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Emily Mortimer recommended State of Wonder in Books (curated)

 
State of Wonder
State of Wonder
Ann Patchett | 2011 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
5.0 (2 Ratings)
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"Set in the Amazonian rain forest. It’s gothic and funny and strange and profound and outrageous. A female “Heart of Darkness.” Marina, a 42-year-old research scientist from Minnesota goes in search of her formidable old mentor, who has disappeared researching the women of a certain Amazonian tribe who stay fertile into their 80s from eating the hallucinogenic bark of a magical tree. As well as everything else, it’s an exploration of what it is to be a woman who’s getting older. And it makes that particular state seem more wonderful than it usually seems"

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Near Dark (1987) in Movies

Mar 19, 2018  
Near Dark (1987)
Near Dark (1987)
1987 | Horror, Mystery, Western
8
7.6 (16 Ratings)
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Cult horror from Bigelow and the supporting cast of Aliens boldly reinvents the vampire movie by dumping all the gothic trappings (coffins, crucifixes, bats) and tapping into more contemporary fears: the movie's band of wandering killer rednecks would be frightening even if they weren't vampires.

Genuinely unsettling, very influential: to be honest the leads are less memorable than the character turns from Henriksen, Paxton and Goldstein, but you go to watch a vampire movie for the vampires, don't you? Works just as well as a western, in its own way, too. The movie that The Lost Boys dreams of being when it grows up.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Hellraiser (1987) in Movies

Jun 8, 2018  
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
1987 | Horror
9
7.9 (58 Ratings)
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Still a masterpiece!
The first time I saw Hellraiser I was amazed and disgusted simultaneously which doesn't happen too often when going to the movies nowadays.

I was thoroughly mesmerized by the gothic world Clive Barker had created and the interesting, yet enigmatic characters he created. The film has a unique look which is impressive considering the low budget.

I can see how those seeing it for the first time now would consider some of the optical effects dated by today's CGI perfection standards, but the ideas and themes are still compelling.

I have revisited often when I want a good creep.
  
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) rated Wildfell in Books

Jun 2, 2018  
Wildfell
Wildfell
London Clarke | 2018 | Horror
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Loved, Loved, Loved
I had won Wildfell by London Clarke in a giveaway. I'm really happy I did.

Wildfell by London Clarke is a true gothic horror that takes place in London, England. I loved all the character especially Nigel and Alice. While they weren't major characters, I still had a soft spot.

I don't want to give too much away, but I enjoyed the whole plot line of people going missing and a haunted house.

London Clarke did a great job with the setting of London, England even though she's not from there.

I would definitely recommend this book to those 15+. It is so good!