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So full of metaphor. Guess what the sharks symbolise?

Haiene (The Sharks) by Jens Bjørneboe

March 1, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

2.5 stars The Norwegian Peder Jensen is the second mate on a sailing ship, the Nepture, on route from Manilla to Marseille, in 1899. In the prologue it is revealed that six months after this ship set sail, it is still missing without a trace. In the novel we discover what happened to the ship and … [Read more]

Malin's CBR6 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR6, historical fiction, Jens Bjørneboe, Malin, mutiny, Norwegian, sea voyage, The Sharks, Turn of the Century ·

I don’t like Beckett, I don’t like Pinter – I certainly don’t like this

Nokon kjem til å komme (Someone is going to come" by Jon Fosse

March 1, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

A couple, he somewhere in middle age, around his fifties (according to the stage directions), she in her thirties arrive at a house by the ocean, in a remote and lonely location. Here they are finally going to be alone, alone together, away from everyone and everything. But she is worried. "Someone … [Read more]

Malin's CBR6 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, conemporary fiction, drama, Jon Fosse, Malin, Neo-Modernism, Norwegian, Someone is Going to Come ·

What happened to Harriet De Luce?

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley

March 1, 2014 by narfna 6 Comments

Wow, that wasn't what I was expecting AT ALL. In a good way. For me, this is the best of the series. So, fair warning, this review will be chock-a-block full of spoilers, so stay away, far far away if you don't want to get spoiled all to hell. Usually, I try not to put spoilers (at least, ones … [Read more]

narfna's CBR6 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: alan bradley, espionage, flavia de luce, historical, jane entwhistle, mystery, narfna, the dead in their vaulted arches, WWII ·

How I Live Now

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

February 28, 2014 by Vylotte 1 Comment

This book has been on my radar for quite a while, though I didn't quite realize it. What I did know was a small movie had been released starring Saoirse Ronan, as an American sent to England during a time of turmoil, surviving in the country after war breaks out with an unnamed enemy. As a sucker … [Read more]

Vylotte's CBR6 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

Also, he’s totally a closeted lush.

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

February 28, 2014 by narfna 10 Comments

This was adorable, and surprisingly insightful. Of course, I'm always susceptible to books that feature socially challenged individuals, especially ones that are male, so there was probably no way I wasn't going to like this book. I'm glad to say that not only did I like it, I very very much liked … [Read more]

narfna's CBR6 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Asperger's Syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, comedy, Fiction, Graeme Simsion, narfna, Psychology, romance, The Rosie Project ·

Another Historical Romance, But a Twofer with Displaced Princesses

How to Tame Your Duke & How to Master Your Marquis by Juliana Gray

February 27, 2014 by Mrs. Julien Leave a Comment

New author! Juliana Gray is a very strong historical romance writer with a wonderful turn of phrase, a gift for simile, and great smolder. It is such an unexpected pleasure when a book randomly selected from the romance spinner at one's library results in a new novelist to enjoy. I went back the … [Read more]

Mrs. Julien's CBR6 Review No:19 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #CBR6, Fiction, historical romance, Juliana Gray, Mrs. Julien, Princess in Hiding ·

ElCicco on A bit of a mixed bag (and a complete Passport!)I looked at the other reviews after I posted mine and it seems not to have gotten a lot of love here! I didn’t hate...
narfna on A bit of a mixed bag (and a complete Passport!)Oh, man, I HATED this one. It's so funny how books hit people differently.
Emmalita on “I should just follow you clowns around…Find all the trouble in the galaxy that way…”It’s very good, but it’s the second book in the series. Shards of Earth is the first book.
kat on “I should just follow you clowns around…Find all the trouble in the galaxy that way…”I think I will read this [wpd-giphy id='znreqlPeGdikLLB2C4' subdomain='media0' width='195' height='270']
Kit Moonstar on When You Don’t Know What To Do, Sometimes a Cup of Tea Is the Right Place To Start.Not intentionally, but my first four books all are tea themed. I may have to see if I can find a connection to tea in...

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