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Timeless or timely? I have so many thoughts about racism, sexism, and white privilege

A Passage to India by E. M. Forster

October 17, 2026 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR18 BINGO: Justice, because an accused Indian man faces British justice Pursuant to this review title, I was impressed and a little surprised that E. M. Forster had so much to say about race and gender, having been born in England in the late Victorian era. Considered by some to be his masterpiece, A Passage to India is a captivating and complicated study of British-India relations during the British Raj. It also touches on attitudes toward gender, though some readers have criticized that Forster falls […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: British author, British Imperialism, cbr18, cbr18bingo, classics, E.M. Forster, Race relations

KimMiE"'s CBR18 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: British author, British Imperialism, cbr18, cbr18bingo, classics, E.M. Forster, Race relations ·
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“Welcome home, eh?” He shakes his head like he didn’t have to travel the world to know where to find a woman like her.

Un Verano Contigo by Cynthia A. Rodriguez

October 17, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Cynthia A. Rodriguez is a new to me author. I picked up her most recent release, Un Verano Contigo, in part because it’s a short 70 pages and seemed like a good way to try out her style. I am in love. It is so good. I love short stories and, yes, I do think they are harder to write than a novel. Rodriguez has done magic, she’s crafted a story that feels bigger than the page count. Un Verano Contigo is set during a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Tagged With: Cynthia A. Rodriguez

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Short Stories · Tags: Cynthia A. Rodriguez ·
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I Wish I Could Explain Why I Liked This

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

October 16, 2026 by Tracy 1 Comment

CBR18 BINGO: using the Free Space to replace Joker I hated this when I read it in high school. That was so long ago that I don’t recall why, but my guess is that 16-year-old Tracy had Strong Feelings™ about how books were supposed to end and objected to how this one ended. I’m not sure what made me try it again, but I’m glad I did. I really liked it! Um. I’m just not sure why. This is actually a challenging book to rate […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr18bingo, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tracy's CBR18 Review No:69 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr18bingo, F. Scott Fitzgerald ·
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A Love Letter to Books That Left Me Wanting

The Book Censor’s Library by Bothayna Al-Essa

October 16, 2026 by Tracy Leave a Comment

My thoughts at the end of this book were a pretty far cry from what they were at the beginning. I was really excited to start this short dystopian novel about censorship and a Book Censor who becomes a reader. We dive into this journey with the very first line, which was a pleasant surprise: “As the Book Censor awoke one morning, filled with others’ words, he found himself transformed into a reader.” We get a little bit of a flashback to how Zorba the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Bothayna Al-Essa, Dystopian, translated fiction

Tracy's CBR18 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Bothayna Al-Essa, Dystopian, translated fiction ·
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Feminism 101 Set in the 1960s

Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven

October 16, 2026 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Rating: 3.5 Stars In a nutshell: The Newmans are a real-life family who have their own scripted television show (think Ozzie and Harriet). When the head of the household and writer / director of their show gets into a car accident before the season finale, the family starts figuring out what life might be like without him. Best for: Those who enjoy good writing and the tracking of multiple characters across one interwoven storyline. Quote that made me think: “I have to spend so much […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: jennifer niven

ASKReviews's CBR18 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: jennifer niven ·
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Next stop, The Realm of Spirits

Love, Misha: A Graphic Novel by Askel Aden,

October 16, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Either I was asleep, mixed up two books, or slipped into a  parallel universe,  but when I first heard of/read about Love, Misha: A Graphic Novel by Askel Aden, I thought it was about a runaway who had several dangerous situations or was a child in war, but still homeless and finding safety. Instead, it is about a nonbinary teen who is dealing with their estranged mother. (Yeah, I think I was totally asleep.) But that’s okay, because I had the pleasure of having no […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Askel Aden, family, Gender-nonconforming people, LGBTQ, magic, parents, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:374 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Askel Aden, family, Gender-nonconforming people, LGBTQ, magic, parents, Social Themes ·
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