lurkykitty (3 KP) rated The Animals at Lockwood Manor in Books
Mar 26, 2020
The Optician of Lampedusa
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From an award-winning BBC journalist, this moving book turns the testimony of an accidental hero...
Sean Heuston: 16Lives
Lorcan Collins and John Gibney
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Sean Heuston was an Irish rebel and member of Fianna Eireann who took part in the Easter Rising of...
Mortality
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During the American book tour for his memoir, Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens collapsed in his hotel...
A Fine Bright Day Today
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Since the death of her trawlerman husband 30 years ago, Margaret Harvey has lived with her daughter...
Goodbye, Vitamin
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Ruth is thirty and her life is falling apart: she and her fiancé are moving house, but he's moving...
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Poly Bridge
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Poly Bridge, the hit indie bridge-building physics title with dozens of hours of gameplay. "A must...
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated I am, I am, I am: Seventeen Brushes with Death in Books
Jan 12, 2018
There is a deep sense of violence faced by a woman's body, which is apparent in her experiences. She describes near misses with vehicles, a mugging, juvenile encephalitis, the birth of her first child, near drownings, a knife-throwing act, dysentery-induced dehydration, and an encounter with a murderer.
The section about her miscarriages is deeply moving. She questions why it isn't discussed and why it is given little exposure. She explains how mothers end up feeling isolated because of the little care given to those who have experienced it. Her voice and pain shines through at this particular point.
As with her fiction, O'Farrell’s prose is often exquisite. This is a privileged peek into the life of an amazing author, a moving and fascinating read.
Sarah (7800 KP) rated Remember the Titans (2000) in Movies
Aug 7, 2020
You know you can't really go wrong with a Denzel Washington film, and he puts a stellar performance in here (although I really wish his character wouldn't chew gum so much urgh). The entire cast is great and there are some big names in this in their early years, the most notable being Hayden Panettiere who pretty much steals every scene she's in. The plot itself is very Disney but is a lot more serious than you'd expect and doesn't shy away from focusing on the integration and racial tensions of the time. It's difficult to watch at times yet still heartwarning and moving when you see the development of the characters. There are maybe a few cheesy cliched lines which isn't entirely a surprise considering it's a Disney film, but it did make me cringe once or twice.
However despite this slight criticism, this really is a fantastic film with a moving, serious story and a brilliant cast. Even if you're like me and not a fan of American football, this is still worth a watch.