Comments for Lucy Popescu

Comment on Book Review – Yip Harburg by Lara Hazell

Lara Hazell — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:04:59 +0000

I loved him without knowing it!

Comment on Book Review – Happiness is Possible by markbooks

markbooks — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:44:36 +0000

The thing I most liked about this book was that it didn’t conform to the stereotype of what we have come to expect of Russia-related literature in English: ie. tough, burdensome gulag-lit or macho crime cliffhangers. Just regular Muscovite life. I loved it.

Comment on The Museum of Death by donovansbrain

donovansbrain — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:24:34 +0000

“The Next In Line” by Ray Bradbury is about this.

Comment on Film review – Jane Eyre by Lauren Coates

Lauren Coates — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:45:15 +0000

Nope didn’t think it contained enough drama. Too hasty on the scenes involving Rochester’s wife. Didn’t do it for me. Greatly disappointed as a huge fan of Jane Eyre.

Comment on Film review – Another Year by Kristie

Kristie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:38:06 +0000

After watching all but the last 10 minutes of this film, I agree with your review…excellent description of longing, lost authentic characters….sad and soulful. I am hoping that you can do me a small favor and tell me what actually happened in the last minutes of the movie, since the dvd I received from netflix was damaged…so frustrating! If so, it stopped when Jerri was in the kitchen about to tell Mary to leave?…right before the last dinner in the movie….anything to offer a bit of closure would be much appreciated (not sure if I want to rent again for only ten minutes….thank you so much, Kristie ps….feel free not to reply online to avoid giving away the ending for others

Comment on Theatre review – Realism by Helen Smith

Helen Smith — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:43:47 +0000

Thanks for the review. I have just booked to see this.

Comment on Book review – Last Fling by Sue Gee by Helen Smith

Helen Smith — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:21:42 +0000

I have just bought this – looking forward to reading it.

Comment on Review – The Word Tree by Teolinda Gersão by M. .H. pereira

M. .H. pereira — Sun, 22 May 2011 17:17:10 +0000

Teolinda Gersão was my teacher at university, she was just starting her teching career and she has always been that sweet, calm, lady that she appears to be and still is. I lived in Mozambique and spent my childhood and youth (with just a break of 4 years when I came to Portugal to study at Lisbon university), and part of my adulthood in that country So, the book “The word tree” had a special meaning to me because the author manages to portray the places, streets, lifestyles, customs, habits, feelings, way of thinking with such detail, accuracy and truth that it made me be carried back many years to my own life there. IT is amazing for, as far as I know, Teolinda wasn’t born there nor was she one of the colonists (she probably went there because her husband might have been sent to fight the “colonial war”)and yet, she seems to know in depth the social and political reality of the country. There is just one inaccuracy when she mentions “Sta Catarina Island” instead of “Sta Carolina” (also known as “Paradise Island” by the South African and Rhodesian tourists arriving every week by plane to the airfield of Vilanculos, and is one of the islands of the Bazaruto Archipleago, today a luxury holiday resort). And I know this well because my father was the accountant of the entrepreneur who was exploiting those places for tourism and I spent my childhood in that region. I would like to tell this to Teolinda Gersão myself , but I didn’t have the opportunity as, unfortunately, I couldn’t attend an interview/talk she gave at a Library near my house.

Comment on Book review – Best European Fiction 2011 by Andrew Blackman

Andrew Blackman — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:02:15 +0000

I enjoyed the 2010 edition of this collection, and am looking forward to reading the 2011. In fact I think I might make it an annual experience. It’s wonderful to come across so many new writers (new to me anyway) in a collection, along with new works from familiar names.

Comment on Film review – Loose Cannons by moviegeek

moviegeek — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:32:58 +0000

I saw this film yesterday.
I thought it worked as a comedy, but felt it could have been so much more if only it had try to avoid the cliches of Italian families and the depiction of each character as a caricature of himself or herself.
Not bad, as I said.. but I know Özpetek can do more that this.
Here’s my review: http://wp.me/p19wJ2-dS