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Britt Daniel recommended Hot Thoughts by Spoon in Music (curated)

 
Hot Thoughts by Spoon
Hot Thoughts by Spoon
2017 | Alternative
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"The record I listened to most in the past year was our own, Hot Thoughts, though I haven’t listened to it all the way through in a while, probably since it came out, because we’re playing it live now. I still listen to the last track, “Us,” a lot when I need to chill out. Maybe because that one feels the most not like me, like it’s someone else’s creation. We fucking love that song. I want every record to be its own world, and this one fits the bill for me."

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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by The Sex Pistols
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by The Sex Pistols
1977 | Punk
8.9 (15 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I'd been listening to Kiss's Alive! a lot. Great three-chord rock - Strutter and Firehouse and all of that - and then somebody turned me on to The Pistols. Kiss were a great introduction into The Pistols. I'm the last of eight kids, and really wanted something of my own. No one in my family knew who the Sex Pistols were, so they became mine. I was too young to know what some of it meant, but it really had an impact. And it led me on to my next record."

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Fatoumata Diawara recommended Woman by Jill Scott in Music (curated)

 
Woman by Jill Scott
Woman by Jill Scott
2015 | Rhythm And Blues
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"No, no. Not like this. How do you call it? Neo-Soul. I had a chance to listen to pop music: Beyoncé, Destiny's Child. But Jill Scott - her vocals are very strong technically. I love her. I like her smile and I like how she plays with her voice. She knows what she's doing, she has control of her voice. I needed those ladies for my own projects. I'm very curious, I like to learn new stuff every day. I learnt a lot from Jill Scott, in terms of technical skills."

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Legends of the Fall (1994)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
1994 | Drama, Romance, Western

"Legends of the Fall I’ve watched a million times. That’s such a beautiful story, and such a real one and a sad one, about the unexpected things life brings, like certain relationships. And sometimes, a lot of the time, life doesn’t end in happy endings. The first time I saw it, I was so young that it was just a beautiful film to me. Obviously, the role of Tristan, the role he plays, is so appealing, and that want and need to tame the wild beast, if you will."

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Roger Corman recommended Citizen Kane (1941) in Movies (curated)

 
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
1941 | Classics, Drama, Mystery

"Citizen Kane: So many people would pick that and there isn’t much I could say about it. The photography is extremely good. He was using a lot of low angles, he was using covered sets; and at that time, and still, very few art directors will put a ceiling on a set because it makes it very difficult to light, but he gave it a great feeling of realism. Also, it was a brilliant script. It’s well directed, well acted — Welles himself is brilliant as Kane — and it really stems from the script."

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Vain (The Seven Deadly, #1)
10
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Well i'll be honest...from the read up the story sounded like it was going to be about some spoilt brat who got what she want the entire story before something went wrong and the first twenty per cent or so was like that. Then we began to see a softer more vulnerable side to Sophie. At around 30% she's sent to Africa and things got really interesting.

As it turns out i really enjoyed it. It was a lot different to other NA books I've read hence the 5* review.
  
Filthy English (English, #2)
Filthy English (English, #2)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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*Sigh* Dax, Dax, Dax...you turned me inside out a little with your internal torturing of yourself. Why couldn't you just admit how you felt?! Both of you, really! All the hurt and pain could have been avoided so easily.

I loved Declan's book and was fascinated by his brother, Dax, so of course I had to read it. I did enjoy it but like I mentioned above, it tore me apart a little emotionally. These characters got to me. They went through a lot of crap before they got to the HEA.
  
Grave Matters (The Demon Trappers, #4.5)
Grave Matters (The Demon Trappers, #4.5)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Its been a while...

...Since I read the first four books in this series but I know I fell in love with them and Riley and Denver.

So yeah, I'd forgotten a lot of what went on and it took me a while to get into this. But I'm happy for the couple.

P.S. I'm not sure if this book has been updated since I bought it back in 2015/2016 but there are quite a few missing/extra words floating throughout and I'm pretty sure Fayne turns onto Faye at some point.
  
Forever & Always (The Ever Trilogy, #1)
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
DNF @ 36%

If I'd realised that letters were going to be a big part of this story back in 2013/14 or whenever I downloaded this, I really wouldn't have bothered. I struggle to get into stories like that, and have only managed to finish 1 or 2 stories that have featured letters. I just feel like we miss out on a lot of vital relationship growth, though this did have normal everyday bits between letters. I just felt that time went so quickly and we weren't really getting anywhere fast in their relationship.
  
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Apollyon (Covenant, #4)
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9.3 (4 Ratings)
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4.5 stars

What was with that ending? "Paradise is waiting for you." I really hope that's in regards to her getting a HEA in the end and not death because I don't think I could cope with that.

A proper rollercoaster once more. Loving some more Gods action, apart from that bit with Ares and Alex near the end. I wanted to murder him myself!

Off to start book 5! And hoping everything works out in the end for this lot and no more semi important characters getting killed off. Please...