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#CBR10Bingo: AlabamaPink – The Dud Avocado (First bingo!)

October 16, 2018 by Malin 2 Comments

#CBR10Bingo: AlabamaPink Sally Jay Gorce is a young woman of independent means, thanks to the benevolence of a rich uncle. He’s given her enough money to live comfortably abroad for two whole years, no strings attached, as long as she comes back and tells him about her adventures at the end of the two years. Not needing to hold down a job or really do anything at all for the money, means Sally Jay spends her time flitting about Paris, taking a lover, drinking and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR10, 1950s, AlabamaPink, cbr10bingo, elaine dundy, historical fiction, Malin, paris, the dud avocado

Malin's CBR10 Review No:87 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR10, 1950s, AlabamaPink, cbr10bingo, elaine dundy, historical fiction, Malin, paris, the dud avocado ·
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Audrey is Great. This Book? Not So Much. (CBR10Bingo)

October 14, 2018 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

When we were voting for the AlabamaPink book club this book was my second choice (even though I don’t vote my first choice was Between the Bridge and the River and I’ll be talking about my feelings on that one in my next review) so choosing this for the Alabama Pink bingo square made perfect sense to me. I like biographies, Audrey Hepburn, and classic Hollywood – done and done. I am however left underwhelmed by the reading experience of this book. I think it […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: AlabamaPink, biography, cbr10bingo, Donald Spoto, Enchantment, faintingviolet

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:49 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: AlabamaPink, biography, cbr10bingo, Donald Spoto, Enchantment, faintingviolet ·
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Books Announcement: #CannonBookClub Anniversary Reads

by faintingviolet

April 4, 2018 by faintingviolet 10 Comments

Hello Lovely Cannonballers, did you read A Wrinkle in Time? Did you comment on our Book Club post? Did you see the movie? (I didn’t read the book, did see the movie, and I have *thoughts*). Most importantly, are you ready for two more book clubs this year? As we celebrate our tenth anniversary we asked you to vote in two categories, a well-reviewed Cannonball book (10 or more reviews and an average Cannonballer rating higher than 4.6) and something that AlabamaPink read during the first Cannonball […]

Filed Under: Book Club Tagged With: 0, 10th anniversary edition, AlabamaPink, cannonball book club, CannonBookClub, craig ferguson, faintingviolet, favorites, octavia butler

Genres: Book Club · Tags: 0, 10th anniversary edition, AlabamaPink, cannonball book club, CannonBookClub, craig ferguson, faintingviolet, favorites, octavia butler ·
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