Tag: history

• Quoted: The Revenant

  The boy came to believe that going west was more than just a fancy for someplace new. He came to see it as a part of his soul, a missing piece that could only be made whole on some far-off mountain or plain.

  Being Tori

  10.22.17

  Book Challenge 2017, Books, Images, Quoted

  am reading, history, Hugh Glass, Michael Punke, The Revenant

• The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel

  Despite having far too many names to keep track of (over 50 astronauts and their wives), and my general dislike for biography, this was really quite interesting. A decent read. No. 22 on my challenge. The pictures help to distinguish one astronaut wife from another.

  Being Tori

  01.03.15

  Book Challenge 2015, Books, One-Liners

  Apollo 13, Astronaut Wives Club, Biography, Book Challenge, history, Lily Koppel, take it or leave it

• Fury

  Watch this movie. Preferably in theatres. Try not to throw up.

  Being Tori

  11.17.14

  Movies, One-Liners

  Brad Pitt, Germany, history, Logan Lerman, military, movie, Shia LeBeouf, TAKE IT!, tank, WWII

• The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay

  Brilliant. Disgusting and astonishing that it’s based on historical facts.

  Being Tori

  11.05.14

  Books, One-Liners

  Ami McKay, CanLit, history, New York, novel, TAKE IT!, The Virgin Cure