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The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
2019 | Adventure
I loved this movie. What a beautiful journey and what a way for all of these characters to grow together into a little family. Fantastic.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated As I Lay Dying in Books

Oct 25, 2017 (Updated Oct 25, 2017)  
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner, Michael Gorra | 2010 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.7 (3 Ratings)
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A timeless American classic
This is a classic among American literature - as with most of William Faulkner's novels, it can be hard work at times, but it is tragic, darkly funny and full of compelling characters.

It begins with the death and burial of Addie Bundren, the matriarch of the family. Members of the family narrate the story of carting the coffin to Jefferson, Mississippi, to bury her among her relatives. And as the intense desires, fears and rivalries of the family are revealed in the vernacular of the Deep South, Faulkner presents a portrait of extraordinary power.

The narrative, told from each character's perspective, yet often about the same event, left the reader to interpret the underlying motive or conflict of feelings within the Bundren family. It is intriguing but requires careful reading of the dense prose.
  
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Lindsay (1779 KP) rated Bianca's Vineyard in Books

Feb 15, 2018 (Updated Apr 9, 2019)  
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Bianca's Vineyard
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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We learn about what life was like in Italy at that time. You can read the book in a form of a diary or as someone is telling a story in a storytelling. You can learn the secrets of this family. You also learn a bit about Italian culture. You will learn what Italian culture was at that time in history.

Most of this story is about Egisto and his wife that he married before going to America. Tough as soon as her children when to school. She decided to go back to Italy. The book really does teach us lessons that were going on in Italy.

You also see the family deals with her and the rest of the family. Egisto father was fond of his niece Bianca. Egisto knew the war was coming to Italy. We learn about Armida and her what she decides. She is going to need to make a choice. I feel bad for Armida and Egisto children especially when Armida gets a bit strange.

We learn what the vineyard is about and it meaning to the family. I really like the fact it was told somewhat in a form of a diary. You also learn about each family member that's in Egisto life. It mostly takes place in Italy and his Italian family members. The author did a really good job of showing us what it was like during World War 2 era. You see the reliant of the Italians after the war and shows how the family was back together when Egisto returns.