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Elif Shafak recommended Notes of a Native Son in Books (curated)

 
Notes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son
James Baldwin | 2017 | History & Politics
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"Istanbul, London, Madrid, Boston…ever since my childhood I lived in numerous countries. One of the downsides of a nomadic life is that you can never keep a proper library. At some point, I had boxes of books in Istanbul, waiting to be shipped, boxes of books in Arizona. You have to let go of even your most beloved possessions when you live a peripatetic life, but there was one author whose voice I could never do without: James Baldwin—the observer, the commuter, the rebel. Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays about language, racism, hatred, and ultimately, resilience and dignity."

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ManthaPad (38 KP) rated Scoob (2020) in Movies

Apr 6, 2021  
Scoob (2020)
Scoob (2020)
2020 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
7
7.1 (17 Ratings)
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Great story line (0 more)
Not the same as original scooby doo graphics (0 more)
Great but too cartoony
Contains spoilers, click to show
So this finally arrived on now tv and thought why not show the kids a bit of my childhood. The overall film was great and I loved how it gave you the story of how shaggy met scooby and why there bond is so close. However I did find the graphics were a little bit too overly cartoony for me but then I grew up with the old school scooby doo so maybe nothing would compare to that. Would definitely recommend giving it a watch though, especially if like me you grew up with the programme!
  
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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) Apr 13, 2021

I liked the way scooby and shaggy met in scooby doo the mystery begins.
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Jon Dieringer recommended El Sur (1983) in Movies (curated)

 
El Sur (1983)
El Sur (1983)
1983 | Drama, Mystery, Romance
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"Like Night of the Hunter, this is a movie that captures this uncanny, twilit feeling of childhood, one that’s full of wonder and possibility but also the dread of carrying the burden of a parent’s secrets. Of course here it’s inextricably linked to the Spanish Civil War and a reflection on the Franco era. But seeing El Sur for the first time, with very little knowledge of Spanish history or that Erice considers the film “incomplete,” I was still completely enraptured by it. I find the idea of a daughter discovering and living with her father’s hidden longing unbelievably powerful, and Erice and José Luis Alcaine’s imagery is unparalleled."

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Keegan McHargue recommended The Scarlet Empress (1934) in Movies (curated)

 
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
1934 | Classics, Drama
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"I sometimes hear films described as “Lynchian,” which, I take it, means that they deal with a certain space between light and darkness (or perhaps it’s just a more sophisticated way of saying that something is flat-out creepy). The Scarlet Empress is David Lynch for 1934 . . . and by that I mean that the lighting design is crucial. I love the scene where the freaky Grand Duke Peter (whom I recognized as the crotchety book salesman from my childhood favorite—the ever-so-slightly psychedelically tinged—Bedknobs and Broomsticks) emerges from the shadows to meet his new bride, the Princess Sophia Frederica (played by Marlene Dietrich) for the first time"

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Aj (472 KP) rated Let's do it -The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood in Books

Nov 26, 2020  
Let's do it -The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood
Let's do it -The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood
Jasper Rees | 2020 | Biography, Humor & Comedy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lots of information on Victoria's life from childhood and beyond from the people who knew her best,her family,friends and colleagues. (0 more)
Authorised by Victoria Wood's family
This is an amazing book covering Victoria's life from birth . Features stories and anecdotes from people who worked with Victoria,her family and friends.
Being a huge fan I've read a lot of books about Victoria and this one is the best,so much information that I didn't know and featuring photos I hadn't seen before.
 It gives us an insight into what Victoria was like "off camera".
I highly recommend it if like me you're a fan of comedy .
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Luna and the Lie in Books

Jan 11, 2021  
Luna and the Lie
Luna and the Lie
Mariana Zapata | 2018
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
4.25 stars

I think Luna's inability to believe that people don't do nice things just to be nice and not because they feel sorry for you/want something in return was very annoying. Yeah, crappy childhood/crappy parents, but it's been a good handful of years! Let it go! There were so many times I mentally screamed at my kindle while reading this. He likes you, stupid!

They got there in the end but God did I cry like a baby for a while. I think it was more frustration than anything though. She was so blind!

I will read all future releases by the author.