bridgeovertroubledwater

The Bridge Over the River Kwai | Pierre Boulle

Looking at books to read as we head into twentieth century history- and this book also matches #bridgeovertroubledwater (sigh I am a total 80s girl who forgot how many songs I love from the 70s). #marchintothe70s

Cinfhen, Lizpixie

Cinfhen TRUTH 5y

audraelizabeth I watched the film in my high school class History if war through film. It was wonderful. 5y

Chrissyreadit @audraelizabeth that is good to know! I will add it to my list! 5y

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audraelizabeth No problem 5y

gradcat Ha! We think alike—see my post...I chose this film as well! 😊👍 5y

Chrissyreadit @gradcat great minds think alike! 5y

gradcat 🥰❤️👍 5y

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Lizpixie

Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon and Garfunkel

#MarchIntoThe70s #Day22 #BridgeOverTroubledWater A day late but not a dollar short! This is one of my favorite ballads from the 70s, it‘s definitely a heart-tugger.The irony of this song though, is that the two men singing it were troubled waters themselves. From the start they had a rocky relationship, full of mistrust & jealousy,they ended their partnership just as they were gaining success. Both have since had solo careers & reunited for tours.

Cinfhen

gradcat But alas, it seems Garfunkel didn‘t experience the success that Simon has, and thanks really too bad, because his voice is beautiful. 5y

Lizpixie @gradcat that is true, some of my favorite verses in this song were sung by Art🎵 5y

Crazeedi I saw them in the 70s at the Syria mosque in Pittsburgh 5y

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gradcat @Crazeedi I thought you didn‘t have a “wild” 70s—at least you went to concerts! Those could get pretty wild back in the day! 😂 (edited) 5y

Crazeedi @gradcat true, I did get away occasionally 😉🙄 5y

Cinfhen How‘s my birthday girl feeling???? 5y

Lizpixie @Cinfhen still kicking, just feebly!🥴 Can‘t quite get rid of the headaches plus a head cold. Yay. In other news, my youngest has just been approved for a house so she‘s moving out next weekend. So Hubs & I are now empty nesters, which means I‘m bursting into tears all the time! Have all yours left? If so, how did you handle it?👨‍👩‍👧 5y

Cinfhen I still have my youngest at home, he‘ll be a senior in HS next year. So I‘m not quite there yet, but even with only one home I burst into tears 😭 some days it‘s happy tears but some days I miss the busy full house. Thank God, I like my husband 😜He keeps me laughing and totally gets me. Just think less laundry, cooking and emptying the garbage 😘 5y

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britt_brooke

Fight Club | Chuck Palahniuk

#BridgeOverTroubledWater | No troubled water here, just Sweet Water (koozie c/o @Callemarie )! Sitting outside, finishing up this book for #90sSpringFling while the boys play and my husband grills. Loving springtime in Tennessee right now! 🍺☀️

#marchintothe70s #booksandbooze #booksandbrews

Cinfhen, Lizpixie, BarbaraBB

Cinfhen And the book????? 5y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen I‘m with @Cathythoughts - loving it. Only have a few pages left. Best Palahniuk I‘ve read by far. 5y

Cinfhen Wow!!! We are NOT in sync 😜😜😜 5y

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britt_brooke @Cinfhen 😆 Have you read any of his other books? He‘s effing weird. I hated his newest one. It was really awful.

Adjustment Day

Reviewsbylola Our spring hasn‘t arrived yet. 😭 Also, that cover is the stuff of nightmares! 5y

BarbaraBB @Reviewsbylola You‘re on a roll regarding this book (I just read your comments under @Cinfhen ‘s posts) 😂😂 5y

britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola It‘s a totally freaky cover. I was trying to hide it from my boys but they saw it the other day and we‘re completely intrigued. 😬 5y

Reviewsbylola I have strong opinions. 😆 @barbarabb 5y

Reviewsbylola My kids are always fascinated the most by freaky things too! @britt_brooke And if I don‘t want them to see it, it‘s like they have a sixth sense and they come running. 😆 5y

britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola Naturally! 😆 5y

Cinfhen Nope, I‘m #OneandDone when it comes to this author @britt_brooke @Megabooks @Reviewsbylola 5y

Megabooks @Cinfhen @Reviewsbylola I might try another. I liked the style of the prose, just not the plot. Any recommendations @britt_brooke ?? 5y

Cathythoughts Sounds lovely sitting out there ♥️👍🏻 5y

britt_brooke @Megabooks This is my favorite so far, so I‘m not sure what to recommend. I know @vivastory is a fan. Scott, can you give us some Palahniuk recommendations, please? 5y

britt_brooke @Cathythoughts 💚 5y

vivastory Thanks for the tag @britt_brooke ! Palahniuk can be hit & miss with me, but my favorites are: Lullaby, Survivor & Rant. I also liked Haunted, but am always a bit reluctant to recommend it as there's a couple of really gross stories in it. @Megabooks 5y

Megabooks @vivastory Thanks! Rant looks good. I‘ll see if my library has it. 👍🏻📚 5y

britt_brooke @vivastory Thanks so much! 5y

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gradcat

Le Pont de la Riviere Kwai | Pierre Boulle

#marchintothe70s

(Day 22 - #BridgeOverTroubledWater)

*I don‘t know how many of you are old enough to have seen this movie, but it is the story of British POWs forced by their Japanese captors to build a bridge over the river Kwai to connect Bangkok and Rangoon. Meanwhile, unbeknownst by the British, the Allies have devised a plan to destroy the bridge. It‘s a great movie, adapted from the book by French writer Pierre Boulle.

Cinfhen, Lizpixie

Cinfhen My hubby loves the film!!! 5y

rretzler I love that movie! I may just have to watch it again this weekend. *goes off whistling Colonel Bogey March to check Amazon Prime* 5y

gradcat @Cinfhen I really love it, too!! Glad somebody knows of it... @rretzler And doncha‘ just love the Colonel Bogey March!!?! 🎵 🎼 🎶 5y

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cobwebmoth I have memories of my dad watching this. I can remember scenes from it, but I don't think I've ever sat and watched the whole film. 5y

gradcat @cobwebmoth It is really good. If you ever get the chance, I can highly recommend that you go for it! I think you‘ll feel great after you watch it—it‘s that kind of film! ❤️ 5y

rretzler Plus it has Obi-Wan!😜 5y

rretzler @gradcat Absolutely, I‘ll be humming it for days! 5y

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TrishB

Bridge of Clay | Markus Zusak

#bridgeovertroubledwater #marchintothe70s
There‘s a bridge and lots of troubled water....I really liked this book. It‘s not The Book Thief and I think the author probably suffers by that. I thought it was a good read though.

Cinfhen, Lizpixie

Paula3 I bought this one & have been meaning to read it. I'd heard mixed reviews. I think I'll read it next. 5y

TrishB @Paula3 I‘ve seen mixed reviews, but I enjoyed it 👍🏻 5y

Cinfhen Same @Paula3 I‘m worried it‘s not gonna live up to my expectations and it‘s a bit of a #chunkster 😱but I think I‘ll try it soon xx thanks for putting it back on my radar Trish ❤️ 5y

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Reviewsbylola

Bridge of Sighs | Richard Russo

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I finished this before bed last night and then saw today‘s prompt is #bridgeovertroubledwater. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

This is the epic story of Lou “Lucy” Lynch growing up in a small NY town and it deals heavily with his relationships with his parents as well as his wife Sarah and childhood friend Bobby. It‘s raw, visceral, and real. Perhaps a bit long, and it drained me. There are a lot of truths that slap you in the face with this one. #marchintothe70s

Cinfhen, Lizpixie

Cinfhen I love the photo! Is it Venice?? 5y

Cinfhen And it‘s a chunkster! 🤪 (edited) 5y

Reviewsbylola Yes! And I‘ll tell you, it‘s def a chunkster. It had me a bit fooled until I started reading it, at which time I realized that the pages were as thin as tissue paper! @Cinfhen 5y

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GripLitGrl

Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon and Garfunkel

#Marchintothe70s #bridgeovertroubledwater @Cinfhen @Lizpixie

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Blaire

March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) | Andrew Aydin, John Lewis

This graphic novel trilogy is a powerful depiction of the fight for civil rights. A number of years ago I had the opportunity to travel to Selma and cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It was an emotional experience. #bridgeovertroubledwater #marchintothe70s

Cinfhen, Lizpixie

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Eggs

To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder | Nancy Rommelmann

#bridgeovertroubledwater #marchintothe70s @Cinfhen @Lizpixie
A detailed look into the events surrounding a mother, Amanda Stott Smith, who drove to the middle of the Sellwood bridge in Portland OR and dropped in her 4 yo and 7 yo

tammysue Have you read this one? It‘s on my tbr, sounds that it would be a challenging read. 5y

Eggs Yes. Challenging but the author does not oversensationalize the facts 5y

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fandom_hellspawn99

Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon and Garfunkel

#BridgeOverTroubledWater definitely describes my family now, even though we tend to fight we will always be there to hold eachother up #MarchIntoThe70s @Cinfhen @Lizpixie

Cinfhen That‘s the beauty of family! Sorry you‘re going through a hard time 😔 5y

britt_brooke 💚 5y

gradcat Nice post...you guys look happy, anyway. 👍 5y

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