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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Black Ties and Lullabies (Playboys, #3) in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
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Black Ties and Lullabies (Playboys, #3)
Jane Graves | 2011
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Black Ties & Lullabies is a contemporary romance...not usually a book I would pick up on my own. I borrowed it from a friend after she won it on First Reads. It was an entertaining, light read, the perfect book to be reading at the start of the school year.
I enjoyed the story & the characters were interesting & well developed. So why 3 stars? Well, the plot itself was very predictable, maybe that's why I'm not so into romance novels. I like a little suspense & I could pretty much see every aspect of this story taking place before it actually did.
  
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Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures in Modern Russia in Books

Jul 28, 2017  
Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures in Modern Russia
Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures in Modern Russia
Peter Pomerantsev | 2017 | History & Politics
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Clash of cultures within one civilisation
A fascinating look into how Russia has essentially used contemporary and western culture to reconstruct the same Soviet system. It's not so much an evolution but adaptation to bolster their former glory.

Peter Pomerantsev is a veteran reporter for Russia, and his tongue and cheek yet informative look into the country is engaging, concerning and at times just plain insane.

The book itself meanders through a variety of topics, mostly based on the writer's experiences of working on various television programmes for state sponsored networks, therefore doesn't strictly stick to the nitty gritty political system.
  
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Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated The Watcher in Books

Jul 29, 2017  
The Watcher
The Watcher
Ross Armstrong | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
9
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
"One of the best thrillers I've read in a while"
No doubt there are clear remnants of Girl on a Train and Rear Window in this psychological thriller, and having heard a fair few, sometimes it seems obvious who the culprit is.

However - the twists and turns to get to the climax are absolutely gut wrenching, the first personal dialogue writing in a journal is engaging and the contemporary plot is interesting - so it's well worth the read. Catherine Steadman is a great performer - and it reminded me of listening to Paula Hawkin's character - there are clear similarities. Overall, definitely worth any hype.
  
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Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 in TV

Aug 3, 2017  
The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1
The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1
2017 | Drama
10
9.1 (96 Ratings)
TV Season Rating Watch
Incredibly powerful (1 more)
Elizabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes is fantastic
Very graphic at times (0 more)
Masterful adaptation of Atwood's classic book
There was a lot riding on this TV show, more than 30 years after the original book came out. But it was unbelievably dark, even more so than the book, and completely adjusted for contemporary times. Attacking various structures where women have fought hard for their rights such as the workplace, LGBTQ rights, FGM and pro-choice - this series shows how the state can take those rights away and take control of women's bodies. Extremely grim viewing, it really is a difficult watch.