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These reviews, which were promoted in CBR social media, on our homepage, and in Pajiba Love, appear below by review publication date, not by date featured.

 

“If a book is well-written, I always find it too short”

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

December 7, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars CBR17 Bingo: Black (a book with a black cover) I had completely forgotten that I read and reviewed this book back in 2016. My original review can be found here. My plot summary of the more than 200-year-old novel can be found in my previous review. Nevertheless, my reading experience this time around was different enough from earlier times that I wanted to write about some of my thoughts and observations, not to mention some of the points of discussion that came up during my […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Featured, Fiction, History Tagged With: adapted into TV and film, audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, coming-of-age, family drama, historical fiction, Jane Austen, literary classic, Malin, re-read, Regency, romantic, Rosamund Pike, sense and sensibility, Sisters, social satire, the Dark Corner

Malin's CBR17 Review No:66 · Genres: Audiobooks, Featured, Fiction, History · Tags: adapted into TV and film, audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, coming-of-age, family drama, historical fiction, Jane Austen, literary classic, Malin, re-read, Regency, romantic, Rosamund Pike, sense and sensibility, Sisters, social satire, the Dark Corner ·
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Fascinating Exploration of Language

Wordslut by Amanda Montell

December 1, 2025 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Those interested in learning more about how our language is shaped by – and shapes – society. Everyone who speaks US English. In a nutshell: Author Montell explores a variety of aspects of language and how it reinforces and can be used to fight the patriarchy. Worth quoting: N/A (but only because it was an audio book and usually I was running while listening so didn’t have a way to note something down) Why I chose it: The topic was intriguing to me. […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Amanda Montell, sociology

ASKReviews's CBR17 Review No:41 · Genres: Audiobooks, Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Amanda Montell, sociology ·
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Creating a language is no joke. Or, maybe it is, because I laughed a lot reading this book.

In the Land of Invented Languages by Arika Okrent

December 1, 2025 by KimMiE" 6 Comments

CBR 17 BINGO: Diaspora. The author uses the Jewish diaspora to illustrate the remarkable resurgence of Hebrew as a spoken language. You could also argue that Esperanto speakers form a diaspora. When you think of “invented” languages, you might immediately think of Esperanto, the late-19th century experiment in creating a universal language to bring people closer together. Or you might think about Star Trek geeks going all-in on their hobby by learning Klingon. Or you might ponder J.R.R. Tolkien’s elvish languages, created decades before he […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Arika Okrent, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Esperanto, KimMiE", Klingon, Languages, linguistics

KimMiE"'s CBR17 Review No:25 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Arika Okrent, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Esperanto, KimMiE", Klingon, Languages, linguistics ·
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A small book about enormous things

Eastbound by Maylis De Kerangal

November 30, 2025 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

Aliocha, a Russian conscript, is on a the Trans-Siberian railroad headed to his post. He, you will not be surprised to learn, does not want to go to Siberia. In his efforts to escape, defect, disappear, he meets meets Hélène, a French woman who is also trying to leave Russia. In a mere 137 pages, you witness their inner and outer worlds collide as they become accomplices despite the vast differences in age, language, and experience.  This is a short book — I read it […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: Maylis De Kerangal, novella, Siberia, trans-siberian railway

Fiat.Luxury's CBR17 Review No:31 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: Maylis De Kerangal, novella, Siberia, trans-siberian railway ·
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This is my Body

Bodies and Christ

American Rapture by C.J. Leede

This is My Body by Lindsay King-Miller

November 30, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Being back in grad school, I just do not have the time to read like I used to. However, last week on a retreat, I knocked out two religious horror books I had been meaning to read for a while and since they were both thematically similar, I figured I’d dump the reviews here. American Rapture This is juuuuust clearing the 4-star threshold, mostly because I liked C.J. Leede’s writing, even if her plotting and pacing could frustrate. I also get easily annoyed with survival […]

Filed Under: Featured, Horror Tagged With: American Rapture, apocalypse, body horror, C.J. Leede, Catholic, covid, exorcisms, horror, Lindsay King-Miller, occult, pandemic, Religion, religious horror, This is My Body

Jake's CBR17 Review No:51 · Genres: Featured, Horror · Tags: American Rapture, apocalypse, body horror, C.J. Leede, Catholic, covid, exorcisms, horror, Lindsay King-Miller, occult, pandemic, Religion, religious horror, This is My Body ·
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A true test of compatibility

A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst

November 30, 2025 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I’ve found a number of interesting books when I need a new audio book by just seeing what is “available now” at my library, sorted by popularity. Is that how I found A Marriage at Sea (2025) by Sophie Elmhirst? Honestly, now I can’t remember. I may have seen it on a list somewhere. Also, now that I’ve read it, I’m seeing this book everywhere, including NPR and NYT’s 2025 lists. Spoilers follow. A Marriage at Sea is the true story of a couple, Maralyn and Maurice, who […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Sophie Elmhirst

Sophia's CBR17 Review No:50 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Sophie Elmhirst ·
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