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alex (68 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 in TV

Nov 6, 2017

Fantastic adaptation of a great book (2 more)

Increasing parallels to current socio-political powers in the western world

Doesn't lose itself or its quality in the adaptation

Buckle up

One of the most intense and emotional TV shows I have watched, we managed to split it across two days just to get to the end but I reccommend pacing yourself as the content can be very confronting(as it intends to be). Fantastic social commentary once again by Margaret Atwood- a literary legend across genres and entertainment mediums.

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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated I Am Not Your Negro (2017) in Movies

Jul 26, 2017

I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

2017 | Documentary

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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Lyrical look at America's racialised society

James Baldwin was truly an inspirational artist and author in American history. He puts forward very bluntly the issues that the country faces in terms of it's attitude towards black bodies as the body is political. It's rather depressing that after 50 years the US still has not addressed these issues. It's a haunting and poetic documentary. His line about how black people are 'castrated' throughout the country just in different ways is deeply honest and deeply disturbing.

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated House Of Cards - Season 1 in TV

Mar 27, 2018

Kevin Spacey (1 more)

Compares to Breaking bad

Beautifully sinister and dark as night.

Hard to watch political drama that is as smart as it is dark. My wife loves it, but I got depressed after watching it. There is no denying the quality of the show and the smart dialog. It's just not for me personally. Hence the 8, if it was my personal taste it would be a 10 no question. This is on par with Breaking Bad for me, both in darkness and intelligence.

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Booksnthreads (19 KP) rated Dune in Books

Jun 2, 2018

Dune

Frank Herbert | 1965 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.7

(23 Ratings)

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This book had such a huge impact on me as a young reader.

I had been introduced to sci-fi/fantasy via C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. I was accustomed to allegory and metaphor in storytelling.

Frank Herbert introudced my young mind to literature that could be an amazing example of world-building, character development, and storytelling, but also embody a political activism that, rather than feeling didactic, becomes an essential element of the plot.

Dune is still the gauge by which I judge all other science fiction.

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Briannabrown1019 (799 KP) rated Alice in Tumblr-land in Books

Jun 21, 2018

Alice in Tumblr-land

Tim Manley | 2013 | Humor & Comedy

9.0

(2 Ratings)

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"The prince and the pauper unfriended each other because neither could stand the other's political status updates."
I absolutely loved this book, and i think it came around at a perfect time in my life. Its a quick and easy read and kept me entertained the entire way through. This sharp, satirical, look at how modern twenty somethings are moving along through life, and especially with the use of social media, is hilariously accurate in a lot of ways.
5/5 would recommend to a friend!