With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories by Nicole Nehrig
CBR18 Bingo: Craft - This book is all about a women's history of various textile crafts, including knitting, sewing, and embroidery. Throughout history in many cultures, art forms such as knitting, sewing, and embroidery were overlooked as women's work, but they have also been a way for them to … [Read more]
Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty
Rating: 4 stars In a nutshell: Ten years after the events of the first book, the kids are teenagers, their mothers are perimenopausal, and once again something has happened that has shaken up the town. Best for: Fans of Moriarty. Fans of the TV series (and who can forget the second … [Read more]
Soulless by Gail Carriger
CBR18 Bingo: And - This book's got a mashup of genres - historical AND fantasy AND mystery AND steampunk AND romance. Alexia Tarabotti, who has a big nose, a dead Italian father, and no soul, finds herself embroiled in supernatural intrigues when werewolves and vampires start disappearing from … [Read more]
The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
CBR18 BINGO: Success, because Dr. Faustus sells his soul to the devil to become a successful magician Notes: The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus exists in 2 versions. The "A" version was published in 1606, and the expanded "B" version was published in 1616. The revisions and additions to the 1616 … [Read more]
The Ascent by Allison Buccola
CBR Bingo: Justice I don't want to give away the plot but let's just say that the main characters definitely got what they deserved. I don't remember why I requested this book from the library. All I know is that I was on a very long waitlist to read it. When it arrived, I had no recollection … [Read more]
A Death in the Family by James Agee
James Agee's A Death in the Family was unfinished at the time of his death, but was heavily edited and then published posthumously. It then won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and has become a classic American novel. The plot is highly autobiographical, based on a tragic event in Agee's own youth. … [Read more]
