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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Reviewing a classic: Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe 04) by Raymond Chandler
Product info (from Goodreads): A couple of missing wives—one a rich man’s and one a poor man’s—become the objects of Marlowe’s investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo and the other may be … Continue reading
Posted in book review, classic, crime, mystery, whodunnit
Tagged lady in the lake, meh, raymond chandler, reviewing a classic, second rate
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Movie review: Copacabana (2010) directed by Marc Fitoussi
Product info: Babou (Isabelle Huppert), a single hippie mother, has been leading a frivolous, careless life, changing men, jobs, and countries as often as she could. However, after some time she discovers that her only child, Esmeralda (Lolita Chammah), now … Continue reading
Posted in comedy drama, contemporary, movie review
Tagged copacabana, french movie, isabelle huppert, marc fitoussi, meh, nice soundtrack
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Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin
Synopsis (from Goodreads): When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something’s amiss. But when he meets the hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York, he is certain. For York doesn’t care that … Continue reading
Posted in book review, crime, fantasy, horror
Tagged 19th century, American South, fevre dream, George R.R. Martin, steam boats, vampires
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