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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Weird Sisters in Books

Jan 15, 2018

This was the book I gave out for World Book Night 2014. I had not read it prior to giving it, but I had heard it was good.
It wasn't exactly good, but it wasn't awful either. Honestly nothing much happened. It simply tell the story of the Andreas family. They admittedly don't have a "typical" family, but they deal with very typical family issues... cancer, dishonesty, child-parent dynamics, etc. But unlike typical families serious conversations (& even not so serious ones) were dealt with in Shakespeare quotes.

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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Julieta (2016) in Movies

Aug 16, 2017

Julieta (2016)

2016 | Drama, International

9.0

(2 Ratings)

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Fabulous acting (2 more)

Wonderful cinematography

Complexity of human relations

Another beautiful film from the master Almodovar

Pedro Almodovar has such a wonderful eye for understanding the human condition. Unlike his more outlandish colourful films, this is about the tragic relationships of estranged families and the breakdown in communications. Written in the perspective of a mother whose daughter left or went missing 12 years previously, the film shows her writing a letter to her daughter about all the mistakes she made in that relationship including erasing her from her life. Really very moving and poignant.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Dopesick : Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America in Books

Mar 20, 2019 (Updated Mar 20, 2019)

This book was a heavy read, and I was upset after I finished it for a few days. While the 'opioid epidemic' may seem strange outside of the US, and even where I live, because it's not as bad as the region that this book covered.
This journalist interviewed people that were involved in all aspects of OUD (opioid use disorder), from the people that have OUD, their families, and numerous doctors and counselors. It's a very comprehensive look at the whole situation. It was very haunting, and tragic.