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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Not-so-thrilling Thriller

Sundial by Catriona Ward

October 24, 2022 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

I had initially been very excited to read this book - but after finishing The Last House on Needless Street I was wary of looking forward to this reading experience. I still held out some hope that this would be different, but despite being two really different books the experience was pretty … [Read more]

booktrovert's CBR14 Review No:105 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Catriona Ward ·
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“How much have you thrown away in your lifetime already? Do you ever think about it? Where does this plethora of leavings come from?

Cast Away: Poems for Out Time by Naomi Shihab Nye

October 23, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Cast Away: Poems for Our Time by Naomi Shihab Nye My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve always appreciated poetry as an art form and when I had to study them in class it was a nice change of pace from fiction. It's interesting to see how different poets use words to create images and feelings that break … [Read more]

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: Naomi Shihab Nye, poetry ·
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A Loss of Innocence

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

October 23, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Our Town by Thornton Wilder My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Our Town" is one of those plays that takes you by surprise. I first read it in my master's program in an "Modern American Drama" class. I had heard of the play but never read it. From the beginning, Wilder establishes that this play is unlike … [Read more]

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: drama, Our Town, Thornton WIlder ·
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Blind Date with a Book

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

October 23, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Last spring I read about something called “Blind Date With a Book” that sounded like fun. Libraries apparently do them, and it involves choosing a book, wrapped in paper so you cannot see the title, based on some descriptive words (mystery, romance, other voices, etc). It’s a fun way to change up … [Read more]

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:54 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko ·
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matrimony, murder, and black market mischief in post-war London

The Right Sort of Man by Allison Montclair

October 23, 2022 by tiny_bookbot Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo: Series (Sparks & Bainbridge Mysteries #1) I needed some new, lighter mysteries to get me through the dwindling days of early autumn. This popped up in my library recommendations, and since there's a few of them to work through, I figured I'd give it a try. While there's no shortage … [Read more]

tiny_bookbot's CBR14 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Allison Montclair, cbr14bingo ·
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Two Well-Regarded Children’s Time Travel Novels

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce

Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer

October 23, 2022 by GentleRain 2 Comments

I was surprised when I visited England at what a popular genre historical children's time travel novels were, but it's one I enjoy so I got a couple. Both are apparently much beloved classics that must have missed me when I was a child, and this was a good chance to fill in some gaps of my … [Read more]

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:117 · Genres: Children's Books, Mystery, Speculative Fiction · Tags: boarding school, childhood illnesses, children's fiction, Edwardian England, historical ficiton, Penelope Farmer, Philippa Pearce, time travel, WWI ·
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