This novel appeared on several 2013 "best novels" lists and it seems to fit into a genre that's very popular these days, featuring a narrator whose truthfulness and mental well being are unclear. As I read, I was reminded of novels like The Other Typist and The Dinner, but The Woman Upstairs carves … [Read more]
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Romance and Tragedy
"What'll become of us? All of us?" "In the end, only one thing." The Invisible Bridge is a novel about one young man's journey from adolescence into manhood, on the eve of World War II. I cannot remember who recommended that I read this book, so I am unable to thank them for the … [Read more]
Fiat.Luxury #CBR6 #2: Middlemarch
I picked up Middlemarch as part of The Toast's Middlemarch book club, since I somehow had gone 31 years without reading any George Eliot. So much has already been said about this book that it's difficult to know where to start with my humble review! I enjoyed this novel immensely. It's rare … [Read more]
webelos8’s CBR VI Review 1: “Something About Her” by Jeannie Ruesch
Since I totally blew it in CBR V, I'm going to try to redeem myself this year. I submitted for a half cannonball, and only reviewed 8. :( I WILL SUCCEED! … [Read more]
Vulcan!: Early Original Star Trek Novel Vangie13 cbr #4
The One That Started It All
Here it is: the book that started it all. We open with a first person prologue from the point of view of a murderer gloating over his or her victim: Anna. I have a feeling a lot of these books are going to open this way. In the Shadyside High cafeteria, we meet Corey Brooks, a young douchebag … [Read more]