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I prayed this was not the doctor. “I’m the doctor!” he said, waving to the children.

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

December 11, 2022 by carmelpie 4 Comments

I thought it over. Dollywood. “Islands in the Stream.” That body. She was the best thing that had ever come out of Tennessee. Jesus Christ, it wasn’t even close. ― Kevin Wilson, Nothing to See Here I’ll admit it. I chose this book because of its cover. The combination of the title plus a cartoon wrapped in flames immediately made me curious to see if the author shares the same dark sense of humor as I do. It turns out, they do. Nothing to see […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: american politics, basketball, black humor, Dolly Parton, found family, Kevin Wilson, magical children, magical realism, Queer characters

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: american politics, basketball, black humor, Dolly Parton, found family, Kevin Wilson, magical children, magical realism, Queer characters ·
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The urgent truth of our history is all around us if we choose to listen.

We’ve Got to Try by Beto O’Rourke

August 21, 2022 by Emmalita 2 Comments

When I saw the title of Beto O’Rourke’s new book, We’ve Got to Try, I thought, “yes, exactly! What are we trying?” We are trying to save democracy by rescuing voting rights from people who want to suppress it. That’s important, right? I think it’s important. I think it’s important to try and keep trying especially when success isn’t guaranteed. In We’ve Got to Try: How the Fight for Voting Rights Makes Everything Else Possible, O’Rourke is telling the stories of the people who fought […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: advance reader copy, american politics, Beto O’Rourke, NetGalley, Texas History, US History, voting rights, We’ve Got to Try

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:90 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: advance reader copy, american politics, Beto O’Rourke, NetGalley, Texas History, US History, voting rights, We’ve Got to Try ·
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The wonkier version of “Hamilton”

Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America by Jack Rakove

July 13, 2022 by elderberrywine 4 Comments

A very different account of the putting together of the American system of government.  This is the sort of stuff your high school American History (if you had such a class) textbook glossed over, and it’s fascinating to see, in such detail, how it all came together.  Oh sure, there’s some mention of Washington the general, and the various battles, and the multitude of issues the British Empire was facing at the same time, but that’s not where the heart of this book lies. I […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, american politics, Founding Fathers + A Abrams, Jack Rakove, Putting a government together afterwards, Revolutionary War, Shout out to James Madison

elderberrywine's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, american politics, Founding Fathers + A Abrams, Jack Rakove, Putting a government together afterwards, Revolutionary War, Shout out to James Madison ·
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would you say it’s time for our viewers to crack open each other’s skulls?

The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis

January 18, 2019 by RecurringExtra 1 Comment

As the US government shut down drags on, I figured it was time to learn more about the threat the Trump presidency poses to the day-to-day running of America. Turns out that, like basically every political story from anywhere in the world at the moment, it’s significantly worse than I thought.   Michael Lewis books are almost their own specific little sub-genre now – relatively light and readable looks at deeply boring topics. The Fifth Risk has less of an overarching narrative than previous works […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: american politics, Michael Lewis, non fiction

RecurringExtra's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: american politics, Michael Lewis, non fiction ·
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The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions

The Golden House by Salman Rushdie

January 3, 2019 by lumenatrix Leave a Comment

  Hey, so did you know that Salman Rushdie doesn’t like Donald Trump? Because he doesn’t. He really, really hates him, in fact. I know this because I read the Golden House, which is ostensibly about Rene and his relationship with his neighbors, the Golden Family, but it is actually quite a bit about the fact that Donald Trump became president and Rushdie didn’t like it. This is good and bad, in some ways the device works, but in others it was a little too […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: american politics, Fiction, Salman Rushdie, The Golden House

lumenatrix's CBR11 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: american politics, Fiction, Salman Rushdie, The Golden House ·
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We were to use this in ladylike recreation

Annie John; The Beauty of the Husband; Beautiful Mutants; The Taiga Syndrome; Birding is my Favorite Video Game; Late Bloomer; American Politics by Jamaica Kincaid; Anne Carson; Deborah Levy; Cristina Rivera Garza; Rosemary Mosco; Julia Kaye; Laura Locker Julia Scheele

December 10, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I am going to be honest here. I might not hit the word count with each of these reviews. Some books lend themselves to more of a review than others. Annie John – 3/5 Stars Annie John is a short novel by the Antiguan novelist Jamaican Kincaid. Jamaica Kincaid is best known for her thoroughly brilliant and forever anthologized short story “Girl”. “Girl” is so good not only because of the power of the voice and the effectiveness of the images, but because it’s the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: american politics, Anne Carson, annie john, beautiful mutants, birding is my favorite video game, cristina rivera garza, Deborah Levy, Jamaica Kincaid, julia kaye, late bloomer, laura locker, rosemary mosco, the beauty of the husband, the taiga syndrome

vel veeter's CBR10 Review No:443 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: american politics, Anne Carson, annie john, beautiful mutants, birding is my favorite video game, cristina rivera garza, Deborah Levy, Jamaica Kincaid, julia kaye, late bloomer, laura locker, rosemary mosco, the beauty of the husband, the taiga syndrome ·
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