Boring as fuck. Racist as the Trump administration. Written in that weird style where they don't even use proper quotation marks for dialogue. I quit. DNF at page 40 with this gem: "...from Paki corner shops to the big companies they were over the place like a rash. Nobody could accuse him...
Bardzo pozytywnie zaskoczyła mnie lektura tego książkowego dodatku do filmu "Tulipanowa gorączka". Zaskoczenie to tym większe, że - znając już sporo podobnych dodatków - byłam przygotowana na to co zawsze: spis filmografii odtwórców głównych ról oraz spis zdobytych przez nich nagród, krótki zarys fa...
I generally get a sense of foreboding when I read on a book's cover, "NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE", even more so when I have seen said movie. "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" is a good example, in that it is a glorious 'feel good' film, with a host of wonderful actors, setting the bar high for the pr...
Better than the movie! At times I felt it was so different too. I love how it was interpreted, but I do love the flow of the story more when reading it. I actually had to forget what I had seen. The characters they chose for the film seemed quite different than the book. While some I could connect t...
This is about 4 women with very tenuous links - apart from Bev and Petra who are best friends. There are a few twists and turns to keep the reader guessing, some vivid descriptions, especially of Africa. Bev and Petra were not the most likeable of people and not much was said about Lorrie (the Ameri...
This book was originally published with the title, 'These Foolish Things', which after having read the book, I think that would have been a more apropos title, albeit, not quite as exotic.The plot had promise, the gist being of a retirement home ('hotel') being set up in Bangalore, India for old fol...
I went to see the movie, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", not knowing that it was based on a book (although originally published as "These Foolish Things"). Upon discovering that it was, of course I had to find and read the book as well.I'm glad I did :) Though I think I may actually have preferred...
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