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Heartfelt Office-Based Novel

I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

June 22, 2025 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Anyone who enjoys complicated narrators. Anyone who has worked in an office setting. In a nutshell: Jolene is an office worker who gets caught doing something unprofessional. As part of her improvement plan, she’s accidentally given access to everyone’s emails and chats. Worth quoting: “There’s no way this reality was the intended human experience.” “Nobody is immune to thinking they might be wasting their only life on a place that can toss you out without a second thought.” Why I chose it: Rare […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Natalie Sue

ASKReviews's CBR17 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Natalie Sue ·
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Great Reporting, But Not My Favorite

Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs by Jamie Loftus

June 12, 2025 by ASKReviews 1 Comment

Best for: People interested in the history of hot dogs in the US, told through a sort of travelogue / memoir hybrid. In a nutshell: Author Loftus travels the US to taste all manner of hot dogs, while sharing the stories and history of those who sell them. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I adore Loftus’s podcast ‘Sixteenth Minute.’ Review: I wish I liked this book more than I did. I only became aware of Loftus’s work this year, when her podcast ‘Sixteenth […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: jamie loftus

ASKReviews's CBR17 Review No:22 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: jamie loftus ·
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Nutshell I Needed

The Mini Rough Guide to Athens by Various

May 28, 2025 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People looking for some very basic info to kick-start their holiday planning. In a nutshell: Small basic book with information on Athens and surrounding areas. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I’m going to Greece later this year. Review: I’m lucky enough to be able to take a trip later this year, to a country I’ve never been to before. Most of what I know about Greece is from US pop culture, with a sprinkling of knowledge based on what I learned […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: travel, various

ASKReviews's CBR17 Review No:21 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: travel, various ·
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We All Know Facebook Is Not Good, Right?

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

May 23, 2025 by ASKReviews 5 Comments

Best for: Anyone who is still wavering on giving up Facebook and Instagram (and Threads, though does anyone use that?). In a nutshell: Corporations with this much power SUCK. Worth quoting: “It’s so ugly. What a thing to be responsible for.” Said in reference to Facebook helping elect Trump in 2016, but I think is a great statement describing the whole of Meta. Why I chose it: My sister-in-law mentioned she was reading it and it was interesting so I thought I’d check it out, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Featured Tagged With: Sarah Wynn-Williams

ASKReviews's CBR17 Review No:19 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Featured · Tags: Sarah Wynn-Williams ·
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They Call it ‘The Change.’ I Call It Annoying.

Perimenopause Power by Maisie Hill

May 17, 2025 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Young Gen X-ers and Elder Millenials. In a nutshell: People with a uterus will at some point stop getting periods, their hormones will shift, and some things will be a bit different. This book seeks to provide some suggestions, advice, and an overview of the research to help make this time (which can last many years) and beyond a bit more comfortable. Worth quoting: “Observe the sentences you say in your head and out loud, and be on the lookout for works such […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Maisie Hill

ASKReviews's CBR17 Review No:20 · Genres: Health · Tags: Maisie Hill ·
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What Is A Life

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

April 26, 2025 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Those who enjoy more philosophical works of fiction. Those who don’t need every question answered. ** Spoilers Below ** In a nutshell: Our unnamed narrator is a teen girl who finds herself locked in a windowless jail with 39 women. She recalls nothing of her life before arriving here, and this book follows her life. Worth quoting: “They’d wanted something all their lives, but now they had it, they didn’t recognise it.” “What does having lived mean once you are no longer alive?” […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Jacqueline Harpman

ASKReviews's CBR17 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Jacqueline Harpman ·
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