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I Will Sparkle Like a Wealthy Woman’s Neck

Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley

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CBR bingo entry 3 leads me to my “Birthday” space for Sloane Crosley, who turned 40 August 3rd this year.  (And yeah, she was gonna be my “so shiny!” entry but Ken Jennings was born in May and I don’t get that many books hot off the presses because I’m cheap, AND her debut was I Was Told There’d Be Cake, for pete’s sake, so I had to change her to my birthday square.  But I still liked how the title works with her tone; I’m not changing it, so there!) If you write humorous essays in the 2000s you’re […]

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10/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:42 |

And I’m not even a short story fan

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

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I have a hard time with short stories because I really like diving deep into a novel and getting lost in the sheer volume of words and worlds which makes it all the more remarkable how electrifying and engaging I found Her Body and Other Stories to be. Be prepared to be all too attached to this book, to physically itch to read it. I was completely enthralled from start to finish. This is the third collection of short stories I’ve read this year and holy moly did is blow all the other two out of the water. In part I […]

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10/1/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:114 |

An Elderly Lady might be up to no good but she is one Hell of an old broad!

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

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This is Two Heads Are Better Than One review. The below review is from our website from one of the staff members who liked it. I have to admit, this could have easily been my cover book. However, even with the really cool and nifty cover and awesome title I probably still if had not be for Sarah K. tell me that she, Sarah D. and Tambra loved this book. This review is from Tabmra. “I hope that I am as feisty, but perhaps not as murderous, as Maud when I am in my 80s! This marvelous collection of dark […]

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9/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:361 |

Free on Kindle! And I liked it, too!

And the Sea Called Her Name by Joe Hart

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This is a great novella from Joe Hart about two people who start starry eyed, like any other couple, but slowly grow apart. Set on the blustery Maine coast, Hart describes Jason and Delphi in a quaint home on the seashore, with the cold, dark ocean just beyond their doorstep. We see events through Jason’s eyes. A reluctant fisherman following in the steps of his father, Jason wants nothing more than to provide for his wife, Delphi, and build a family. But as Delphi becomes despondent and her behavior stranger and more unexplainable, Jason is hard pressed for any answer […]

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8/28/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:10 |

I’m probably the only one.

The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Daniel Mallory Ortberg

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Y’all I spent so much time at The Toast! I loved, loved, loved it. Enough that I go back and read my favourite posts over and over again—especially the art history ones, like this one. So, I’m just gonna say it. I did not like The Merry Spinster very much. Oooof, that hurt. This book was on everyone’s radar, and every review has praised its inventiveness. I get it. But it was fine. It was just, fine. I didn’t finish it all that long ago, but I honestly can’t remember much about any of the stories. Cinderella? The Little Mermaid? Beauty and the Beast? Was there […]

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8/22/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:15 |

I can already say this will be my favourite of 2018.

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

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I’ve read a lot of good books this year, but I feel confident that Her Body and Other Parties will be my favourite read of 2018. Carmen Maria Machado’s collection of short stories is nothing short of perfection, and brings everything I was looking for in a year of reading mostly feminist, female-identified, and woman-positive fiction writers. Every story in this collection is deliciously good, though, like many, my personal favourites are “The Husband Stitch,” “Real Women Have Bodies,” and “Eight Bites.” My least favourite was “Especially Heinous” but only because it was insanely long, (much like the series it mimics) and once I got the […]

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8/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:12 |

Sadly, Sue the T-Rex Does Not Make an Appearance. But a Very Good Boy Does

Brief Cases by Jim Butcher

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  It’s been a while since Skin Game was published, and with no release date for Peace Talks in sight, Harry Dresen fans such as myself have been feeling a little despondent. We all miss our crazy, tall, smart-aleky wizard. Thankfully, Brief Cases has come along, and while most of the stories have been published previously, some have been hard to get, making this a very welcome release for the deprived reader. I think I’d read just over half the stories before, so  I was personally covering a lot of old ground. To make re-reading a little more interesting, I […]

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8/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:23 |

“All things are reflections of other things.”

The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman

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This is a short story by Neil Gaiman.  A dwarf comes seeking a man to act as a guide to a certain cave in the Black Mountains on the Misty Isle, a cave that is said to be full of gold for the taking.  But that gold comes with a price. This is a story of travel and darkness and truth.   Going the audiobook route is always a different experience than reading something, especially when the text is supplemented by illustrations, as this one is.  In exchange for not getting to experience the illustrations with this work, we have […]

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8/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:20 |


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