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Erik Larson recommended News of the World: A Novel in Books (curated)

 
News of the World: A Novel
News of the World: A Novel
Paulette Jiles | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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"This is a tiny book with a huge heart, about a man—Captain Kidd—who in 1870 is hired to transport a young girl across Texas and return her to her relatives, after she is released by the Kiowa, who had abducted her several years earlier during a raid on a white settlement. The girl at this point has little grasp of English, let alone the ways of the white world, and this makes for a narrative that is in turns funny, moving, and tense, as the two set off on a three-week journey fraught with deepening peril."

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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Little Secrets in Books

Feb 7, 2021  
Little Secrets
Little Secrets
Jennifer Hillier | 2020
8
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A gripping thriller and considering it incorporates a lot of my usually least favorite themes (missing kid, unfaithful partners...) it speaks a lot to how good a writer Hillier is. that I bombed through this once I started it.

The lives of the rich and stylish often grate but I was fully in for celebrity hair stylish Marin's turbulent existence following the abduction of her young son.

This book went in unexpected directions and despite some eyebrow-raising coincidences kept me on board for the whole journey.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the copy.
  
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Laura Linney recommended The Iliad of Homer in Books (curated)

 
The Iliad of Homer
The Iliad of Homer
Richard Latimore | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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"May I cheat and add "The Odyssey" and count them as one? I had an invaluable and inspiring high school teacher, Robert Cooley, who introduced me to both “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” during my senior year. It was my first experience with the power of drama and poetry combined. Little did I know that I would spend the rest of my life (especially professionally) searching for experiences that would be as satisfying. The fact that I fell in love for the first time with the guy sitting next to me didn’t hurt my journey through those books either."

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Nitin Sawhney recommended Latcho Drom (1993) in Movies (curated)

 
Latcho Drom (1993)
Latcho Drom (1993)
1993 | Documentary, Music
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"This film traces the evolution of flamenco, from its origins in India through Egypt, through eastern Europe to the west – “latcho drom” means safe journey. The director is Romany himself, and there’s no narrator, so the story is told through song and subtitles with no contrivance at all. You feel properly immersed in new worlds as a result – I play flamenco, and you feel the echoes of ancient traditions in it, but this is something else. The most powerful scene is of three women singing on a hilltop about how they’ve been disenfranchised. It’s unbelievably moving."

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Rebecca Billcliff (2409 KP) rated Rampage (2018) in Movies

Oct 6, 2020 (Updated Oct 6, 2020)  
Rampage (2018)
Rampage (2018)
2018 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
7
7.4 (116 Ratings)
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The Rock never takes himself to seriously (0 more)
Some if the effects suck (0 more)
Well. That was quite a journey. And not to the center of the earth this time. Once more, The Rock showes us he can make a bad fall watchable, dare I say, enjoyable?
I know that this is not really a "good" movie, but dam did I enjoy it. I laughed, I groaned, I shouted at the TV about the sheer "in your face science!" of the logic. And I had a good time doing it.
As bad movies go, this one is a gooden!
  
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DamsonRain (94 KP) rated Savage Dominion in Books

Jan 15, 2021  
Savage Dominion
Savage Dominion
Luke Chmilenko | 2021 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Gripping, exciting, a real page-turner (0 more)
Gripping LetRPG
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Having already devoured a Luke Chmilenko collaboration, I was greatly anticipating Savage Dominion by Luke Chmilenko and G.D. Penman. This book did not disappoint!!

From the very beginning, this book reads like the best RPG you have ever played. Three unlikely characters become travelling companions, and then almost friends as they take on challenges and quests together. We see them levelling up and learning new skills and abilities as they proceed on their journey.

Already looking forward to Savage Dominion: Wyrmshard!!