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Chicago part-time artist with unfulfilling day job misses writing book reports.

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Eating Animals

If nothing is sacred, there is nothing to save.

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

August 12, 2020 by LadyStardust 1 Comment

I don’t know that I can offer a traditional (or unbiased) review of this book, because it has become deeply personal for me, but I’ll try. I officially stopped “eating animals” because of Eating Animals. This is the only book I frequently re-read, because it means so much to me, and is a bolstering reminder of why I choose to live the way I do. It’s been a transformative and eye-opening book for me, and I highly recommend it for anyone who’s ever felt uneasy […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Jonathan Safran Foer, meat, Morality, Philosophy, vegan, vegetarian

LadyStardust's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: Jonathan Safran Foer, meat, Morality, Philosophy, vegan, vegetarian ·
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“The world was fragile. One day, growth; the next day, kindling.”

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

December 13, 2019 by LadyStardust Leave a Comment

The best horror stories are already frightening before the monsters even show up. The doomed Donner Party has always been the quintessential example of the harsh realities for pioneers trekking West to the promise of California, and most already know the tragedy awaiting the group at the center of The Hunger. While bringing their wagon train across the country to find new fortunes, the infamous Donner Party made many key mistakes, and found themselves staring down the barrel of the harshest conditions the West had […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Horror Tagged With: #history, alma katsu, historical fiction, horror, mystery, the donner party

LadyStardust's CBR11 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, History, Horror · Tags: #history, alma katsu, historical fiction, horror, mystery, the donner party ·
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We get it, they’re out to get you.

The Trespasser by Tana French

September 4, 2019 by LadyStardust 1 Comment

When Aislinn Murray is found dead in her home, alongside a table set for a romantic dinner, it seems like a classic case of “the boyfriend did it” to Detective Antoinette Conway. But further exploration of Aislinn’s past and cryptic clues from her close friends seem to point to something more sinister, along with the nagging feeling Antoinette had met the victim before. The core story of The Trespasser was a decently engaging mystery, with an end that I didn’t fully see coming, but didn’t […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #crimefiction, #mystery, cbr11, Fiction, Tana French, the trespasser

LadyStardust's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #crimefiction, #mystery, cbr11, Fiction, Tana French, the trespasser ·
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If you haven’t caused a scene in a psych unit, it’s just because you haven’t been inside long enough.

The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle

August 29, 2019 by LadyStardust Leave a Comment

The titular devil in LaValle’s The Devil in Silver comes in many forms. Its most obvious is the monster that roams the halls of the New Hyde psychiatric ward at night, attacking patients who leave their doors unlocked. When Pepper is committed against his will after committing a crime he doesn’t fully remember, he quickly comes face to face with this evil. Along with some of his companions on the ward, he sets out to solve the mystery of this hushed up resident of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: horror, Mental Health, Monster, mystery, Victor LaValle

LadyStardust's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: horror, Mental Health, Monster, mystery, Victor LaValle ·
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THE END IS NOT NEAR, IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, WE JUST DIDN’T CARE

This Book is Full Of Spiders by David Wong

June 19, 2019 by LadyStardust Leave a Comment

This Book is Full of Spiders (Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It) continues the story of David Wong, his best friend John Cheese and his girlfriend Amy Sullivan, as they contend with a new set of nefarious beings from other dimensions, only visible to them, after being exposed to a mysterious drug in the first novel in the series, John Dies at the End. This time, their home town of [REDACTED] is being taken over by what appears to be a deadly virus, but only John […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, comedy, David Wong, horror, humor

LadyStardust's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, comedy, David Wong, horror, humor ·
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Everyone’s a little bit garbage sometimes.

Grist Mill Road by Christopher Yates

February 5, 2019 by LadyStardust Leave a Comment

Grist Mill Road is the small side road that leads to the front door of Hannah’s family’s enormous home in 1982. The summer of that year, Hannah will lose her left eye to an unthinkable crime, and her middle school crush, Matthew, will be responsible. By 2008, Hannah is married to Patrick, Matthew’s former best friend, who has recently lost his job. The two never discuss the events of 1982, along with… some other things. In 2008, the three meet again, and as their secrets […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr11, christopher yates, crime, mystery

LadyStardust's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr11, christopher yates, crime, mystery ·
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