Leave me in a bookstore and I will get lost in the romance novel section. Romance novels--to be more precise, historical romances a la old school Amanda Quick--are my default book reads, especially when I want to escape into an adult fairy tale. I say all this to make clear my bias in tackling Nancy … [Read more]
That’s More Like It, Mary!
I have no idea why the author & book information was left out; it is there in the draft. Anyway, the book is Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach. This is the purchase link: http://www.amazon.com/Gulp-Adventures-Alimentary-Mary-Roach/dp/0393081575. Ah, this is what a Mary … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:0 ·
Genres: Health, History, Non-Fiction ·
Tags: diet, digestion, health, hirschsprung's, humor, Non-Fiction, science ·
Anarchy in Italy
Graphic memoirs are in a real danger of becoming an old hat. The genre seemed so groundbreaking in the early 90's when Art Spiegelman finished Maus, or even in 2000 with Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, and there are still some interesting work published under the umbrella "graphic memoir." And it's a … [Read more]
bitch please
I was tricked into reading an etiquette book! That's what I get for buying something pink with "Bitches" in the title. I have not read any of Celia Rivenbark's books and I do not plan to after this one: I am not Ms. Rivenbark's target demographic. This was a bit old school and right-winged … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:5 ·
Genres: Uncategorized ·
Tags: celia rivenbark, etiquette, rude bitches make me tired ·
Thinking Twice Before I Ride on the Tube Again…
While my first two novels appear to be unread as part of Cannonball Read, I am absolutely positive that my third choice of book has been reviewed multiple times. After years of owning the novel, I finally picked up Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. My sister purchased it for me many years ago, as I have a … [Read more]
Dunk and Egg Strike Back
NOTE: The Sworn Sword was originally published as a novella in the Legends II anthology, edited by Robert Silverberg. As before in my review of The Hedge Knight, I did not read many of the novellas due to spoilers, so this review will only cover The Sword Sword, which is the second Dunk and Egg … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:6 ·
Genres: Fantasy ·
Tags: a song of ice and fire, fantasy, george r.r. martin, legends ii, narfna, novellas, prequel, the sworn sword, the tales of dunk and egg ·