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Not the right chemistry for me

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

September 1, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 12: School Some of the more significant moments especially towards the beginning of Lessons in Chemistry, as well as some later generally consistent episodes related to school work and learning put this one in the School spot. It’s no secret that being female in academia has been a challenge for a significant part of history, and Lessons in Chemistry starts with the worst parts of the 1950s-1960s horrific treatment of women in higher education (seriously, there should be a CW for the assault scene). […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, cbr17bingo, celebrity, cooking, gender roles, Lessons in Chemisty, science, tragicomedy

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, cbr17bingo, celebrity, cooking, gender roles, Lessons in Chemisty, science, tragicomedy ·
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Casseroles, Jello Salads, and Few Funny Names

1982 United Methodist Recipes Albion NE by Albion United Methodist Church

September 1, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 11: Red I thought I’d dropped something into a box of very old things belonging to my grandmother and great-aunt so I dug through it for the first time in a long while. Turns out I hadn’t dropped the thing (found it a few minutes later under something else) but it was not a wasted search because in the box was a church cookbook (probably my great-aunts) from the year I was born, and guess what color the cover is? Going through a 43-year […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, History Tagged With: 1980's, Albion United Methodist Church, casseroles, cbr17bingo, cookbook, Gelatin, jello, midwestern food, nostalgia cuisine, United Methodist Church

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:44 · Genres: Cooking/Food, History · Tags: 1980's, Albion United Methodist Church, casseroles, cbr17bingo, cookbook, Gelatin, jello, midwestern food, nostalgia cuisine, United Methodist Church ·
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When the coconuts are the most interesting part of the vampire story

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

September 1, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 10: Migrant More than one important character in A Tempest of Tea appears to have migrated due to war/colonization/etc. to the main location of White Roaring, Ettenia. The effects of colonial violence is a actually a theme in the story, so here it is in the corner top square. I figured that a story featuring a street-wise crook (that’s Artie) and her crew, vampires, and political tensions might get a little dark, but yikes, both to the violence and the suggestions for the sequel. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, A Tempest in Tea, cbr17bingo, hafsah faizal, heist, vampires

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:43 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, A Tempest in Tea, cbr17bingo, hafsah faizal, heist, vampires ·
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N is for Not

Not Too Sweet by Jessica Seinfeld

August 24, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 9: N is for Not (‘N’ Square) Not Too Sweet is a little bit of a misnomer. Just because the dessert recipes avoid sometimes white sugar does not mean they are low sugar or low sweet. Maple syrup seems to be the general swap, and that’s not exactly low sugar or unprocessed. Dates might be more natural, but those are really sweet. White sugar is still present in some things too. The options for “[something]-free” (gluten, grain mostly) and vegan optional don’t really seem […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: Baking, cbr17bingo, dairy free, gluten free, grain free, jessica seinfeld, low sugar, natural, Not Too Sweet, vegan

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:42 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: Baking, cbr17bingo, dairy free, gluten free, grain free, jessica seinfeld, low sugar, natural, Not Too Sweet, vegan ·
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A Woman’s Work etc.

A Woman’s Place: The Inventors, Rumrunners, Lawbreakers, Scientists & Single Moms who Changed the World with Food by Deepi Ahluwalia, Stef Ferrari, Jessica Olah

August 20, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 8: Work A Woman’s Place: The Inventors, Rumrunners, Lawbreakers, Scientists & Single Moms who Changed the World with Food is basically a short illustrated encyclopedia of women who influenced the food world. The overall thesis is that their intellectual, physical, and cultural work across centuries and places has gone under-acknowledged. These women in different ways had to work to take care of themselves, their families, and communities, and in the process came up with things ranging from Camembert cheese to dishwashers to famous cookbooks […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, A Woman’s Place: The Inventors Rumrunners Lawbreakers Scientists & Single Moms who Changed the World with Food, cbr17bingo, Deepi Ahluwalia, Deepi Ahluwalia, Stef Ferrari, Jessica Olah, food history, Jessica Olah, recipes, restaurants, Stef Ferrari, technology history, Women's History

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:41 · Genres: Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, A Woman’s Place: The Inventors Rumrunners Lawbreakers Scientists & Single Moms who Changed the World with Food, cbr17bingo, Deepi Ahluwalia, Deepi Ahluwalia, Stef Ferrari, Jessica Olah, food history, Jessica Olah, recipes, restaurants, Stef Ferrari, technology history, Women's History ·
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“I” is for “Insomniacs”

Insomniacs After School vol. 1 by Makoto Ojiro

August 20, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 7: “I” is for “Insomniacs” Title: “Insomniacs After School”; relevance to the “I” square self-explanatory. I was kind of surprised how much I liked this for it being a high school slice of life kind of thing. Basic plot is two students with legit sleep issues (for very different reasons – one seemingly medical, the other potentially emotional) bond over finding a good nap spot in the abandoned astronomy observatory at their school.  Then it turns into a school club story when a teacher […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: astronomy, cbr17bingo, high school, Insomniacs After School, insonmia, Makoto Ojiro, manga

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:40 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: astronomy, cbr17bingo, high school, Insomniacs After School, insonmia, Makoto Ojiro, manga ·
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