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Richard E. Grant recommended The Great Gatsby in Books (curated)

 
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald | 1925 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (126 Ratings)
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"An unrequited love letter to the Jazz Age that manages to be both intimate, epic and achingly romantic about an era that almost never was."

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Merissa (12969 KP) created a post

Jun 30, 2021  
"Discovery: an epic tale of love, loss, and courage."

Tour: Discovery by Barbara Greig - @Archaeolibrary, @maryanneyarde, @BarbaraGreig_, #CoffeePotBookClub, #HistoricalFiction, #BlogTour,

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1)
Marlon James | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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"I am a big fan of epic fantasy series and the world-building by James is excellent. It’s immersive and makes for a powerful story."

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
2017 | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Great advancement of the characters (0 more)
An all powerful villain that didn't seem so powerful in the end??? (0 more)
A strong follow up to an epic 1st movie
  
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs | 2013 | Children, Young Adult (YA)
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7.9 (128 Ratings)
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Slow to start,but once the story starts it's brilliant, I love the twists and turns in this epic novel
  
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Milleen (47 KP) rated East of Eden in Books

Nov 11, 2018  
East of Eden
East of Eden
John Steinbeck | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
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9.3 (9 Ratings)
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Ultimate Steinbeck
Beautiful descriptions of Californian landscapes and an epic tale if two families and their fortunes and fate. My favourite book :)
  
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein | 2006 | Mind, Body & Spiritual, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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8.9 (7 Ratings)
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Epic read
Great read . Love the way the story is told and it makes you think of alot after you finish reading it . Eye opener
  
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
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"A rapturous love story with wickedly delicious magic and bloody stakes, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is a heart-racing epic that can’t be missed."

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Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
1982 | Drama, International

"Ingmar Bergman’s epic of memory and loss makes childhood as terrifying as it actually is. Todd Haynes’s Safe makes adulthood as terrifying as it actually is."

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KarynKusama recommended Safe (1995) in Movies (curated)

 
Safe (1995)
Safe (1995)
1995 |
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"Ingmar Bergman’s epic of memory and loss makes childhood as terrifying as it actually is. Todd Haynes’s Safe makes adulthood as terrifying as it actually is."

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