Abandoned Islands
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Summary
A stunning photographic guide to some of the world's most remote islands left to return to nature。
Exploring some of the world's eeriest places， Abandoned Islands features American Civil War forts， Europe's last leper colony， and South Atlantic whaling stations， along with once-grand mansions， colonial settlements and churches， and much more。 Arranged geographically， the book takes us from New York's East River to islands off Alaska， from a French Napoleonic-era fort off the coast of Normandy to deserted villages on remote Scottish isles， from Venetian sanatoria to Croatian penal colonies， from Japanese mining colonies to Sudanese deserted ports and abandoned atolls in the Indian Ocean。 As you leaf through these pages， the reasons for abandonment are revealed: climate change sealing off fresh water or river channels， shifting economic forces making life too hard， religious conflict， or wars disrupting daily life—or the absence of war rendering a military settlement unnecessary。 With outstanding color photographs and fascinating captions， Abandoned Islands is a brilliant pictorial exploration of lost worlds。
Exploring some of the world's eeriest places， Abandoned Islands features American Civil War forts， Europe's last leper colony， and South Atlantic whaling stations， along with once-grand mansions， colonial settlements and churches， and much more。 Arranged geographically， the book takes us from New York's East River to islands off Alaska， from a French Napoleonic-era fort off the coast of Normandy to deserted villages on remote Scottish isles， from Venetian sanatoria to Croatian penal colonies， from Japanese mining colonies to Sudanese deserted ports and abandoned atolls in the Indian Ocean。 As you leaf through these pages， the reasons for abandonment are revealed: climate change sealing off fresh water or river channels， shifting economic forces making life too hard， religious conflict， or wars disrupting daily life—or the absence of war rendering a military settlement unnecessary。 With outstanding color photographs and fascinating captions， Abandoned Islands is a brilliant pictorial exploration of lost worlds。
Reviews
Lady
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This is a fascinating book。 It is just unbelievable how and why these places are left abandoned。 This book is packed full of photos showing how these islands have been left with decaying buildings。 This book covers plenty of islands across the world with short explanations。 Explaining what they were used for and why they was abandoned。 It actually makes you wish you could live there and wonder why someone hasn't snapped them up themselves to try and live a secluded life。 This would makes a great This is a fascinating book。 It is just unbelievable how and why these places are left abandoned。 This book is packed full of photos showing how these islands have been left with decaying buildings。 This book covers plenty of islands across the world with short explanations。 Explaining what they were used for and why they was abandoned。 It actually makes you wish you could live there and wonder why someone hasn't snapped them up themselves to try and live a secluded life。 This would makes a great book for those that love to imagine living on there own paradise。 Also for those who love to own those interesting coffee table books to wind the hours away。 Or to create a great talking points。 I would of liked to see headers before each set of pictures as sometimes I was a little confused as to when each islands pictures ended and the next started。 It also would of been great to read more of a history of the island before the pictures to let my imagination run wild。 I believe that carful cropping of pictures would allow for more information about each area as I just lovedlearning about new places。 I just found this book very interesting to read。 Many thanks to the author and publishers for bringing together these fascinating photographs and information to allow our minds to run wild。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。Abandoned Islands is a photographic tour of some iconic abandoned and uninhabited islands， written and curated by travel author Claudia Martin。 Due out 10th May 2022 from Amber Books， it's 224 pages and will be available in hardcover format。 This book was a wonderful surprise for me。 I was expecting photographs of wild and overgrown places but there was so much more。 The book is filled with beautiful photography and lovely background descriptions。 The Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。Abandoned Islands is a photographic tour of some iconic abandoned and uninhabited islands， written and curated by travel author Claudia Martin。 Due out 10th May 2022 from Amber Books， it's 224 pages and will be available in hardcover format。 This book was a wonderful surprise for me。 I was expecting photographs of wild and overgrown places but there was so much more。 The book is filled with beautiful photography and lovely background descriptions。 They are all island locations both large and small。 Each of the entries contains one or more colour photos as well as interesting tidbits of background history。 There were only a few with which I was previously familiar， Pollepel Island for example， which was for sale to the public not too long ago。There is such a richness to this book。 The islands which are included are arranged in the book grouped geographically: North & South America， Europe， Middle East & Africa， and Asia & the Pacific。 The photography is rich and varied。 The scenery is beautiful。 I can certainly see this book becoming a display/coffee table book for the photography， but the is also captivating。Lovely。 This would be a good choice for public or school library acquisition， for fans of travel writing， and for readers who enjoy beautiful books for display。Four stars （and it fills me with wanderlust to go visit some of these places）。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Joni Owens
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Both fascinating and incredibly sad。 The history of some of these places broke my heart。 Others had me ready to pack my bags and my books。 Surely the weather isn’t too bad in Sweden right？ The pictures are beautiful。 Some of the buildings shown look as though people just walked out the door one day。 This book was so incredible。
MookNana
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Absolutely fascinating！ This book is a world-wide exploration of previously inhabited islands that were abandoned due to a wide variety of factors， including war， natural disaster， disease， climate， and simply the challenges of living so disconnected from the rest of society。 Some were abandoned thousand of years ago。 Some just recently。 Nature has reclaimed a lot， but the evidence of human impact stubbornly refuses to be erased entirely。 The photography is just gorgeous， with many full-page sho Absolutely fascinating！ This book is a world-wide exploration of previously inhabited islands that were abandoned due to a wide variety of factors， including war， natural disaster， disease， climate， and simply the challenges of living so disconnected from the rest of society。 Some were abandoned thousand of years ago。 Some just recently。 Nature has reclaimed a lot， but the evidence of human impact stubbornly refuses to be erased entirely。 The photography is just gorgeous， with many full-page shots as well as close-ups of details。 The accompanying text is short but clear and interesting。 This would make an awesome coffee table book and I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't enjoy looking through it。Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review！ 。。。more
Sharondblk
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i love an island， i really do。 I got to live on a Scottish island once for a season and it was amazing。 i also spent a weekend in Maria Island， off the coast of Tassie， which is sort of abandoned。 No one lives there， and only capers and rangers visit。 Stunning。 which is to say， i love the idea of abandoned islands。 this book does not disappoint。 It has enough information about each island to provide context， but it's really about the pictures。 It made me dream about faraway places， and the peopl i love an island， i really do。 I got to live on a Scottish island once for a season and it was amazing。 i also spent a weekend in Maria Island， off the coast of Tassie， which is sort of abandoned。 No one lives there， and only capers and rangers visit。 Stunning。 which is to say， i love the idea of abandoned islands。 this book does not disappoint。 It has enough information about each island to provide context， but it's really about the pictures。 It made me dream about faraway places， and the people who lived there， and the people who left。 It's a wonderful book。 it is a wonderful ebook and would be even better as a printed book to leaf through。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for this free review copy。 。。。more
Meagan
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I requested this book on NetGalley primarily for the pictures， and it absolutely met my expectations。 Brilliantly photographed， with just enough text to whet the appetite; every reader has their own points of interest and things they'd like more information on， and thanks to the internet， we can do just that。 An author can't make everyone happy at all at once， after all （drat！ :D）。 So， this is a great kick-starter， in addition to coffee-table and armchair-travel read。I'm always curious what gets I requested this book on NetGalley primarily for the pictures， and it absolutely met my expectations。 Brilliantly photographed， with just enough text to whet the appetite; every reader has their own points of interest and things they'd like more information on， and thanks to the internet， we can do just that。 An author can't make everyone happy at all at once， after all （drat！ :D）。 So， this is a great kick-starter， in addition to coffee-table and armchair-travel read。I'm always curious what gets picked and why， and would love more insight on that front。 North America and Europe get a heavier focus here， compared to the Middle East/Africa and Asia/the Pacific。 Maybe it just goes back to "an author can't make everyone happy" （obviously I should take my own advice！）。 We are all drawn to different things; I also imagine that accessibility--whether logistical or legal--also plays a role。As other reviewers have noted， "abandoned" also proves to be a bit of a loose term in this read。 But， if used simply as "people don't make a practice of living here anymore， if at all，" we're good！ LOL！This is one read I'd gladly revisit。 Martin puts her experience as a travel writer to good use。I received an eARC of the book from the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Natalie
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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。Abandoned Islands is an intriguing and interesting photography book about abandoned islands around the world。 I've always had a fascination with abandoned places and buildings and so I just knew I had to read this book。 I loved the photography and information to accompany every section and this is definitely a book I would pick up and read again and again。 The text was quite h I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。Abandoned Islands is an intriguing and interesting photography book about abandoned islands around the world。 I've always had a fascination with abandoned places and buildings and so I just knew I had to read this book。 I loved the photography and information to accompany every section and this is definitely a book I would pick up and read again and again。 The text was quite hard to read and I kept having to zoom in to read it （pdf version） and I found that the photographs went out of focus if I zoomed in on them too。 But apart from that I loved this book！ 。。。more
Jamie
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The history of each abandoned island is fascinating。 Beljanek， Croatia is my favorite photograph。I received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley for an honest review。
TaniaRina
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In addition to gorgeous photography， this book provides historical and cultural background for these islands。 I enjoyed searching for them on Google Maps and looking forward to more in-depth reading。
Ann
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There are abandoned islands in all parts of the world。 Claudia Martin's coffee table book includes four sections: North and South America， Europe， The Middle East， and Africa， Asia and the Pacific。 Some islands may be familiar like Alcatraz but most are long forgotten。Many of these abandoned islands housed prisons， leper colonies， immigration， inspection stations， and quarantine hospitals。 Others became abandoned when the small number of inhabitants and the resources to support them seemed less There are abandoned islands in all parts of the world。 Claudia Martin's coffee table book includes four sections: North and South America， Europe， The Middle East， and Africa， Asia and the Pacific。 Some islands may be familiar like Alcatraz but most are long forgotten。Many of these abandoned islands housed prisons， leper colonies， immigration， inspection stations， and quarantine hospitals。 Others became abandoned when the small number of inhabitants and the resources to support them seemed less attractive than life on the mainlands。Each island has a brief description which includes what they were used for and the dates when they were abandoned。 A variety of beautiful photographs （160）， although some seem of a uneven quality， imply the hardships of isolated living。A sampling of what caught my eye starts with North Brother Island in New York's East River。 From 1885 to 1945 it was the site of Riverside Hospital for people who needed to be quarantined。 'Typhoid Mary' whose real name was Mary Mallon was forced to live there for 23 years。Bunce， Sierra Leone was a base for European slave traders。 England's Royal Africa Company even built a castle there around 1670。 Volcanic Crocodile Island in Kenya is in the center of a lake。 And， yes， there are Crocodiles。 Bikini Atoll， Marshall Islands was forced to relocate 167 islanders to the United States so 23 nuclear devices could be detonated there between 1946 and 1958。"Abandoned Islands" is certainly an inspiration for those who want to travel to lesser known places or maybe just research them on the Internet。 Not only a coffee table book， this handsome volume would make a lovely gift。Thank you to NetGalley / Amber Books Ltd， and the author for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
J Earl
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Abandoned Islands by Claudia Martin is a captivating coffee table book that satisfies several of our areas of curiosity。 The photographs are wonderful， though the ones I preferred tended toward the less picturesque and more toward the contemplative。 By that， I mean the ones that made me wonder about who might have lived there， who might have been the last person to use that decrepit boat， and what it looked like when it was believed to be worth patching at some point。I know that some people woul Abandoned Islands by Claudia Martin is a captivating coffee table book that satisfies several of our areas of curiosity。 The photographs are wonderful， though the ones I preferred tended toward the less picturesque and more toward the contemplative。 By that， I mean the ones that made me wonder about who might have lived there， who might have been the last person to use that decrepit boat， and what it looked like when it was believed to be worth patching at some point。I know that some people would like more text with the pictures， and I would be fine with that， but I prefer very little text other than substantial captions for the pictures。 Particularly in the present when we have the internet， I like just enough about each picture to explain it。 I can look up more about the ones that interest me online。 I don't want to have to skim pages of text about the places of less interest just to get to the ones of interest。 By keeping the explanations brief I was interested in just about every photograph。I tend toward reclusive so some part of my interest was thinking about what it would take to live on some of these。 Some wouldn't take too much， but the ones with large populations of dangerous or venomous animals really spoiled my daydreaming。 Maybe being around some people isn't so bad after all。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Sheila
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I received an ARC of， Abandoned Islands， by Claudia Martin。 I really enjoyed learning and seeing abandoned island from all over the world。
Kathryn
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4。5 stars。 This book is a beautiful coffee table book featuring abandoned islands from around the world。 The full color photographs vary from showing aerial views to images of the abandoned structures， but all are very beautiful。 I was mostly expecting this to feature tropical islands， so I was pleasantly surprised to find a wide variety of climates。 In many instances the islands serve as a reminder that nature is fierce and not everywhere is inhabitable。 The book is organized by geographic regi 4。5 stars。 This book is a beautiful coffee table book featuring abandoned islands from around the world。 The full color photographs vary from showing aerial views to images of the abandoned structures， but all are very beautiful。 I was mostly expecting this to feature tropical islands， so I was pleasantly surprised to find a wide variety of climates。 In many instances the islands serve as a reminder that nature is fierce and not everywhere is inhabitable。 The book is organized by geographic region and each photo has a brief description。 I do wish many of the descriptions had been longer or gave some sort of hint as to whether the islands are still accessible。 This book is definitely worth flipping through。 。。。more
Annarella
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Great pictures， good explanations， a lot of places I would like to visit。Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine
Meg （thyme。for。books）
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I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。This book contains a beautiful collection of photographs of “abandoned” places along with a small excerpt of accompanying history。 The title is somewhat deceiving because while these are all islands， many of these places are not abandoned。 Some， like Alcatraz， are quite touristy。 Angel Island would have been a better choice of San Francisco places to include。 The photos used are stunning。 Some a I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。This book contains a beautiful collection of photographs of “abandoned” places along with a small excerpt of accompanying history。 The title is somewhat deceiving because while these are all islands， many of these places are not abandoned。 Some， like Alcatraz， are quite touristy。 Angel Island would have been a better choice of San Francisco places to include。 The photos used are stunning。 Some are even a little spooky but in a tasteful way。 I would have liked a bit more history about each location。 This would make a nice gift for someone interested in urban exploration or general architectural photography。 。。。more
Kaye
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Abandoned Islands is a captivating travel photo book。 It contains 180 beautiful photographs of mostly exotic and some familiar islands。 Each location is given a brief blurb that identifies the location and a snippet of additional information。 For example Alcatraz Island， off the coast of San Francisco， is allotted four photos with two information descriptors。 The book is broken into four sections; North and South America， Europe， The Middle East and Africa， Asia and the Pacific。 I was drawn to t Abandoned Islands is a captivating travel photo book。 It contains 180 beautiful photographs of mostly exotic and some familiar islands。 Each location is given a brief blurb that identifies the location and a snippet of additional information。 For example Alcatraz Island， off the coast of San Francisco， is allotted four photos with two information descriptors。 The book is broken into four sections; North and South America， Europe， The Middle East and Africa， Asia and the Pacific。 I was drawn to the beauty of ruins in Scotland and Ireland increasing my desires to travel there。 Other places that are more recently abandoned were fascinating but less of a draw to my wanderlust。 The book doesn't give information on whether sites are open to tourism so additional research is needed is something sparks interest。 This is a unique book that I would gladly check out from a library or gift to a traveler。 It isn’t something I would look at again and again。 Thank you to NetGalley and Amber Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tyler
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These abandoned islands are fascinating， beautiful， eerie and sometimes downright haunting。 I had never heard of 95% of them， so this was a fascinating look around the world and a great history overview。 I am itching to learn more about Clipperton and Tetepare。 Baljenac "fingerprint" island is my favorite！There were a handful of photographs in this book that were not the best quality， but I understand how hard it must be to come by photos of many of these islands。 I think the book could benefit These abandoned islands are fascinating， beautiful， eerie and sometimes downright haunting。 I had never heard of 95% of them， so this was a fascinating look around the world and a great history overview。 I am itching to learn more about Clipperton and Tetepare。 Baljenac "fingerprint" island is my favorite！There were a handful of photographs in this book that were not the best quality， but I understand how hard it must be to come by photos of many of these islands。 I think the book could benefit from having a bit larger text。 Overall， this coffee table book is beautiful and would make an excellent gift， especially for travel lovers who have been shut in for the last two years。 I received this book as an ARC， and this is my honest review。 Thank you， NetGalley and Amber Books！ 。。。more
Fiona
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An interesting collection of islands around the world， all of which once had permanent residents but now do not。 I’d argue that an island that has holiday homes on it isn’t ‘abandoned’ per se as it has a seasonal population， similarly those that host researchers or military presences， but perhaps that’s just me being pedantic （as usual ;））。 The narrative is minimal， even for a coffee table book， and I would have happily read more about some of the really extraordinary places visited。 I enjoyed s An interesting collection of islands around the world， all of which once had permanent residents but now do not。 I’d argue that an island that has holiday homes on it isn’t ‘abandoned’ per se as it has a seasonal population， similarly those that host researchers or military presences， but perhaps that’s just me being pedantic （as usual ;））。 The narrative is minimal， even for a coffee table book， and I would have happily read more about some of the really extraordinary places visited。 I enjoyed seeing new places though and there’s always the internet for more information。With thanks to Amber Books and NetGalley for a review copy。 。。。more
Meg Hendry
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The pictures are beautiful。 There were brief overviews of the history of the islands， which were well written and very interesting。 The pictures vary from more aerial type views to ground level。I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。
Charlotte Davenport
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Compiled of a collection of breathtaking photography from around the world， accompanied by informative paragraphs。 This coffee table book is perfect for satisfying your taste for adventure transporting you to places you may otherwise have never known existed。 I read this as a prerelease and I have no doubt I’ll read it again as a physical copy to truly appreciate the quality of the photographs。
Brandi
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Abandoned Islands by Claudia Martin: the cover alone tells a story that I wanted to know more about。 The book is divided into four sections: North and South America， Europe， The Middle East and Africa， Asia and the Pacific。 I was left speechless。 This is a beautiful photographical tribute to abandoned islands from all over the world。 The images are poignant and evocative of people forgotten and places abandoned and drove me to research and learn a little more about more than of the islands。 Each Abandoned Islands by Claudia Martin: the cover alone tells a story that I wanted to know more about。 The book is divided into four sections: North and South America， Europe， The Middle East and Africa， Asia and the Pacific。 I was left speechless。 This is a beautiful photographical tribute to abandoned islands from all over the world。 The images are poignant and evocative of people forgotten and places abandoned and drove me to research and learn a little more about more than of the islands。 Each image provides a short snippet of information， but not enough to satiate my curiosity。 There are so many untold stories captured in these pages and the pictures alone are worth bringing together for this compilation。 I enjoyed seeing， learning， and exploring beyond the reach of my own little space here on earth。 I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own， freely given。 。。。more
Mrs Karen Bull
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WowMost stunning amazing photos ever of places many of us never known about Full of interesting facts but most of all best photography and does justice to these beautiful islands and the history they hold
Pop Bop
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A Ruin With A ViewIf you sometimes daydream about living a life of isolation， far far away from the madding crowds， then this could be your inspirational visual pillow book。 The photos are gorgeous - moody， well composed， intriguing。 Captions are brief and to the point; just enough， mostly， to get you oriented。 There is great variety， （the book is organized geographically）， so you can choose your climate， your weather， your flora and fauna， and your favorite type of rocky ground and shingle beac A Ruin With A ViewIf you sometimes daydream about living a life of isolation， far far away from the madding crowds， then this could be your inspirational visual pillow book。 The photos are gorgeous - moody， well composed， intriguing。 Captions are brief and to the point; just enough， mostly， to get you oriented。 There is great variety， （the book is organized geographically）， so you can choose your climate， your weather， your flora and fauna， and your favorite type of rocky ground and shingle beach。 No abandoned island would be complete without decaying， abandoned structures， and this book offers views of monastic retreats， prisons， forts， and sheds for guano workers。 Really something for every taste。 I thought this book was complete fun and a great， refreshing， imagination firing treat。 See you on Skellig Michael， at least until Thorn Island reopens。（Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book without a review requirement， or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review。 Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book。） 。。。more
Theediscerning
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Our innate love of looking at glossy pictures of islands meets the fad for urban exploration and the appeal of the derelict and abandoned， in this book that certainly manages to justify a full-length volume where I would never have thought such a thing possible。 Starting with the Americas， we cover everything from Alcatraz and places destined to house people for other purposes （disease， etc） to low-lying islands where erosion meant the inhabitants scarpered， and so much more。 I knew to expect a Our innate love of looking at glossy pictures of islands meets the fad for urban exploration and the appeal of the derelict and abandoned， in this book that certainly manages to justify a full-length volume where I would never have thought such a thing possible。 Starting with the Americas， we cover everything from Alcatraz and places destined to house people for other purposes （disease， etc） to low-lying islands where erosion meant the inhabitants scarpered， and so much more。 I knew to expect a fine quality in picture selection， and for the captions to be more or less the only text， but as I say I would have never thought to see such a book， and for one so full of variety and spread of contents。 Here are prisons， guano farms， fully manmade islands and the world's biggest human-free island of all。 And all that's while we've yet to move on to a second chapter。 That in turn shows just how many Scottish and Irish islands have been forsaken – and again the surprises and interest are most commendable。 Fort Boyard-styled structures up to sanctuaries for endemic wildlife – all is here， with the best pictures showing Mother Nature reclaiming a lot of what we left behind。 A strong four stars。 。。。more
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