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The nature of witches is to be self aware without follow through, apparently

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

November 30, 2021 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

Witches are doing what they can to protect the climate and environment of the world, but non-witches continue to act in destructive ways. Extreme weather events are becoming more and more common, and the witches of the world don’t have enough power to keep everyone safe and return stability to the world because these extreme weather events are happening out of season: blizzards in summer, hurricanes in winter, tornados year round, etc. And since each witch is tied to the season they were born in, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: climate change, Rachel Griffin

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:70 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: climate change, Rachel Griffin ·
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Which is scarier, a blizzard catching you unprepared or driving through it with five strangers?

Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards

November 30, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 1 Comment

Mira is flying home for Christmas. Her family has been through a lot recently, and even though she’s only a teenager, Mira carries the weight of making sure everyone (namely her mother) is okay. Unfortunately, her connecting flight to Pittsburgh is cancelled due to an impending blizzard. She’s not that far from home and she’s desperate. Luckily, her neighbor on her first flight, Harper, is renting a car and will be driving through Pittsburgh, so Mira hops into a car with Harper and three other […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: blizzard, Natalie D. Richards, snowstorm, thriller

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:69 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: blizzard, Natalie D. Richards, snowstorm, thriller ·
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Thanksgiving Week Glut

The Odyssey by Homer; Emily Wilson

A Good Man in Africa by William Boyd

Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

Nine Princes of Amber by Roger Zelazny

To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer

Free Lance Pallbearers by Ishmael Reed

Dragons of Highlord Skies by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Revolutionary Characters by Gordon Wood

Glory by Vladimir Nabokov

Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas

South of the Border West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

Books of Blood by Clive Barker

Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut

Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov

November 29, 2021 by vel veeter 2 Comments

The Odyssey – 5/5 Stars So my review is specific to the newer Emily Wilson translation, which I find particularly good and readable. She writes a long introduction that serves as a solid guide to the epic, to the writing, the historical context, and other important keys. This is long, but worthwhile, especially if you’re new to the story or it’s been a long time or you’re a little rough in your epic-reading. From there, there’s a very good translator’s note of some length explaining […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Clive Barker, Evelyn Waugh, Gordon Wood, haruki murakami, Homer; Emily Wilson, ishmael reed, kurt vonnegut, Lewis Thomas, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Philip Jose Farmer, roger zelazny, Vladimir Nabokov, William Boyd

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:495 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Clive Barker, Evelyn Waugh, Gordon Wood, haruki murakami, Homer; Emily Wilson, ishmael reed, kurt vonnegut, Lewis Thomas, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Philip Jose Farmer, roger zelazny, Vladimir Nabokov, William Boyd ·
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Life is a Carnival

Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham

November 28, 2021 by jeverett15 2 Comments

William Lindsay Gresham explores the effects of greed on the soul through this story of Stanton “Stan” Carlisle, who starts the novel as an ambitious carnival magician and rises to incredible heights before a calamitous fall. Stan’s rise is based on his ability to charm people into giving him what he wants, but eventually his greed surpasses his talent. Starting out at the carnival, Stan discovers that the itinerant showbiz lifestyle agrees with him and he seems to have camaraderie with his fellow carny folk, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: William Lindsay Gresham

jeverett15's CBR13 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: William Lindsay Gresham ·
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al.

Mrs. March by Virginia Fieto

Quarry's Vote by Max Allan Collins

The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos

Hit List by Lawrence Block

The Overlook by Michael Connelly

November 28, 2021 by Jake 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving! In addition to feasting on food, I spend the holiday feasting on books. After a few long reads, I plowed through some things I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Enjoy! Y: The Last Man **** I was excited to finally read this, being a big Brian K. Vaughan fan and being intrigued by the premise. Stephen King blurbed this as the best comic he ever read. The TV show looked good and I wanted to get in on it. And […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man

Jake's CBR13 Review No:182 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man ·
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with this post, you will know every book i read this year and how i felt about them

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz

Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

Ten Dead Comedians by Fred Van Lente

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

N or M? by Agatha Christie

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

November 27, 2021 by Jenna 1 Comment

You’ve probably heard of this one already. Woman takes the regional train to and from work every day and watches for a couple who live on a house backing the tracks. She likes to make up stories about what they’re doing every day. One day she sees the wife kissing a man who’s not her husband. Because her previous marriage ended due to infidelity, the main character goes to confront the wife, whom she does not know, but her alcoholism intervenes and she blacks out […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Abby Jimenez, agatha christie, Alex Michaelides, Alice Feeney, andrea bartz, caitlin starling, Fred Van Lente, Jennifer McMahon, Paula Hawkins, Sarah Gailey, sarah moss, Stephen Graham Jones

Jenna's CBR13 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Abby Jimenez, agatha christie, Alex Michaelides, Alice Feeney, andrea bartz, caitlin starling, Fred Van Lente, Jennifer McMahon, Paula Hawkins, Sarah Gailey, sarah moss, Stephen Graham Jones ·
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