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Gilbert (11 KP) created a post

Feb 23, 2018

Annihilation - just saw the film starring Natalie Portman. It’s a great cinematic experience once they entered the environmental disaster zone. Few others in their respectful field follows to inspect the strange world. Both beautiful and sometimes horrifying ; a wonderful coming of age film with a twist.

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Grinch (194 KP) rated Stand by Me (1986) in Movies

May 7, 2017

Based on the Stephen King novel, The body, which is the backdrop to this great story. (2 more)

Outstanding acting from the then young cast.

Nostalgic story of friendship and the vulnerability of youth.

Coming of age movie, with the late River Phoenix. Stand by Me is a small, quiet film that walks tall and resonates long after.

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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) rated 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) in Movies

Apr 10, 2018

Heath Ledger (2 more)

Julia Stiles

Joseph Gordon Levitt

Better than it should be, coming of age flick

Despite its obvious rich school location and some of the campiness of it's stereotypes. It's actually quite endearing, and a great soundtrack. Save Ferris makes an appearance in the prom scene. Dazzle them with your wits is always the best move.

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Moonlight (2016)

7.6 (18 Ratings) Rate It

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The childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of a gay black man named Chiron growing up in a rough area...

Coming-of-age LGBT

Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Double Exposure in Books

May 27, 2018

Double Exposure

Bridget Birdsall | 2014 | LGBTQ+, Young Adult (YA)

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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This is definately a book I would recommend to some of my students. It is a coming of age book but with the major complication of gender identity. Birdsall did a very good job of showing the struggles that can be faced when you do dot fit in the "norm". The compassion and acceptance shown in this book was magnificent.

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Terri Wiltshire (21 KP) rated Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) in Movies

Sep 1, 2019

Nostalgic (2 more)

Funny

Good action (for a PG)

Long (for a kids film) (0 more)

Surprisingly fumfunny ny

A surprisingly entertaining romp through the jungle with Dora and her friends. Essentially a coming of age treasure hunter movie with nostalgic references to the cartoon we all love.
Fun for kids and parents.

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Dongdong de Jiaqi (A Summer at Grandpa's) (1984)

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A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister who spend a pivotal summer in the country...

tapestry100 (306 KP) rated A House at the Bottom of a Lake in Books

Jul 26, 2017

Originally reviewed on http://www.frommybookshelf.com

A novella that seems to fall somewhere between coming-of-age fantasy and horror. I won't lie, I'm not even sure that I understood what this book is about, but it's so well written that I don't care that I don't understand what it means. Coming to the climax of the story, I simply could not read fast enough; Malerman creates such a sense of immediacy that it would have been impossible to put the book down by the second half.