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“A fellow starts doubting the point of fighting for a country who won’t fight for him,”

Angel Down: A Novel by Daniel Kraus

March 21, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Private Cyril Bagger has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of the Great War through making sure he’s as far from the carnage as possible; and if that’s digging the latrine trenches that’s fine by him; at least he’s not possibly getting blown to bits. But his survival instincts also mark him as one of the five most expendable people in his company, and therefore perfect for a suicide mission: venture into the perilous No Man’s Land with the other four to euthanize a wounded […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: angels, Daniel Kraus, horrors of war, World War One

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: angels, Daniel Kraus, horrors of war, World War One ·
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When a great story is adapted into a great movie, x2

Different Seasons by Stephen King

March 21, 2026 by KimMiE" 11 Comments

At least 30 years ago I read The Shining and really enjoyed it, so I’m not sure why I never picked up another book by Stephen King. Probably it’s because I’m not a huge horror fan, although Shirley Jackson’s Haunting of Hill House started to change my mind about that. Recently, a friend of mine convinced me that I should try Different Seasons, and knowing that it contained the novella that was the basis for The Shawshank Redemption, I thought, “Yes! Excellent idea!” It’s always […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr18, KimMiE", modern classic, movie adaptations, novellas, Stephen King

KimMiE"'s CBR18 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr18, KimMiE", modern classic, movie adaptations, novellas, Stephen King ·
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Horsing Around

Tom's Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski

March 21, 2026 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

To address the elephant in the room right off the bat, this is a 1200-page novel that is certainly not for everyone. Set in 1982 in the fictional Orvop, Utah (the town name anagrams to Provo), the plot is rather simple for a novel of that length. Two boys who both love horses hatch a plan to save two neglected animals from being slaughtered by the richest man in town. One of the boys, Tom Gatestone, is the son of one of the town’s leading […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Western Tagged With: Mark Z. Danielewski

jeverett15's CBR18 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Western · Tags: Mark Z. Danielewski ·
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We, Ourselves, and Us

Namesake by N. S. Nuseibeh

March 21, 2026 by matt_thac Leave a Comment

It’s sometimes a strange feeling to live overseas. No matter how settled you feel, how well you feel you’ve gotten under the skin of where you are, there are always voices whispering how you’re not of that place. These whispers talk of ancestral roots and ideas of home that Nuseibeh constructs into a series of essays linking to the fierce Islamic warrior, Nusaybah.   Nuseibeh explores her own identity as much as the near mythical figure of Nusaybah.  Navigating multiple identities, a woman, a secular […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr18, essay collection, N. S. Nuseibeh, Palestine

matt_thac's CBR18 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr18, essay collection, N. S. Nuseibeh, Palestine ·
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Grief, Guilt, & 21 Days at Sea

The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje

March 21, 2026 by matt_thac Leave a Comment

Weaving fragments of timelines is always a risky move for a writer. Moving backwards and forwards through the protagonist’s life can be confusing and gimmicky, taking a skilled story-teller to avoid us asking if it would be a better plot if it were linear. With Michael Ondaatje, we’re in such talented hands.  The Cat’s Table weaves a slow, reflective tale of a group of friends, migrants from Sri Lanka to Britain and from there the wider world. Ondaatje uses the same spatial anchor to keep […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: alternating timeline, cbr18, Immigration, literary, michael ondaatje

matt_thac's CBR18 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: alternating timeline, cbr18, Immigration, literary, michael ondaatje ·
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Come for the tea, stay for the kisses.

The Raven Door by Amy Crook

March 20, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Greyson is a student in his final year of university. He’s shy and has a bit of a complex as he has never been in a relationship, and he has never been in love. Before he graduates and goes out into the world, he wants to know what love feels like. He saves up his money for a love potion, hoping that the experiment will grant him the insight he desires. Greyson goes to Aedan, a local Earth witch and a specialist in love spells […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Amy Crook, cozy romance, gay romance, Love potions, novella, queer romance, slow burn, witch

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Amy Crook, cozy romance, gay romance, Love potions, novella, queer romance, slow burn, witch ·
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