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Castaway Story for the Cosmos Age, LOVE

The Martian by Andy Weir

December 31, 2014 by Holly 3 Comments

This is a story about an astronaut named Mark Watney who is accidentally left behind on Mars after his crew believes he is killed during the emergency evacuation of their base camp on Mars (I know I already said Mars, but omg Mars) in a freak windstorm. Our hero has to figure out how to survive with his available resources, ration his remaining supplies, and try to get back in contact with Earth, knowing that his food will run out before they can rescue him. The author, Andy Weir, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: castaway, favorite, sci-fi, science

Holly's CBR6 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: castaway, favorite, sci-fi, science ·
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Hooray for Complex Teenaged Characters

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

December 30, 2014 by Holly 2 Comments

Sometimes when I decide to read a book, I don’t read the synopsis on the back cover or the specific praise from various newspapers or book review sites inside the front cover. Sometimes I just really like (one of) the authors*, and I read that someone on Pajiba liked it better than The Fault in Our Stars and was up-voted seven times, and I find it at the store when I’m feeling impulsive, and I just read it with no plot information whatsoever. (*I love John Green. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: david levithan, john green, teen, YA

Holly's CBR6 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: david levithan, john green, teen, YA ·
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Connie Willis writes books for book lovers

Bellwether and Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis

December 29, 2014 by Holly Leave a Comment

I’m a little sad that I only heard of Connie Willis this year, of course from all the glowing CBR6 reviews of To Say Nothing of the Dog, which might be my new favorite book. After reading two more by Connie Willis, she is definitely my new favorite author. Connie Willis writes books that acknowledge and build on the wealth of information that already exists in the world. She writes about scholars, researchers, scientists, and historians. She writes about people who read extensively, people who know their librarians by their […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Connie Willis, historical, romantic, sci-fi

Holly's CBR6 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Connie Willis, historical, romantic, sci-fi ·
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Allie Brosh is the hero we need

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

December 12, 2014 by Holly 6 Comments

A while back I was listening to this Marc Maron podcast in which he interviews our beloved Allie Brosh. First– we all know and love Allie, right? Oh my god you guys, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, go to her webcomic/blog immediately, please! You won’t be sorry. She is hilarious and brilliant and illustrates stories from her life with a paintbrush program and it’s amazing. And the really special thing about her comics is that she can talk about serious topics– like self-esteem, introversion, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Non-Fiction

Holly's CBR6 Review No:22 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Non-Fiction · Tags: ·
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My brother wrote three novels and I read them, with mixed results

Bomb Squad I, II, and III by Nick Chamberlin

December 6, 2014 by Holly 8 Comments

A few years ago, my brother Nick made a movie called Bomb Squad about four siblings who discover they have super powers. The story was based on one we imagined as kids, basically the answer to “what if the four of us had super powers?” Which ones would we have? What would our names be? What would our “hero” names be? What battles would we fight? My bro got into filmmaking and just went ahead and made the film. He wrote the script, storyboarded, got friends and colleagues […]

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Holly's CBR6 Review No:21 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: ·
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A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russel

November 16, 2014 by Holly 3 Comments

Sort of related, I promise: I unashamedly love zombie movies. They fascinate and terrify me. And after years of watching them, I’ve learned to go in with the expectation that everyone dies. Under no circumstances am I to get too attached to the characters or root too hard for my favorites, for therein lies only disappointment. Likewise, any discerning person knows not to get involved in a World War II story without a strong dose of expectation that most of the characters will die, be […]

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Holly's CBR6 Review No:18 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: ·
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