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Deborah (162 KP) rated The Third Plantagenet: George, Duke of Clarence, Richard III's Brother in Books

Dec 21, 2018

John Ashdown-Hill really has the ability to write clearly and compellingly. This latest offering takes a look at the middle of the brothers of York, George, Duke of Clarence.

Much less well known than his more famous brothers, Edward IV and Richard III, nonetheless, Clarence and his life and death were am important part of the story of this period. His supposed death by drowning in a butt of Malmsey wine is one of those well known 'facts' that might be a mythology all of its own, but Ashdown-Hill provides evidence to suggest that drowning was used as a method of execution in this period and considered kinder than hanging or beheading!

It's not a long book and a good proportion is given over to a study of the Clarence vault at Tewksbury abbey and the remains therein. If you are interested in the period, this is certainly worth a read. I look forward to the forthcoming companion volume, The Dublin King.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Midsommar (2019) in Movies

Jul 9, 2019 (Updated Mar 11, 2020)

Midsommar (2019)

2019 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

6.8

(43 Ratings)

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The wicker Man

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Spoilers if you havent seen this movie.

Midsommar reminded me alot of wicker man. Here's how.

1. A group of people go to a remote festival, that only happens every some among of years. Yes i know that in wicker-man it was just the dective but still.

2. The festival celbrates by harvesting. In this movie the festival celbrates life and death, also new borns. Actually in wicker-man, the main charcter burns inside of the wicker-man a celebrate of death.

3. The festival is run by males and females who are questionable. In the remake of wicker-man the festival is run by women while the man work.

4. The festival has a questionable/horryfying past.

This movie has a lot in common with both versions of the wicker-man.

I liked actually both versions of the wicker-man that this movie. Yes the nicolas cage wicker-man is better than this movie.

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Sunnysouthpaw (67 KP) rated They Both Die At The End in Books

Feb 4, 2020

They Both Die At The End

Adam Silvera | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(22 Ratings)

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Good characters both the main and side.. (1 more)

Good themes that make you think about them long after the end.

'Insta-love' but I'll forgive it in this sense. (1 more)

The title isnt wrong :'(

Death-Cast was a clever idea but I'm glad it's not real

Gosh I'm trying to figure out what to say about this book. It's LGBTQIA+ Friendly which is a big plus for me (I want to find that more in literature.) Adam Silvera has a way of writing that I like, I want to check out more he's written. I am not a big fan of 'insta-love' but it was ok in this instance.
I like books that make you think about them and wonder about your own existence. I liked the themes of how interconnected humanity is. I'm glad death-cast isnt real, but it was a clever idea. I didnt expect that much going into it because I dont read a lot of young adult novels, I was pleasantly surprised.