Ways of Seeing by John Berger
cbr18bingo: wealth ("Oil painting, before it was anything else, was a celebration of private property.") If you are the kind of person who would enjoy reading a historical oil painting to filth; if you would like to understand why art museums are "like that"; if you have always been slightly … [Read more]
Super Normal: Sensations of the Ordinary by Naoto Fukasawa & Jasper Morrison
cbr18bingo: craft Fitting, that my first reviewed book begins with a photo of a trash can. Fitting also, that the only book of substance in Foyles' Interior Design section should be so slim and so plain. I only found this unassuming paperback after about fifteen minutes of rifling through glossy … [Read more]
Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen
I have an almost forty-year history with Isak Dinesen (aka Karen Blixen); I spent the night I was born apparently listening to my mother read Out of Africa/Shadows on the Grass out loud. (A year or two ago I managed to read them myself, as I hated not knowing how it ended.) Which sparked in me a … [Read more]
Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011 by Lizzy Goodman
CBR18 Bingo: Friends - Childhood friends formed bands together, many of whom had epic friend breakups after they got famous. Everyone thought we were fighters. I couldn’t care less about fighting. I want to fight off women, not men. ― Lizzy Goodman, Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and … [Read more]
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
I honestly have to say this was very very good. The main reason for the four stars is that the book gets a bit slow at times, and even the author points that out because of the historical notes that she focuses on that sometimes derails the main plot. I do love the historical aspects of this novel … [Read more]
The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention by Shana Keller and Stephen Costanza
The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger's Lasting Invention by Shana Keller, Stephen Costanza who is the illustrator. I read this book via an online reader copy, however, it is available. I was looking through old links I have and this popped up. I was oh, okay, that’s interesting. I clicked the … [Read more]
