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Something is Rotten in a Made-Up Balkan State

The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie

May 6, 2022 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Itinerant wanderer Anthony Cade is bored out of his mind leading tour groups of old biddies in South Africa when a chance encounter with an old friend leads him into a strange new adventure. Anthony is asked to deliver a juicy manuscript written by a former political leader from the made-up state of … [Read more]

jeverett15's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: agatha christie ·
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Ramble On . . .

The Open Road by Jean Giono

May 6, 2022 by elderberrywine 4 Comments

The Open Road, written by the French author Jean Giono in 1950, is in many ways a classical “on the road” tale.  The main characters, friends of a sort, are the unnamed narrator and his traveling companion, “the artist”.  The setting is France, between northern Provence and the Alps, and the … [Read more]

elderberrywine's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1950's France, French Alps, It's the Journey, jean giono, Not the Destination, Subtly sarcastic and very French, Vagabonds, War? What War ·
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I am Quiet and Thinking too

I Am Thinking My Life by Allysun Atwater

I Am Quiet : A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers

May 6, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If you are a quiet and/or introverted person you have been asked, at least once, some form of the “Why are you quiet?” question. Now, I wish I had thought/known to reply, “Why are you loud?” You see, sometimes yes, people are shy, but sometimes we are just quiet. We do not need to be flashy or bold … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:208 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: Allysun Atwater, Andie Powers, Betsy Petersen, Social Themes, Stevie Lewis ·
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Come for the gratuitous torture porn. Stay for the randy sex scenes. 

Birdman by Mo Hayder

May 6, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Weirdly enough, Goodreads gave me Calvin and Hobbes in their other-readers-also-enjoyed-selection. And I get it. There is never a bad time for Calvin and Hobbes, but I definitely need some eye bleach after this one.  London, 1999. During construction work on an empty lot, the dead body of a woman … [Read more]

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: Birdman, Jack Caffery, London, metropolitan police, Mo Hayder, serial killer, torture porn, Violence Against women ·
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A few good motivational ideas

It Takes What It Takes: How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life by Trevor Moawad, Andy Staples

May 6, 2022 by Halbs 1 Comment

I found out about Trevor Moawad through NFL quarterback Russell Wilson. Moawad was kind of a mental coach for Wilson, as he also was for many other professional and collegiate athletes and programs. Moawad's dad was a big leader in the motivational speaking and proto-self-help world, with a focus on … [Read more]

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: neutral thinking, Psychology, sports psychology, Trevor Moawad, Andy Staples ·
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Tom Wolfe (the recent one)

Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe

Radical Chic by Tom Wolfe

Mau-mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe

May 6, 2022 by vel veeter 1 Comment

Bonfire of the Vanities - 5/5 Stars This novels begins with a press conference given by the mayor of New York. During the press conference, the mayor is constantly heckled by local Black activists, until he is booed off stage. This moment sets up to see various motifs and throughlines of this … [Read more]

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:204 · Genres: Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Tom Wolfe ·
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