Feminism and modern evangelicalism, and the tension between religion's "ought" and human reality, are some of my favorite topics (hence my blog) so I was excited to finally pick up The Purity Myth. I expected to find a book that succinctly examined our cultural and subcultural obsession with the … [Read more]
Yup, Hurricane Katrina Was Horrible
CN: Talk of disaster and euthanasia If you’ve read my previous reviews, you might recall that I work in emergency preparedness. This book was on my radar for 2014, and was lent to me by a coworker before I left work on New Year’s Eve. I spent most of my day off yesterday reading it, and … [Read more]
Popcultureboy’s 1st #CBR6 Review: You Are One Of Them by Elliott Holt
Kicking off CBR6 with a highly engrossing story of two childhood friends, where one becomes an internationally known symbol for peace at the height of the Cold War tensions before tragically dying in a plane crash. Or does she? The book follows her best friend as she tries to find out … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:1 ·
Genres: Fiction, Mystery ·
Tags: #CBR6, Cold War, Elliott Holt, Russia, You Are One Of Them ·
Scootsa1000’s #CBR6 Review 1
I remember the day that I went to the library on the advice of one Mr. Stephen King and picked up a crazy little book called The Hunger Games. On that very same day, I also got a book called Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. I devoured both books and thought they were both pretty good. But I … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:1 ·
Genres: Fiction ·
Tags: #CBR6, Life As We Knew It, Scootsa1000, Susan Beth Pfeffer, The Shade of the Moon ·
BrittaneyNichole #CBR6 Review #1
The book Revealed is book number 11 in the House Of Night series. These books are for young adults and I started reading the series when I was 18. I figure since there's only 1 more book after this one I might as finish out the series and see how it all ends. The basic gist of the series is good … [Read more]
TylerDFC #CBR6 Review 1 – Let Me Off At the Top – Ron Burgundy
While enjoying a joyous Christmas yule with my family and loved ones I was gifted a copy of famous anchorman Ron Burgundy's tome of generous wisdom by my wife and lover. I should express that my copy of Ron's manual of manhood, Let Me Off at the Top!, is bound in rich Corinthian leather and inked … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:1 ·
Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Romance, Suspense ·
Tags: Baxter, biography, Bobby Kennedy, Bruce Lee, deserts, great american men, jackalopes, key parties, Let Me Off At the Top!, manhood, Ron Burgundy, scotch, suits, TylerDFC, Warren Beatty ·