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Little Nemo
Little Nemo
23 May
9:17pm, 23 May 2024
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Little Nemo
Finally got round to reviewing TSLOAJF!

Currently reading the 3rd Richard Osman book, good fun so far :-)
Diogenes
Diogenes
24 May
9:17am, 24 May 2024
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Diogenes
I have also finished TSLOAJF and left a sort of review.
Diogenes
Diogenes
24 May
9:19am, 24 May 2024
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Diogenes
I started Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides, but can't get along with the narrative style at all. I will be returning it to Audible and finding something more accessible.
LindsD
LindsD
24 May
9:19am, 24 May 2024
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LindsD
I liked it :)
LindsD
LindsD
24 May
9:20am, 24 May 2024
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LindsD
HOLD ON!

Is that a real film below? Did they make the black characters white? :-0
LindsD
LindsD
24 May
9:21am, 24 May 2024
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LindsD
[The review, not Middlesex. I gave up on it too]
Sharkie
Sharkie
24 May
9:26am, 24 May 2024
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Sharkie
Also gave up on Middlesex, which I bought FFS (years ago isn't it?)
PS I REALLY don't rate Richard Osman. Even for a light snacky sort of read.
Diogenes
Diogenes
24 May
9:31am, 24 May 2024
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Diogenes
I checked IMDb: The characters in the photo are Amy, A.J, and Ismay

A.J. was of Asian descent and the guy in the picture (Kunnal Nayar? looks like he could be too), Maya's mother was black, so Maya is mixed-race. She appears to be played by black actors in the film. For some reason I thought Chief Lambiase was black, but he is played by David Arquette.
DazTheSlug
DazTheSlug
24 May
10:31am, 24 May 2024
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DazTheSlug
I also DNF'd Middlesex, when I reached half way and even one of the characters agreed that it was boring:
50%
"When I told my life story to Dr. Luce, the place where he invariably got interested was when I came to Clementine Stark. Luce didn’t care about criminally smitten grandparents or silkworm boxes or serenading clarinets. To a certain extent, I understand. I even agree."
LindsD
LindsD
24 May
12:14pm, 24 May 2024
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LindsD
LOL @ Daz

Thanks Dio. For some reason I thght A.J. was black. Not sure why. Agree about Lambaise but I guess it's not specified

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A Thousand Ships (Natalie Haynes)
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The Cranes That Build The Cranes (Jeremy Dyson)
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin)
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Independence Day (Richard Ford)
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Severance (Ling Ma)
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The Rabbit Factor (Antti Tuomainen (Author), David Hackston (Translator))
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The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus (Hannah Fry and Thomas Oleron Evans)
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Watling Street (John Higgs)
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi trans. Geoffrey Trousselot)
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September 2023 (westmoors)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
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