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She’s poor on purpose? Is that even legal?

Credo: The Rose Wilder Lane Story by Peter Bagge

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Holy mother trucker! Credo: The Rose Wilder Lane Story is another roller coaster ride. Peter Bagge created something part love letter to Wilder and part “Watch Out for This Gal” story. The introduction and historical afterwards are probably the best part of a GD AWESOME book. However, sadly, I do not see people flocking to get it. Rose Wilder Lane (while a household name during her time) is small potatoes now compared to her mother (a gal you might have heard of, Laura Ingles Wilder). But perhaps Lane should be even more well-known than Wilder. Her personal and mental issues […]

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10/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:426 |

Non-fiction review dump (and two CBR11 Bingos)

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein

Naturally Tan by Tan France

Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

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Whoo-hoo! Two non-fiction books gets me two more squares and two Bingos! I may not manage a black-out before the end of the month but I am finally making some headway in this game. CBR 11 Bingo: Award Winner The Devil in the White City- Erik Larson Y’all, I read this book in July and then completely forgot about it. In my defense The Devil in the White City has the dubious honor of being the book I was reading when I found out I was pregnant and therefore anytime I turned on Overdrive to listen to a few chapters a third of […]

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10/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:99 |

Her big Filipino Christian Egyptian Muslim Life: And isn’t it grand?

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib

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I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir is a humorous look at when cultures clash and you are the result. Malaka Gharib’s coming of age story shows how life is a balancing of yourself. And, finally finding your place where you have all your pieces comfortable. And love can happen anyplace. Even to an Egyptian Muslim and a Filipino Catholic. And a year after marrying they can have their American Dream: a girl named Malaka (like Monica with an L). Yet, clashes happen. Divorces happen. And fathers move back to Egypt and marry a lovely Muslim woman. And mothers […]

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10/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:419 |

You came back!

Passing for Human by Liana Finck

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This is the book length memoir written by the comics artist Liana Finck. I previously read and reviewed her book, Excuse Me, which is a sketchbook of ideas, which I liked, but felt was limited in many ways. This book is not limited, and I liked it, and I have to imagine many of you will too. This book is as much about writing a memoir as it is about the story it tells. It’s mostly about the lives and relationship of her parents. Her mother starts off in an abusive marriage and finds her way out. She is also an […]

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10/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:560 |

A book about how books can show you who you are

Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor

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My two biggest dislikes of biographies/autobiographies are, first the author just blindly praises the subject/themselves. But then again, why write a biography if you do not like the subject or you do not want to promote yourself? Yet, we should know our heroes have flaws and we should show our flaws to readers. The second is about women biographies/autobiographies. Unpopular opinion here: I am tired of them. Or I should say, I am tired of the same ones over and over. I am tired of being told that this woman is a “role model” and if I do not agree […]

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10/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:413 |

Publisher review says: “Perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo” and I agree.

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha

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Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha is a lovely memoir of becoming not just Korean or not just becoming American but becoming both at the same time and through that, finding yourself. This graphic novel reads as a fiction story, though based on Ha’s life. What was supposed to be a vacation to Alabama to visit a friend of her mothers, turns into a permanent situation. Ha’s mother has decided that marriage to this friend is the right choice for them. Even though Ha’s mother made a successful hairdressing business for herself in Korea and Robin has […]

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10/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:412 |

I looked down at my feet, avoiding the sign’s scrutinizing energy.

Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith

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This is a short memoir or more so collection of memoir essays by Patti Smith that trace the last few years. They seem to deal primarily with aging, reading, artists, work, working, and the deaths or dying of several of her friends and colleagues. There’s a running thread through this book about performance and creation — not so much the creative process — but the actual process of creation. There’s an early reference to Antonin Artaud, and it occurred to me while reading this, that mostly what we’re seeing is this process of creation in action. Or rather, we are […]

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10/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:554 |

Finding Home(s)

Monsieur Mediocre: One American Learns the High Art of Being Everyday French by John von Sothen

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Our library provides free copies of BookPage, which is a great little advert magazine for finding new and upcoming books. I highly recommend it if you’re trying to find something new to shake up your queue. Knowledge of Monsiuer Mediocre came to me via that magazine, and after a few months of waiting for an interlibrary loan to arrive it finally came last week! I’m happy to say this book was worth the wait. Jancee Dunn writes in her blurb on this one, this book is “sharp, funny, and surprisingly tender”. I agree. As the book’s subtitle explains, this is von […]

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10/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:40 |


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