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Canto General

Pablo Neruda, Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria and Jack Schmitt

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"The Canto General", thought by many of Neruda's most prominent critics to be the poet's...

Fran Lebowitz recommended The Portable Dorothy Parker in Books (curated)

"People should still read Parker because she is really funny. When you read the book reviews she wrote 60 years ago, you still laugh out loud, even if you don’t know the book"

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Taylor Jenkins Reid recommended Such a Fun Age in Books (curated)

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry

7.2

(5 Ratings)

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"This debut from Kiley Reid is outstanding in its wisdom, clarity, and nuance. I loved it the second I started it, and I can’t stop telling people about it since. It’s that good."

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Matthew McConaughey recommended The Master (2012) in Movies (curated)

The Master (2012)

2012 | Drama

7.5

(4 Ratings)

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"A fictional screenplay with fictional characters made so well that it felt like a biographical nonfiction drama, like a considerately staged documentary. Identity of place and people. I could smell and taste it."

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Angus MacLachlan recommended Fanny and Alexander (1982) in Movies (curated)

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

1982 | Drama, International

8.3

(3 Ratings)

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"The people, the love of theater, the red room at Christmas, the terror of Bishop Vergerus, the mystery of Ismael. And the documentaries! Seeing Bergman quietly direct and set blocking: a master class."

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Jesse Peretz recommended Between the World and Me: Notes on the First 150 Years in America in Books (curated)

"Coates has helped me understand some of the insanity of our time, and the challenging complexities of a journey to better society. His uncompromising clarity should be required reading, especially for white people."

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Whit Stillman recommended The Lady Eve (1941) in Movies (curated)

The Lady Eve (1941)

1941 | Classics, Comedy, Romance

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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"Sturges takes a whole assortment of disagreeable elements—cliché rich people, cliché cardsharps, snakes, and slapstick—and makes one of the greatest romantic and funny comedies. The cast one must adore—never better."

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