Coming Home - Yungchen Lhamo

Advantages: classic animation, well written story, gentle humour
Disadvantages: dialogue and themes aimed at the over 8's but nothing unsuitable for younger viewers

...they had shared, Snoopy packs his doggy bowl and goes off to the city to see Lila. Once at the hospital, he is again confronted with "No Dogs Allowed", but is determined to not let that stand in his way. In the meanwhile, a very heartbroken Charlie Brown notices his pet is missing, and the Peanuts gang set out to locate him, and bring him home. Will Snoopy come home? Will he realise that Charlie Brown loves him with all his heart? And will manipulative Lila reclaim Snoopy's affection? Covering the themes of love, affection, and loyalty in depth, a good bit of the dialogue will go above the heads of the under 8 crowd. For example: Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: What do you think love is, Chuck? Charlie Brown: Well, years ago, my dad owned a black 1934 two-door sedan. Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt: What's that got... Read review

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Advantages: Another great album with potential classics
Disadvantages: Not enough tracks!

...and puts on a really entertaining show. A artist that a lot of young musicians can learn a lot about live singing from. The Coming Home cd is no exeption to his rule. It has 13 tracks (plus bonus track) of steamy ballads and upbeat carnival numbers. The first on the cd is called 'Call it Love' and is one of the best on there, you just can helpbut sing along with him (much to the anger of my housemate!). Tracks included are on the Coming Home cd are; 1) Call it Love 2) Sweet Vacation 3) Why 4) What you are 5) Upp all Night 6) I'm Coming Home 7) All Around The World 8) Out of my Head 9) Reason to Believe 10) Stand Down 11) I Love You 12) I Apologise 13) I'm Missing Her Plus Bonus Track I've since been to see him live for the Coming Home tour so that says how good the cd is (or how mad I am?!) As you can pick up cd... Read review

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Advantages: Well-written, realistic, deep character portrayal
Disadvantages: Very long, complexity can be confusing

...I didn’t read Coming Home until after I’d seen ITV’s dramatisation of it, and even then I only picked it up because I saw it in a second-hand bookshop. I can only say I’m glad I did; contrary to what I had expected from a dramatisation which left out several major characters and a number of plot threads, this book has a level of complexity which effectively portrays the chaos of wartime life without harping on it too much. The book’s focus is on a young girl, Judith, who stays with a friend’s family in Cornwall during the summer holidays while her parents are in Singapore, then grows up to become a major part of their household, even after war breaks out and she joins the WRNS. You get the strong feeling whilst reading the book that while Judith is most of the time surrounded by friends, she is also very much alone, as are most... Read review

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