numbers, rather than work...

The Day That Went Missing

Richard Beard

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Life changes in an instant. On a family summer holiday in Cornwall in 1978, Richard and his...

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Mindfulness and Colouring for Cats: Be More Cat with Mantras and Meditations to Have You Feline Fine

Rus Hudda

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Cats, start living in the moment with this collection of calming images to colour in and expert...

CIMB Clicks Thailand for iPad

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Carry the bank in your pocket with the CIMB Clicks on Mobile App. Banking transactions made easy...

Sarah (7800 KP) rated Moving Pictures in Books

Aug 11, 2017

Moving Pictures

Terry Pratchett | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry

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Discworld Spin on the Birth of Film

I'm a massive film geek, so I love this purely on the fact that it's about the introduction of Film and cinema - with a uniquely Discworld take of course. Like Going Postal, it's always great to read Terry Pratchett's take on a revolution or invention as it's always funny and unique. My main issue however with this book is that I think the characters may be a little weak. In most of the Discworld books, there is usually a loveable and strong main character or supporting character but Moving Pictures appears to be lacking in this area. Victor isn't a bad character, he just isn't strong or interesting enough to be the main protagonist. Gaspode and the Librarian were my favourite supporting characters although they sadly weren't around enough. Fortunately the story was good enough to carry itself, but you do notice the lack of strong characters.