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Added Mar 28, 2024
The Lost AmericansThe Lost Americans, BookA Novel
by Bollen, ChristopherBook - 2023 | First edition.Book, 2023. First edition.
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Added Mar 25, 2024
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An above average political thriller which probably accurately portrays the arms industry and military dictatorship and repression.
The quiet girlThe quiet girl, DVDAn cailín ciúin
DVD - 2023 | IrishDVD, 2023. Language: Irish
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Added Mar 23, 2024
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Added Mar 23, 2024
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An enigma.
Dark WindsDark Winds, DVDSeason 1
DVD - 2022DVD, 2022
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Added Mar 23, 2024
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Added Mar 19, 2024
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Everything rings true and authentic in this wonderful novel about care and sacrifice.
This Other EdenThis Other Eden, BookA Novel
by Harding, PaulBook - 2023 | First edition.Book, 2023. First edition.
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Added Mar 19, 2024
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A tragedy sympathetically told from the point of view of marginalized people. Booker and National Awards short lists.
SilenceSilence, DVD
DVD - 2017 | Widescreen versionDVD, 2017. Widescreen version
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Added Mar 17, 2024
The Monkey KingThe Monkey King, BookA Classic Chinese Tale for Children
by Seow, DavidBook - 2005Book, 2005
Added Mar 17, 2024
My Head Has A BellyacheMy Head Has A Bellyache, BookAnd More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-ups
by Harris, ChrisBook - 2023 | First edition.Book, 2023. First edition.
Added Mar 17, 2024
Triangle of SadnessTriangle of Sadness, DVD
DVD - 2023 | Director-approved DVD special edition.DVD, 2023. Director-approved DVD special edition.
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Added Mar 17, 2024
After the Funeral and Other StoriesAfter the Funeral and Other Stories, Book
by Hadley, TessaBook - 2023 | First United States edition.Book, 2023. First United States edition.
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Added Mar 16, 2024
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Twelve well crafted and polished stories although some are stronger than others.
The Probability of EverythingThe Probability of Everything, Book
by Everett, SarahBook - 2023 | First edition.Book, 2023. First edition.
Added Mar 16, 2024
DevotionDevotion, DVD
DVD - 2023 | Widescreen [version]DVD, 2023. Widescreen [version]
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Added Mar 15, 2024
How to Blow up A PipelineHow to Blow up A Pipeline, DVD
DVD - 2023DVD, 2023
Added Mar 15, 2024
uncommonreader's rating:
Added Mar 15, 2024
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A novel about love and devotion. However, although I cannot put my finger on it, there is something not quite right in the depiction of the mother/daughter relationship.
No Love LostNo Love Lost, BookSelected Novellas
by Ingalls, RachelBook - 2023 | Paperback edition.Book, 2023. Paperback edition.
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Added Mar 13, 2024
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Eight novellas mostly from the 1970s and 1980s. Strange, weird and often wonderful stories that keep your attention.
The beastsThe beasts, DVDAs bestas
DVD - 2022 | FrenchDVD, 2022. Language: French
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Added Mar 09, 2024
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A slow and brooding thriller.
The Trouble With YouThe Trouble With You, BookA Novel
by Feldman, EllenBook - 2024 | First edition.Book, 2024. First edition.
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Added Mar 09, 2024
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This is a novel about choices facing a single mother in the years after WW II - domesticity or independence. It has good feminist messages. In the afterword, Feldman deplores the backsliding for women in recent years.
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Added Mar 07, 2024
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Long listed for the Booker and won the Pulitzer. All form, no substance. There is little to distinguish the four "perspectives" of a 1920s tycoon. All are shallow portraits without context or self-awareness by the characters, all of whom are unlikable. Not even clever.Long listed for the Booker and won the Pulitzer. All form, no substance. There is little to distinguish the four "perspectives" of a 1920s tycoon. All are shallow portraits without context or self-awareness by the characters, all of whom are…
A Line Above the SkyA Line Above the Sky, BookA Story of Mountains and Motherhood
by Mort, HelenBook - 2022Book, 2022
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Added Mar 04, 2024
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A memoir. Although I am not a climber, Mort has interesting things to say and is such a good writer.
Woman of LightWoman of Light, BookA Novel
by Fajardo-Anstine, KaliBook - 2022 | First edition.Book, 2022. First edition.
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Added Mar 03, 2024
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The author's earlier book of stories, "Sabrina and Corina", is a better book. This family saga got away from the author.
Dark WatersDark Waters, DVD
DVD - 2020 | Widescreen versionDVD, 2020. Widescreen version
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Added Mar 02, 2024
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An all too rare example of a corporation held, to some extent, to account, in this case, for poisioning people for profit. The tip of the iceberg of practices which are ongoing. Wake up people.
Added Feb 28, 2024
There Will Be FireThere Will Be Fire, BookMargaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
by Carroll, RoryBook - 2023Book, 2023
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Added Feb 27, 2024
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This is journalism, not history, with little context. Since IRA members declined to be interviewed, only those in pursuit of them are presented as fully rounded characters, resulting in a biased picture. There are so many other better books about Ireland to read that this one should be skipped.This is journalism, not history, with little context. Since IRA members declined to be interviewed, only those in pursuit of them are presented as fully rounded characters, resulting in a biased picture. There are so many other better books about…
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