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pahliegirl (4 KP) rated Designated Survivor - Season 1 in TV

Dec 13, 2017

I'm a history nerd so anything to do with history or government attracts my interest. You're intrigued, starting with the first episode as long as you look at it as television and not reality.

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Nuvbasa (6 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Books

Sep 5, 2017

J.K. Rowling creates an entirely new reality with all of her novels. Not only is her prose fantastic, but she has a wonderfully creative mind. I can't wait to see what she does next.

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Billy Griffin (2 KP) rated Hemlock Grove - Season 1 in TV

Apr 6, 2019

The plot so far (0 more)

It's slow in places (0 more)

Interesting Show

This is definitely not a kids show. Nudity,drugs,adult situations abound. It gives the show some gritty reality including the high school bullying scenes.

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Arianna Huffington recommended Memories, Dreams, Reflections in Books (curated)

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Carl Jung | 1800 | Biography

(0 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"It's helped me explore the possibility that our nighttime dreams, far from shutting us off from the real world, actually open up another reality--a timeless place that allows us to listen to our souls,"

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Kenny Scharf recommended Kafka on the Shore in Books (curated)

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry

9.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"This classic is my favorite book by Murakami. This is about love, longing and regret. It’s kind of sad, but at the same time, it makes you feel alive. It’s the emotional reality of loss."

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 28, 2017

From war-torn South Vietnam to the apartment of supernatural stoners to a psychedelic plane of reality inside a laundry machine, the best comic books of 2017 (thus far) have taken readers to some fascinating places.

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Simon Hanselmann’s previous two Megg & Mogg books — 2014’s Megahex and 2016’s Megg and Mogg...

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and 7 other items

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Garthy (203 KP) rated Band of Brothers - Season 1 in TV

May 9, 2017

Band of Brothers - Season 1

2001 | Action, Drama, History, War

9

8.5

(18 Ratings)

TV Season Rating

The cast are superb, you can't help but get emotional with them. (2 more)

Gritty, hardcore action.

Pretty gruesome, but needed to portray the reality of war.

Easy Company - a bunch of guys facing the horror of war.

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Nathan Silver recommended Mamma Roma (1962) in Movies (curated)

Mamma Roma (1962)

1962 | International, Drama

(0 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"Pasolini’s movies leave my brain black and blue, but this one in particular. A mother’s love may be infinite but its effect on a child’s reality is limited, and this movie shows that all too well . . ."

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Power in Books

Jul 27, 2017

The Power

Naomi Alderman | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

9

7.9

(13 Ratings)

Book Rating

Disturbing for its anthropological truths

I was pretty blown away by the subject matter. What if the tables were completely turned? Women in power, no longer in servitude. The level of violence only reflects the reality that women face daily. An extremely difficult but clever look at societal inequality from the other shoe.

There were times I lost track as the action became overwhelming but the fundamental moral remained true. Dark and disturbing but is it dystopian? Hard to say because that's the reality for many today.

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Robinlb (5 KP) rated Gerald's Game (2017) in Movies

Oct 16, 2018

Had me on the edge of my seat (0 more)

Causes anxiety (0 more)

Head Games

Not much to say without a spoiler but it had me trying to sort fact vs reality and guess what came next the entire time.

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pahliegirl (4 KP) rated Designated Survivor - Season 1 in TV

Dec 13, 2017

Nuvbasa (6 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Books

Sep 5, 2017

Billy Griffin (2 KP) rated Hemlock Grove - Season 1 in TV

Apr 6, 2019

Arianna Huffington recommended Memories, Dreams, Reflections in Books (curated)

Kenny Scharf recommended Kafka on the Shore in Books (curated)

Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 28, 2017

The Best Comics of 2017 So Far

Zonzo

Wonder Woman: Year One

Terms and Conditions: The Graphic Novel

The Stone Heart: The Nameless City Series

One More Year

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Garthy (203 KP) rated Band of Brothers - Season 1 in TV

May 9, 2017

Nathan Silver recommended Mamma Roma (1962) in Movies (curated)

Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Power in Books

Jul 27, 2017

Robinlb (5 KP) rated Gerald's Game (2017) in Movies

Oct 16, 2018