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I think she got her subtitle wrong

Life Moves Pretty Fast: Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies by Hadley Freeman

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I read a decent amount of non-fiction in my life, so our June Book Club book, Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies was right up my alley. I also really enjoy the process, the lore, and the production decisions surrounding Hollywood and the film industry, which is why I decided to skew our non-fiction selections a certain way. You all decided 80s was the way to go and here we are. I liked this book fine, but I think Hadley Freeman (while an accomplished writer) had quite a few missteps, which prevented me from rating this anything […]

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6/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:33 |

What She Knew

What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan

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Rachel Jenner was living every parent’s worst nightmare. Her eight year old son, Ben, was missing and she was the last person to see him. Recently divorced, she was spending time with her son walking in the woods with their dog, something that they had done in the past. Ben wanted to run ahead, and she let him, and when she arrives at their meeting place moments later, he’s gone. Making matters worse, when the police have a press conference and ask her to read from a prepared speech, she does not come off to the audience as the grieving […]

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6/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:37 |

Book Club Discussion Post: Life Moves Pretty Fast

Life Moves Pretty Fast: Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies by Hadley Freeman

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Welcome to our second book club chat of the year: Life Moves Pretty Fast by Hadley Freeman. I’m so excited to talk the movies of the Eighties and this book with all of you! Ground rules remain the same as they always have. For those of you who might be joining us for the first time (hello new friends!) all are welcome. All of our topics are numbered and we ask that you refer to them below by that number to help people find the conversation topics they are looking for. If you are responding to someone else’s thoughts, please try to […]

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6/14/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:0 |

The Good the Bad and the Eighties

Life Moves Pretty Fast Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don’t Learn Them From Movies Anymore) by Hadley Freeman

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So I had to return my copy to the library weeks ago and wasn’t able to get it back in time, so I might be a little fuzzy on details. Overall, I found that there were a lot of good moments in the collection, and a few that bugged me. Three things really stood out for me. First, I loved the interpretation of Ghostbusters, and the how she drew attention to the gender relationships. What was particularly noticeable to me was how she focused on the positive aspects, of the male relationships, and the male-female ones. It’s not often someone […]

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6/14/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:40 |

Discussion Topics: Life Moves Pretty Fast

Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don’t Learn Them From Movies Anymore) by Hadley Freeman

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Our Discussion Post is live – join us now to discuss Life Moves Pretty Fast.  We’re quickly approaching our second Book Club of the year: Non-fiction. Life Moves Pretty Fast by Hadley Freeman won the vote, and we are just over a week to go time. Our group chat about Eighties Movies and this book will get going around 2 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday June 14 both here and in our Facebook group, the Book Chat. Book Club is open to anyone and everyone, and with this choice’s theme I imagine we’ll all have lots to say. If there’s a pressing […]

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6/5/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:0 |

“There were human beings and there was Audrey Hepburn.”

Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman by Sam Wasson

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Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. was my selection for this quarter’s Book Club, although it wasn’t selected. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s was one of the earliest pictures to ask us to be sympathetic toward a slightly immoral young woman. Movies were beginning to say that if you were imperfect, you didn’t have to be punished.” While Wasson’s main goal is to educate his audience on how Breakfast at Tiffany’s went from novella to motion picture but it is also a brief history about the shift from movies in the ’50s to movies in the ’60s. This shift was a more interesting topic than the filming […]

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5/28/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:60 |

“Because, when there is true equality, resentment does not exist.”

Dear IJeawele or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a writer whose voice should be heard by all, yes all, and heard loud and clear. Her latest work is entitled “Dear Ijeawele; or a feminist manifesto in fifteen suggestions”. It grew out of a letter written to a friend who had asked for advice on raising her daughter, Chizalum, to be a feminist. This work feels more personal than her previous writing, it feels more urgent and unfortunately more necessary. When I read Adichie I feel empowered, I feel strong, I feel purposeful but above all I feel hopeful. I read Dear Ijeawele with pencil […]

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5/22/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:17 |

‘Sup, Jessica Fletcher?

Murder on the Orient Express: by Agatha Christie

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The book group that I’m in at work picks books that either have already been made into a movie or soon will be made into a movie.  It’s made for an interesting mix.  And like most book clubs, it also means there are titles you’d never pick up on your own. Murder on the Orient Express is one of these.  Mysteries and thrillers are not my genre.  I’m not interested in looking for clues or remembering what someone said that one time that contradicts what they said now.  Or, even worse, not having the prior knowledge to know that a thing […]

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5/18/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:14 |

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