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Human on the Inside: Unlocking the Truth About Canada's Prisons

Gary Garrison

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"A story of courage and boundless compassion." - Stephen Reid In Human on the Inside , Gary Garrison...

I Was a Boy in Belsen

Tomi Reichental and Nicola Pierce

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'In the last couple of years I realised that, as one of the last witnesses, I must speak out.' Tomi...

The Commonalities of Global Crises: Markets, Communities and Nostalgia

Christian Karner and Bernhard Weicht

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Bringing together contributions from an international group of social scientists, this collection...

American Candide

Mahendra Singh

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The globe-trotting misadventures of American Candide and his wingnut tutor, Dr. Pangloss, his...

Jock MacTavish Freedom Fighter for an Independent Free Scotland

John Murphy

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Bamkirk, Scotland, the road to nowhere. No wonder the recently bereaved and angrily disenchanted...

From Here to Eternity

J.E. Smyth

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From Here to Eternity (1953) is one of the most controversial films of its time. Adapted from James...

Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated Queenie in Books

Jul 10, 2020

Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams | 2019 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry

7.0

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I really wanted to enjoy this book a lot more than I did. I found the first two thirds of the book quite repetitive and tiresome. The main character's, Queenie's, behaviour was infuriating me. I really didn't understand why Queenie didn't want to date black men, especially as she was so vocal and had such strong views against racism - surely you can't and shouldn't judge an entire demographic on one experience. I thought the last third of the book had much more value and touched upon real issues and had more depth to it. And is was nice to see Queenie come out of her rut and tackle some of her mental health issues. But I feel that some may see this change in the book as too little, too late.

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Barry Newman (204 KP) rated A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) in Movies

Jun 12, 2020

It's unashamedly sentimental and certainly won't be to everyone's tastes but when the news is full of horrible depressing stuff like racism and the bloody virus sometimes you just want a big warm hug of a film and this certainly delivers on that. Being British I am not familiar with Mr Rogers and the film is not really a biopic of him, more so the influence his positivity has on other people and the story concerns his relationship with a cynical journalist tasked with interviewing him whose struggling with family issues. You can see how it's all going to end up but it's a journey worth taking. Hanks is as charming and likeable as ever and the film left with me a big smile on my face and in this day and age that is always something to be thankful for.