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One Sweet Song by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

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CBR15Passport author   The funny thing is, “sweet” does not always do it for me (unless it is a donut or chocolate). However, once in awhile a book that is sweet gets me in the feels. That is because it is sweet but not overly, sickening sweet (like three York peppermint patties and a mug … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:178 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, History · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

They lobster the kelpcakes

Officer Clawsome V01 Kelpcake Crisis!   by Brain Smitty Smith

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CBR15Passport  already own  As the description says of this Brain Smitty Smith graphic novel, Officer Clawsome: Kelpcake Crisis!  this is Dogman meets Spongebob. And if you like them, you will like this. There is a bit of "James Bond-like" elements with a few villains (there is a mechanical shark … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:176 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Sports · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Brains, not just for zombies anymore

Battle of the Brains: The Science Behind Animal Minds by Jocelyn Rish

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CBR15Passport already own   Do you want fun facts about brains? And about animal minds in particular? Then you need the picture book by Jocelyn Rish and David Creighton-Pester that is called, Battle of the Brains: The Science Behind Animal Minds. And while it could have used some more … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:175 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

Fascinating novel set amongst little known culture

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane follows Li-Yan, a young woman from the Akha ethnic minority in Yunnan China.  Born shortly after the cultural revolution, she comes of age as China is changing rapidly.  When she becomes pregnant at 16, like so many other women in China at this time she abandons her … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

Three Great Manga Short Story Collections

All My Darling Daughters by Fumi Yoshinaga

Don't Say Any More, Darling by Fumi Yoshinaga

Sneeze by Naoki Urasawa

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I read these three books today as a relaxing re-read of two of my favorite manga artists. Fumi Yoshinaga and Naoki Urasawa have very distinct sensibilities, but I think they both have a facility with emotion and the ability to pack a lot of characterization, both spoken and unspoken, into a drawing. … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:16 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , ·

Model seed, model cities

Walk the Vanished Earth by Erin Swan

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I chose this book after reading this review   (thanks, anana!). I have to say I agree with anana's general perspective that this book is ambitious and mostly successful. What drew me in was the comparison to Station Eleven, which I loved. If you're interested in literary fiction about climate change … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , ·


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