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I did a lot of Googling in this one

Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

February 23, 2021 by Manimama 3 Comments

Love Lettering, by Kate Clayborn, is a love story. Not just of the protagonists, Meg and Reid, but a love story between a woman and New York City, Meg and her best friend Sibby. Meg is an artist. I’m not sure exactly what to call her- calligrapher? Graphic artist? I’ve read the entire book and I am still not sure- but she is high in demand within New York City to hand-write out rich people’s planners. These jobs allow her to live in New York […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Fiction, Kate Clayborn, Love Lettering

Manimama's CBR13 Review No:14 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Fiction, Kate Clayborn, Love Lettering ·
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The real bookstore was the friends we made along the way

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloane

January 24, 2021 by Bea Pants 1 Comment

  A book about a bookstore is catnip for me. I’ve had this one on my shelf and I selected it randomly. The story follows Clay Jannon, whose tech job goes away during the Great Recession (2008 edition). Clay takes a job working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. Penumbra himself is a benevolently odd man who imposes very few rules on his employees. It soon becomes apparent to Clay that there is something out of the ordinary about Mr. Penumbra, his store […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction Tagged With: #MrPenumbra, #RobinSloane, CBR13, Robin Sloane

Bea Pants's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction · Tags: #MrPenumbra, #RobinSloane, CBR13, Robin Sloane ·
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What Do I Have in Common With a Neurosurgeon?

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

January 20, 2021 by RachelGraceSanchez 2 Comments

As a cancer patient, myself, I approached this book with a measure of caution. I knew I would enjoy the clinical stuff because that’s always interesting. But I was scared about the inevitable ending. I expected it to strike a particularly raw nerve, and it did. But before we get into that, I want to say this. Paul Kalanithi was an incredible human being. That he was able to eloquently pen such a truthful book in the last remaining days of his life is awe […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Paul Kalanithi

RachelGraceSanchez's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, Non-Fiction · Tags: Paul Kalanithi ·
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A Future Worth Living For

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

January 19, 2021 by RachelGraceSanchez 10 Comments

What a delightfully pleasant read. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, offers a story filled with possibility, opportunity, and even a bit of hope. The book begins with Nora Seed, underwhelmed with her disappointing life, deciding to end it all with a handful of pills. It isn’t so much that her life has become too much to handle, but the excitement has dimmed. Life has become meaningless and the only way out is the Midnight Library. Although Nora doesn’t know it yet. As it turns […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Matt Haig

RachelGraceSanchez's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Matt Haig ·
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Not as good as her last one

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

December 10, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Official book description: Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass and cedar palace on an island in British Columbia. Jonathan Alkaitis works in finance and owns the hotel. When he passes Vincent his card with a tip, it’s the beginning of their life together. That same day, Vincent’s half-brother, Paul, scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: “Why don’t you swallow broken glass.” Leon Prevant, a shipping executive for a company called Neptune Logistics, sees the note from […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CannonballBookClub, cbr12, Emily St. John Mandel, literary fiction, Malin, The Glass Hotel

Malin's CBR12 Review No:80 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CannonballBookClub, cbr12, Emily St. John Mandel, literary fiction, Malin, The Glass Hotel ·
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