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Point to Point Navigation by Gore Vidal

A Sorrow beyond Dreams by Peter Handke

For Colored Girls... by Ntozake Shange

Madea by Euripides

Anthem by Ayn Rand

Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Beowulf by Trans. Heaney

Beowulf by Trans. Headley

Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

June 22, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Point to Point Navigation – 4/5 This is a second and shorter memoir by Gore Vidal published a few years before he died. It wasn’t right before his death, but you get the impression that he is saying a last few things at least before he begins to wrap up his writing career. His career began when he was about 19 or so when he began writing what would become his first novel, Williwaw, a WWII short novel about a boat in the North Pacific […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Angela Carter, ann leckie, Ayn Rand, Euripides, Gore Vidal, ishmael reed, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ntozake Shange, peter handke, samuel beckett, Trans. Headley, Trans. Heaney

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:333 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Angela Carter, ann leckie, Ayn Rand, Euripides, Gore Vidal, ishmael reed, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ntozake Shange, peter handke, samuel beckett, Trans. Headley, Trans. Heaney ·
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Wayfarer’s Series #1 and 2

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

June 22, 2022 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

I loved To Be Taught, If Fortunate, and I am excited to begin the Wayfarer’s series. I am reviewing books 1 and 2 here,  though I am pausing the series for a bit because I need to shuffle my TBR due to library books being due – plus, I have found that while I really enjoy the world that Chambers has built with this series, I don’t mind stepping out of it for a moment to read something else.  I also really want to share this […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Becky Chambers

booktrovert's CBR14 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers ·
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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu

Lightning by Dean Koontz

June 22, 2022 by Halbs 1 Comment

I opened my 2018 review for Dean Koontz’ Velocity with, “Dean Koontz is my man. He writes pop thrillers with interesting characters and a certain panache that I enjoy.” That same introduction applies for this review of Koontz and his 1980s sci-fi thriller called Lightning. From its opening moments, Lightning has an ominous tone.  Even the sunnier moments have shadows. Koontz makes it very clear that the characters in the book will face real darkness throughout their lives. It feels dangerous and even foolish for […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Dean Koontz, sci-fi thriller

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Dean Koontz, sci-fi thriller ·
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Of Lies and Men

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

June 22, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

On a balmy spring eve, eighteen year old Emily Vaughn zips herself into her prom dress with some difficulty, then walks over to her high school to confront the people she thought were her friends. It’s 1982 and Emily is about eight months pregnant. Reviled by her classmates, she is soon thrown out of the prom. Emily disappears on her way home; her dead body is found in a dumpster next morning.  Some forty years later, US Marshall Andrea Oliver, fresh off the academy, is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Delaware, eighties, Girl Forgotten, Karin Slaughter, mystery, pregnancy, Rape, Women's rights

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Delaware, eighties, Girl Forgotten, Karin Slaughter, mystery, pregnancy, Rape, Women's rights ·
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The Twelve Days of Christmas: Birds Galore

The Partridge by Kit Morgan

The Dove by Shanna Hatfield

The Hens by Merry Farmer

The Calling Birds by Jacqui Nelson

June 21, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Sometimes you’re just in the mood for plain and simple mail order bride romances. Lots of them. The Partridge (Kit Morgan) – 3 stars Reverend Chase Hammond, determined to save the town of Noelle, sends away for mail order brides to prove that the town can be a true civilized community. Of course, when the women actually arrive, things don’t run smoothly according to plan. This is the first book in the series, so a lot of the story involves legwork setting up the scenario […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Western Tagged With: historical romance, Jacqui Nelson, Kit Morgan, mail order bride, Merry Farmer, Romance, Series, Shanna Hatfield, western

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:88 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Western · Tags: historical romance, Jacqui Nelson, Kit Morgan, mail order bride, Merry Farmer, Romance, Series, Shanna Hatfield, western ·
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Books, Friends, and… Murder?

The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club by Lynn Cahoon

June 21, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

After surviving cancer, Rarity Cole moves to Sedona, Arizona, opening a bookstore and starting a book club for fellow cancer survivors. When a new member, Martha, disappears, Rarity, her best friend Sam, and the other book club members start investigating the case. I’m not one much for cozy mysteries, as in a way I can find them oppressive when they part too much from reality. But I was drawn to The Tuesday Night Survivors’ Club because of the unusual focus – a group of cancer survivors – […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: ARC, audiobook, cozy mystery, Lynn Cahoon, NetGalley

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:84 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: ARC, audiobook, cozy mystery, Lynn Cahoon, NetGalley ·
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