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Mary Gordon recommended Mrs Dalloway in Books (curated)

 
Mrs Dalloway
Mrs Dalloway
Virginia Woolf | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
7.4 (10 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I first read it because it was on sale for a quarter in a bookstore in Penn Station. I thought it was going to be something like the Albee play. I read it on the train to Boston, and I felt that the prose had broken one of my ribs: it was so powerful. I had been a poet until then, not thinking of writing fiction and “Mrs. Dalloway,” let me know you could do in fiction what I wanted to do in poetry."

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Lctownie (28 KP) rated Stand by Me (1986) in Movies

Jun 15, 2019  
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
1986 | Drama
9
8.9 (60 Ratings)
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Characters (1 more)
Spin off stories
Sad but Warming Watch
Love this film, perfect Sunday afternoon viewing. Right of passage story with fantastic added fiction shorts that stay with you for a good while after the film has finished.
  
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Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated The Dinner in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
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The Dinner
Herman Koch | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry
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5.2 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
At times it might seem to ramble on to long about something seemingly unimportant, but it is a surprising and riveting read. Hardly a "feel-good" book, but anyone who likes dark, twisty fiction should enjoy it.
  
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Kimmic (814 KP) rated The Other Boleyn Girl in Books

Jan 22, 2019  
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
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7.6 (23 Ratings)
Book Rating
Even though there are elements of fiction, it all feels like it rings true (2 more)
Allows you to step back into that world and experience it for yourself
Engaging and well written
Great adaptation of a historic event
  
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Tom Perrotta recommended Ethan Frome in Books (curated)

 
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (4 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Only a few works of fiction can reasonably be called “perfect,” and this is one of them. There’s a crystalline purity to the prose, and a wintry sadness in the story. It gets deep in your bones."

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Emily Wilson recommended Circe in Books (curated)

 
Circe
Circe
Madeline Miller | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8.9 (18 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Miller’s new novel “Circe,” is in the best tradition of ancient-historical fiction—a worthy heir to Mary Renault. It's a fabulous novelistic response to “The Odyssey,” and a timely book about power, abuse, parenting and home."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Face in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
The Face
The Face
Ruth Ozeki | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
In this short non-fiction piece, Ozeki takes on the Zen exercise of staring at her face for three hours. Read my review of this interesting memoir here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/08/18/facing-three-hours/