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Austrian nerd, published author of non-fiction books that successfully bore people to death.

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

April 12, 2021 by Singsonggirl Leave a Comment

Dark, melancholic and undoubtedly the source of so many horror movies, We Have Always Lived in the Castle tells the story of 18-year old Mary Katherine Blackwood, her sister Constance and their wheelchair bound uncle Julian, who live in a grand house in Vermont on their own. The rest of their family died six years ago in a tragic poisoning for which Constance was blamed but acquitted. The villagers still suspect and fear her though, so she lives as a shut-in and only Mary Katherine, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: horror lite, Shirley Jackson, society sucks

Singsonggirl's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: horror lite, Shirley Jackson, society sucks ·
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What to do with the murderous siblings?

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

April 9, 2021 by Singsonggirl Leave a Comment

A darkly fun, twisted ride, exactly what I needed to clean my palate. I’ve been cursed a little with my book reading lately, one I really liked I forgot at my father’s place before finishing it and another one that I’m reading is amazing, but also so freaking depressing, I manage like five pages and then I need some time to recover from them. This I found by chance, I remembered the cover from the bestseller stacks, ordered it and devoured it in one day. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: African authors, bestseller, female-centric thrillers, Oyinkan Braithwaite

Singsonggirl's CBR13 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: African authors, bestseller, female-centric thrillers, Oyinkan Braithwaite ·
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Fairy Tales of Carnal Desires

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

March 6, 2021 by Singsonggirl 3 Comments

Yep, I definitely enjoy audiobooks more if I’ve read the book before. In this case I even enjoyed it so much, that I very predictably drifted off to sleep while listening to it. Which is fine at night, but not a particularly good idea during home office. I’ll blame it on Emilia Fox’s dulcet voice. As for the book itself: it’s a collection of retellings of fairy tales and myths, all with a slightly more feminist twist and an adult audience in mind.* The stories […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: #feministfiction, Angela Carter, classic retelling, dark fairy tale, erotic

Singsonggirl's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: #feministfiction, Angela Carter, classic retelling, dark fairy tale, erotic ·
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A Little Birdie For The Soul

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

February 16, 2021 by Singsonggirl 2 Comments

And here I continue with the children’s books. This one isn’t from my childhood bedroom though, I bought this a week ago, because it was announced that Andrew Scott would be in the movie adaptation and yeah, quite a lot of my book acquisitions follow that pattern… *chrm* In this case I’m very glad I bought it. It’s a wonderful book and I KNOW I would have adored it as a tween. It’s the fictional diary of Catherine, called Birdy, the youngest child and only […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Young Adult Tagged With: #historicalfiction, diaries, Karen Cushman

Singsonggirl's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Young Adult · Tags: #historicalfiction, diaries, Karen Cushman ·
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Rise of the Vermin

The Cockroach by Ian McEwan

February 10, 2021 by Singsonggirl 2 Comments

Bonnie reviewed this on here, it sounded very much relevant to my interests, so I ordered it and read it in one sitting. Don’t remember the last time I did this and to be fair, Cockroach is very short, but it still felt great to do this again. The book is Ian McEwan’s take on Kafka’s Metamorphosis, except that instead of a young depressed man turning into a beetle, a cockroach turns into a powerful buffoon, namely the British Prime Minister. This Prime Minister – […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Short Stories Tagged With: Brexit, dark humor, farce, ian mcewan

Singsonggirl's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Short Stories · Tags: Brexit, dark humor, farce, ian mcewan ·
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