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About TQB

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I like books and have no shortage of opinions. Also, I figure that writing actual reviews for an actual blog is a higher and better use than continuing to comment relentlessly on pop culture websites (whatever, like I'm quitting that ever). I truly welcome the opportunity to talk about anything I've read and kinda don't otherwise get to. When not goofing off on the interwebs, I'm an attorney in Portland, Maine with a cute husband, two cute little boys, and a truly terrible dog.

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Burn, Baby, Burn

Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich

May 24, 2022 by TQB Leave a Comment

Once upon a time, I signed up for my first CBR. I had a lofty plan of reading all of Louise Erdrich’s books in order. Why did I feel like I needed a theme? Who knows. All I know is that I fell down on book one, and it took me until last year to get back up. My recollection was that I was reading Tales of Burning Love at the time, and my stumble was going back to the beginning of her bibliography. I […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Louise Erdrich, love medicine, Native American authors, tales of burning love

TQB's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Louise Erdrich, love medicine, Native American authors, tales of burning love ·
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I Read Angels & Demons and RUN, YOU FOOLS

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

April 8, 2022 by TQB 9 Comments

First off this is obviously all my fault.  I was warned, I was given an explanation, and nevertheless, I persisted in reading Angels & Demons.  Folks, what can I say: my affection for The Da Vinci Code is pure and genuine, see here.  Angels & Demons, however, is genuinely the best sleep aid on the market. How boring is it?  It’s so boring that despite the fact that this is pretty easy prose, in a small paperback format, I’m barely able to digest 10 pages […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: dan brown

TQB's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: dan brown ·
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I Read the Da Vinci Code and You Maybe Should Too?

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

April 27, 2021 by TQB 20 Comments

Before I begin, know that there is a special place in my heart for not-good movies.  I don’t know if it comes from watching Sunday afternoon disaster films like the Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno with my sister when we were little, but I’d almost prefer to watch a movie I can laugh at than one I laugh with.  It’s just a good time. Perhaps this helps you understand where I’m coming from when I say that I absolutely LOVE the Da Vinci Code […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: angels and demons, Catholicism, da vinci, dan brown, mysticism, Religion & Faith

TQB's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: angels and demons, Catholicism, da vinci, dan brown, mysticism, Religion & Faith ·
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600 pages and somehow not quite enough

Purity by Jonathan Franzen

February 13, 2021 by TQB Leave a Comment

While others were off working on sourdough starters, I spent quarantine somewhat obsessively reading all of Jonathan Franzen’s books (yes, even his admittedly dreadful first effort, The 27th City).  Purity is his most recent novel, and probably his best reviewed, but for me it failed to stick the landing. Franzen divides his books into sections told from different characters’ points of view.  Big, long sections.  When you’re with Andreas Wolf, you don’t care about anybody else, but then the section ends and then BAM, you […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: corrections, Franzen, jonathan franzen, purity

TQB's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: corrections, Franzen, jonathan franzen, purity ·
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Now I Can (Also) Die in Peace

Now I Can Die in Peace by Bill Simmons

January 5, 2021 by TQB 3 Comments

I want to begin by acknowledging that I am writing a review of a book whose appeal starts out extremely limited to a specific region and demographic, and only becomes more so due to the incredible untimeliness of when I finally got around to reading it.  Yes, in the waning days of that black hole we called 2020, I finally got around to reading Now I Can Die in Peace, a collection of sports (specifically, New England Sports, and more specifically, Red Sox baseball) essays, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Sports Tagged With: #redsox, #sportsguy, Baseball, Bill Simmons, Boston

TQB's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Sports · Tags: #redsox, #sportsguy, Baseball, Bill Simmons, Boston ·
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  • Carriejay on A great time was had.Good choices! I feel like I don't see Emma Thompson in enough stuff these days.
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  • Emmalita on “The way to stay married is simple – don’t get divorced.”Faintingviolet and ASKReviews did. I clearly need more Ada Calhoun in my life.
  • booktrovert on “The way to stay married is simple – don’t get divorced.”Thank you- I highly recommend this one! Did you review her book, Why We Can't Sleep? I remember seeing someone review that here on Cannonball...
  • Carriejay on A great time was had.Agree, a movie would be great. Who are we casting? :)
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