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> Tag: 2000s

If the improv form Harold were depressing and tragic

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

September 3, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 3 Comments

BINGO – SHELFIE There is a long form improv format called the Harold. Boiled down, improvisors create three distinct story lines that, throughout the run time of the show, weave together into a single story. All of the seemingly disparate characters and story lines are actually all connected in hilarious and often ludicrous ways, and everyone has a great time. (If you feel comfortable doing so, I encourage you to find a local improv troupe that performs the Harold because it’s a hoot; definitely my […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 2000s, Canada, cbr13bingo, economic collapse, Emily St. John Mandel

Mobius_Walker's CBR13 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 2000s, Canada, cbr13bingo, economic collapse, Emily St. John Mandel ·
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The very human connection between a young woman and an alien

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

September 5, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

The year is 2007. Fergie’s latest single is playing on the radio and Bush is president. I wasn’t expecting so many cultural references in Axiom’s End, but the first chapter along sent me spiraling back to my 17 self in junior year of high school. Thankfully, the cultural references stop there, lest this book turn into a derivative of Ready Player One. Cora is just trying to make it in LA. She helps raise her two younger siblings with her mom. Their dad, Nils, complicates […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: 2000s, Aliens, cbr12bingo, lindsay ellis, meteor, sci-fi

Mobius_Walker's CBR12 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: 2000s, Aliens, cbr12bingo, lindsay ellis, meteor, sci-fi ·
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cbr12bingo – Yellow (and the close of a ten-part series)

Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Rennison

Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? by Louise Rennison

August 10, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Well friends, we have come to the end of my re-adventures with the misadventures of Miss Georgia Nicolson! I thought, incorrectly of course, that it would be a fight to finish this series. I bought it during an “online shopping under the influence” session, and I thought that it would be a bit of a laugh down memory lane- but one that ended far short of the destination. When the ten-book set bounced onto my porch one morning, my first thought was “what have I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 2000s, all girls school, british humor, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, confessions of geogira nicolson, crushes, first love, friendship, high school, louise rennison, nostalgia, re-read, teen favorites, yellow square

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:90 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 2000s, all girls school, british humor, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, confessions of geogira nicolson, crushes, first love, friendship, high school, louise rennison, nostalgia, re-read, teen favorites, yellow square ·
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cbr12bingo – Friendship (MORE adventures in teenage time-travel!)

Startled by His Furry Shorts by Louise Rennison

Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison

August 3, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I have, for the second-t0-last time, dipped my toes back into a favorite series from my early-teen years. Georgia Nicholson, our teenage Bridget Jones stand in, is back (in her words) “on the rack of luuuuuuuurve”. She’s in limbo between Robbie, the aforementioned “Sex God”, and Massimo, the “Luuuurve God”. Robbie left England to study in New Zealand, and sends wistful letters her way. Massimo replaced Robbie in his band, the Stiff Dylans, and is not ready to commit to being anyone’s boyfriend. Also, both […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 2000s, british humor, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, confessions of geogira nicolson, first love, friendship, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:86 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 2000s, british humor, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, confessions of geogira nicolson, first love, friendship, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites ·
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More Teenage Time-Travel

...and That's When it Fell Off in My Hand by Louise Rennison

Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers by Louise Rennison

July 15, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

As in I am traveling back to both the time of my early teendom and the book series that I loved at that age; Louise Rennison’s Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. You’ll find my first block of re-reads back here, if you are so inclined. A fun thing happened while digging back into the misadventures of Georgia and her mates: I was struck by the sudden discovery that I had not, in fact, actually read the entire series! I realized that I was in unfamiliar waters about […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 2000s, british humor, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:77 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 2000s, british humor, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites ·
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cbr12bingo – Violet! well, lavender really. Teenage Re-Reads: Do They Hold Up?

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers by Louise Rennison

Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison

Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennison

July 6, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 1 Comment

A few weeks back I was a few drinks in and thought it would be an excellent idea to order the entire 10-book Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. I  read them initially as they came out, what with being a ridiculously over the top teen girl in the early aughts, and loved every second that I spent with Georgia and the Ace Gang. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging kicked off the series back in 2000, and the series came to an end in 2009. I had […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 2000s, british humor, cbr12bingo, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, mildly problematic, nostalgia, re-read, teen read

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:72 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 2000s, british humor, cbr12bingo, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, mildly problematic, nostalgia, re-read, teen read ·
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