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Asif Kapadia recommended Midnight's Children in Books (curated)

 
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Huge, magical, realist epic about Indian Independence through the eyes of a child born on the stroke of midnight. Funny, dense, flowery, the story goes on huge tangents, but I love this crazy novel, which somehow manages to depict and sum up the essence of the incredible vast country of India. A real education for me as someone who grew up in London, who had never been to India while growing up. This book helped me better understand what my parents had been through, where they came from before they chose to travel across the world to settle in the the U.K., where I was born."

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2165 KP) rated Where the Wild Things Are in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak | 2000 | Children
6
8.1 (46 Ratings)
Book Rating
I didn't read this book growing up, and maybe that would have made a difference. I just don't see the mass appeal of a boy going off and misbehaving for much of the book. He does reform by the end, and the pictures are truly wonderful.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-where-wild-things-are-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Purrsistently (46 KP) rated Throne of Glass in Books

Jun 21, 2018  
Throne of Glass
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas | 2012 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
8
8.7 (91 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really enjoyed this a lot. I was not surprised to see the author loved and was influenced by many of the same books I loved growing up. I’m withholding judgement on the greater story because it seems like this is just an introduction, but the characters were the sort I’d love to get to know and exploring the world Maas built is great fun.
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated Seven Pounds (2008) in Movies

Aug 26, 2018  
Seven Pounds (2008)
Seven Pounds (2008)
2008 | Drama, Romance
7
8.3 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A good story, well told and Will Smith is growing on me as a serious actor. The main problem with this is it is far too obvious right from the off what is going to happen and why. We then spend a long time waiting for the build up to the conclusion. Still a fine film though, but it lost it's impact by being too predictable.
  
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Kate (355 KP) rated The Moonlit Cage in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
The Moonlit Cage
The Moonlit Cage
Linda Holeman | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
9
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Read it a few years ago and it has always stuck with me, found it recently at the back of a bookshelf and reading it again. About a young girl growing up in the remote areas of Afghanistan, being forced into an arranged marriage and then finding her way in the world. Not too soppy or romantic but realistic would suggest that everyone read it.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Straight Outta Compton by NWA in Music

Jun 15, 2020  
Straight Outta Compton by NWA
Straight Outta Compton by NWA
1988 | Rap, Rhythm And Blues
9
9.0 (4 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 144th greatest album of all time
This album features so many of the best hip hop songs. While the lyrics and the theme of the album is a little too crime-based, it certainly sets the scene for life on the streets of LA and what they went through growing up. Musically it is excellent as well. Express Yourself is obviously the highlight.