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I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe

The Stranger by Albert Camus

October 30, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“I felt the urge to reassure him that I was like everybody else, just like everybody else.” ― Albert Camus, The Stranger I don’t remember why I had this on my TBR list. Perhaps it is because it is consistently listed as one of the great literary works of the 20th century and I thought it was time … [Read more]

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: absurdism, albert camus, Algeria, moral philosophy, post-war ·
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“When a shark offers up a pearl, be wary of its teeth.”

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

October 30, 2022 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

So it looks like after Winter’s Orbit,  I’ve jumped straight into more political fiction! Rather than sci-fi, this one is fantasy, and rather than an empire spanning cluster of planets, we have an empire spanning an archipelago. A sort of fantasy Moluccas, if you will. And while this is not a … [Read more]

LittlePlat's CBR14 Review No:28 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Andrea Stewart, cbr14bingo, Cute critter sidekick!, Gaslight, political fantasy ·
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The book, "A Psalm for the Wild-Built" by Becky Chambers standing next to a mostly filled out book bingo card.

“You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. … You are allowed to just live.” – Bingo #3!

A Psalm for the Wild-built by Becky Chambers

October 30, 2022 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

CBR14 Bingo: "Cozy" - This book is like a warm, reassuring hug. I first read A Psalm for the Wild-Built in December 2021.  This is a reread in preparation for A Prayer for the Crown-Shy.  The first time reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built, I was blown away.  Chamber's evocative writing, … [Read more]

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, monk and robot ·
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My, my, that was messy…

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

October 30, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

WARNING: SPOILERS FOLLOW! Back when I first saw this on the shelf of Target, I didn't realize it was actually one of Oseman's older books, just released for the first time in the US. I almost bought it then, but had to look it up since I didn't recall her having posted about any new books, and … [Read more]

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:130 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: alice oseman, I Was Born for This ·
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COVID and Traveling Gave Me Time to Read

Normal People by Sally Rooney

The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey

October 30, 2022 by Tracy Leave a Comment

I had started reading Normal People quite some time ago but put it down for long enough that when I was ready to start reading it again, I decided to just start over, and I think that helped my enjoy the book more. The re-read of part of the book helped me understand the characters in a way that I … [Read more]

Tracy's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Fiction, Mercedes Lackey, Normal People, Sally Rooney ·
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Turning Red Golden

Turning Red by Cynthea Liu

October 30, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

You know, now that I think about it for a second, this could almost be advertised as the "sanitized" version of Turning Red, which is to say the one minus any period talk. There's still Mei disregarding her parent's wishes, which the haters piled on about, but no (gasp) tampons, or even (the horror) … [Read more]

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:129 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Cynthea Liu, Domee Shi, Pixar, Turning Red ·
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