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Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Don’t let “Foreward by Mayim Bialik” scare you off

Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity by Iliza Shlesinger

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I love Iliza Shlesinger. I watch a lot of stand up (it’s soothing!), and she remains on permanent rotation with John Mulaney, Ali Wong and Tom Segura in my kitchen. I’ve probably watched Confirmed Kills at least 10 times, and she never fails to crack me up. One of the things I love about her is her unabashed take-downs of what society expects from women. What we look like, what we act like, what choices we make — ALL OF IT IS WRONG NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. “We try to stay as thin as possible – which also keeps us weak. When […]

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2/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:22 |

” I was an immigrant. And no matter how Americanized I become, no matter how much Jay-Z I listen to, I’ll always be an immigrant”

How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents by Jimmy O. Yang

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I picked this up because it was on a bunch of “best of” lists a few months ago. I probably would have gotten more out of it if I was more familiar with Yang’s work (I only made it through a few episodes of Silicon Valley and haven’t seen Crazy Rich Asians – yet) but still found his story interesting and he’s definitely a funny guy. “From eating at El Pollo Loco salsa bar to the Golden Globes buffet, I managed to stumble through this journey with the perseverance of an immigrant and the mindset of an American.” Yang moved to the […]

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2/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:21 |

B. A. Paris knows how to write a thriller!

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

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This is the second of Paris’s books I’ve read, following The Breakdown a few weeks ago. While they share some basic characteristics (British thriller, mentally tortured woman, too-good-to-be-true husband), Behind Closed Doors starts faster and hits a lot harder. “We go downstairs and in the hall, he takes my coat from the cupboard and holds it open while I slip my arms into it. In the drive outside, he holds the car door for me and waits until I’m in. As he closes it behind me, I can’t help thinking it’s a shame he’s such a sadistic bastard, because he has wonderful manners.”  […]

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2/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:20 |

Every one of these people needs to write a memoir, stat

American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera

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I mean, check out that cover. That’s quite a dream list of writers, actors, activists and other badasses — all of whom contributed a story to this collection about what being American looks like in their own life. American Ferrera starts things off, talking about her love for her country and her (eventual) love for her name (not the easiest one to grow up with). She collected this stories from a variety of sources, people who immigrated to America, or were born to parents who did or grandparents who did. She talks about how growing up American while celebrating her […]

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2/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:19 |

I definitely could have done without the Ted Bundy interviews

Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer by David Reichert

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And following up the delightful Eric Idle reading his autobiography, I listened to the audio version of Chasing the Devil, written by the first detective on what eventually became known as the Green River Killer case. This audio book includes actual recorded interviews from the case, one of which is Reichart interview Ted fucking Bundy to get his insights. It was definitely an abrupt switch from the Pythons. Eventually identified as Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer wreaked havoc in the 1980s and 1990s along the Green River in Washington. He targeted sex workers and runaways, luring them into his truck, […]

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2/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:18 |

Sorta bummed to hear that Life of Brian was originally called “Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory”, which is obviously superior

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography by Eric Idle

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My dad is a huge fan of Monty Python, so I have been exposed to Eric Idle’s music and characters for most of my life. That being said, I haven’t really seen him outside the context of Monty Python, and definitely don’t know as much about him as I do other members. John Cleese, for instance, has appeared in a lot of movies beyond Monty Python, and I’ve read books by both him and Michael Palin before. So I was interested an expanding my Monty Python knowledge and learning a bit more about Eric Idle. Note: I listened to the […]

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2/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:17 |

“Beware the woods and the dark, dank, deep. He’ll follow you home, and he won’t let you sleep.”

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

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On Sawkill Rock, a quiet little island, girls go missing. They just disappear, and having been doing so for years. Yet, no one seems very concerned — life goes on, explanations aren’t needed.  And there’s a legend of a creature who lives on the island, who takes the girls for himself…takes them into the woods… Sawkill Girls focuses on three teenage girls, shortly after the disappearance yet another. Zoey’s father is the sheriff, and she recently lost her best friend under mysterious circumstances that no one but Zoey seems to care about. Marion has just moved to the island with […]

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2/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:16 |

“I may know myself better now than I ever have before, but ask me again in a year or two.”

Would You Rather? A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out by Katie Heaney

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A few years prior to Would You Rather?, Kate Heaney published a memoir about never having had a boyfriend at the age of 25. Now, she returns with another soul searching autobiography, which focuses on an amazing realization: she’s gay. I related with a lot in Heaney’s first book. Unlike her, I was not single at the age of 25 — instead, I got married at nineteen to the first guy I ever dated because I was so awkward and uncomfortable with myself that I latched on to the first person willing to push past that. And then basically did whatever he […]

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