Cannonball Read 18

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Edgar Allen Poe: The MUU-SIC-CAL! (jazz hands)

Edgar Allan Poe: A Tale of Mystery and Intervention by Norm Konyu

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I laughed. I laughed some more. I laughed until tears almost ran down my leg.  Oh sorry, TMI. Yeah, Edgar Allan Poe: A Tale of Mystery and Intervention by Norm Konyu is an A-M-A-ZING! tale. All of Poe flashes before your eyes (or at least the highlights of his written career) in a funny, … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:279 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: , , , ·

Me and Kaeti Vandorn

Friends in the Dark (I Like to Read Comics) by Kaeti Vandorn

Wiggler's Big Joke (I Like to Read Comics) by Kaeti Vandorn

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When you read as much as I do, things can start to look and feel similar; especially with children's books. Usually I just think, “That reminds me of something” but try not to dwell too much on it, otherwise I’ll be as nutty as people think I am!  And when I tried two online reader copies recently … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:278 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , ·

Frankenstein: But with cats. And funny

Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel by Mary Shelley, Lorenzo Coltellacci, Mary Shelley, Lorenzo Coltellacci and Federica De Cotis

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Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel by Mary Shelley, Lorenzo Coltellacci (Adapter), Michele Botton (Adapter), Federica De Cotis (Illustrator)   Due October 2026 read via an online reader copy. When the book started, it’s set in an arctic landscape. My brain said, “Isn’t this how Dracula opens? A ship? … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:276 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

I did not expect what I got

Fustuk: A Graphic Novel by Robert Mgrdich Apelian

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When I read Fustuk: A Graphic Novel by Robert Mgrdich Apelian, I expected something completely different. I guess I thought there would be more fantasy, less realism. And while I was not exactly sure what that meant, or would entail, I did not expect what I got. And in the end, I think it might have … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:275 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

I see a KJ Charles, I read a KJ Charles

How to Fake It in Society by K.J. Charles

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KJ Charles is definitely an auto buy (well, an auto hold) author for me (actually, I just bought actual physical copies of the Will Darling books so maybe this will become auto buy as well). Something about the way she writes consent and romances with legitimate, interesting plot works for me (not … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:43 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ·

a huge step up personally from his last non-fiction outing

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe

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This is a book that I've been vaguely aware of for a while--IRL Book Group are big fans of PRK, as he is known around these parts, in particular Empire of Pain. A few of my friends went to a talk he gave as well, which might have been focused on this work. Non-fiction isn't my jam, and neither are … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:42 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ·


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