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“You take many things from the world, but I wonder what you will give back in return?”

How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino

February 1, 2022 by anana Leave a Comment

I first put How Do You Live? by Ganzaburo Yoshino in my library queue after seeing a blurb on the internet stating that it is Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite children’s book, and it had only recently been translated into English because he was planning to come out of retirement to adapt the story as his final film. Thinking that this would be a whimsical, quick read, I looked forward to it becoming available in my Libby app.  The story was not what I was expecting, which […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: children's lit, Fiction, Genzaburo Yoshino, Hayao Miyazaki

anana's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: children's lit, Fiction, Genzaburo Yoshino, Hayao Miyazaki ·
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Old Magic, Old Story Style

Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories by Diana Wynne Jones

February 1, 2022 by Ale 2 Comments

One of the things I always find fascinating about reading short story collections by authors who’ve had a very long career is to see the growth and change of their style over time. Unexpected Magic by Diana Wynne Jones is no exception. The collection has stories published from throughout her career, from as early as the 1960s to the early 2000s. Not in any particular order, the stories range from speculative tales of authors so lost in their work it becomes real to cats telling their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: collection, Diana Wynne Jones, full body of work, novella, short stories

Ale's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: collection, Diana Wynne Jones, full body of work, novella, short stories ·
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The greatest Alien movie never made.

Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay by William Gibson by Pat Cadigan

February 1, 2022 by TylerDFC Leave a Comment

Alien3 had a long, strange trip before it made it to screens in 1992, fully six years after the critical and box office smash Aliens made writer/director James Cameron a household name. During that time more than twenty scripts were considered at one time or another for the follow up. Before work began the only consideration was that series heroine Ellen Ripley, played perfectly by Sigourney Weaver, would be sitting this one out. Weaver had expressed fatigue with the series and did not think there […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: alien, Alien 3, Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay by William Gibson, Ellen Ripley, Hicks, Newt, pat cadigan, william gibson, xenomorph

TylerDFC's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: alien, Alien 3, Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay by William Gibson, Ellen Ripley, Hicks, Newt, pat cadigan, william gibson, xenomorph ·
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The Lighter New Year Celebration

Friends Are Friends, Forever by Dane Liu

February 1, 2022 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Gong hei fat choy! Sun Leen Fai Lo! Xin Nian Kuai Le! Happy New Year!  It is 2022 and the Year of the Water Tiger. Most January and sometimes even February babies can be born on a cusp of a year, like I was. Therefore, since I enjoy celebrating, I use both Year of the Tiger and Year of the Rabbit as “My Years.” And this year is my “official” Lunar Year and 2023 my “official” Western Year! But regardless of the year, I love […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Religion Tagged With: celebrations, Dane Liu, family, friendship, Lynn Scurfield, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:45 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Religion · Tags: celebrations, Dane Liu, family, friendship, Lynn Scurfield, Social Themes ·
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Poppies, Ruby Rings and Hijackings

Dangerous Stranger by Lucy Gillen

The High Valley by Anne Mather

February 1, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Dangerous Stranger – 3.5 stars Melodie, home to her grandfather’s farm to look after him, becomes engaged to Jed thinking that it will be a safe and certain thing. However, sparks keep flying whenever she meets Keith, her infuriating neighbor. I bought a big lot of old Harlequin romances recently – after all, I do prefer my romance to have been published between the sixties and the nineties. This is my first foray into the box, and it wasn’t a bad one at all. Despite […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Anne Mather, England, Fiction, harlequin, Lucy Gillen, popsugar, Romance

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Anne Mather, England, Fiction, harlequin, Lucy Gillen, popsugar, Romance ·
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The more serious New Year Story

New Year (a Lunar New Year Book for Kids) by Mei Zihan

February 1, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

New Year (a Lunar New Year Book for Kids) has a mature theme. Even the description of this book from the publisher uses words that set the tone of the book. It says it is a “moving…cride Coeur” and “dislocation is countered by acceptance…” and “Chinese diaspora.”  Huh? I just wanted a nice book about the Chinese New Year. I mean, it is a nice book that Mei Zihan has created, but well over the head of most picture book readers. I went farther along […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: daughters, family, fathers, Lunar New Year, Mei Zihan, Qin Leng

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:44 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: daughters, family, fathers, Lunar New Year, Mei Zihan, Qin Leng ·
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