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And Poetry for All

The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and Others by Robert Schechter

October 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I enjoy poetry. But recently I have concluded that I need fun and lighter poetry. Yet, I want it to be adult aimed. The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and Others fits all categories but being only adult geared. However, I do not think a child would mind sharing their poetry book, nor the adult either. These poems were the best of both worlds. Oh sure, maybe they could have been a smidgen more serious, but what was grabbing me was that […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: american, children's poetry, Robert Schechter, S. Federico

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:535 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: american, children's poetry, Robert Schechter, S. Federico ·
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Before “I’ll get you my pretty and your little dog, too!”

What is the Story of the Wizard of Oz? by Kirsten Anderson

February 17, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What is the Story of the Wizard of Oz? In Kirsten Anderson’s book it starts at the end of the history (or the most recent piece of history) and works its way back to a boy who would write a beloved classic. We see the life and times of a man named Lyman Frank Baum (or more commonly known as L. Frank Baum) and how over a hundred-years one book (and eventually its sequels) is still in our sights. Each chapter does flow from the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fantasy, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: american, Children's stories, Kirsten Anderson, L. Frank Baum, Performing Arts & Film, Robert Squier, wizard of oz

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:87 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fantasy, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: american, Children's stories, Kirsten Anderson, L. Frank Baum, Performing Arts & Film, Robert Squier, wizard of oz ·
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Not like I expected

Virgin by Analicia Sotelo

January 28, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have this as a rating of 3, but Virgin by Analicia Sotelo is more of a 3.5 rating. And not because this is a bad read, it is actually good. I enjoyed the straightforward text and imagery. However, sometimes she gets a bit “poetic” and too fanciful for my tastes. And while I like poetry, and “flowery” poetry has its place, I was not looking for it here. The mix of both straightforward and the flowery was not a hundred percent for me. Sotelo […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: american, Analicia Sotelo, Hispanic & Latino, Love & Erotica, Subjects & Themes, Women Authors

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: american, Analicia Sotelo, Hispanic & Latino, Love & Erotica, Subjects & Themes, Women Authors ·
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I admit it: I didn’t get it. But then again, I got it like a hot stick between the eyes

Birthright by George Abraham

August 11, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I have maybe 20-25 pages to go in Birthright and cannot finish George Abraham’s poetry collection. This has only happened once before, but that was because I was having a little trouble with the concepts of that other book. That poet had tossed out a lot of current events (just when they were starting to become hot/coming back into our consciousness) and there was a lot to absorb. This time it is for both similar and different reasons. This contradiction is throughout the book for […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: american, family, George Abraham, Middle Eastern, Places, Sexuality, Subjects & Themes

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:253 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: american, family, George Abraham, Middle Eastern, Places, Sexuality, Subjects & Themes ·
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All the President’s Women

They Fought Like Demons by DeAnne Blanton & Lauren M. Cook

January 29, 2020 by Ale Leave a Comment

I was never personally interested in the American Civil War until I joined a reenactment unit and started going out to events. Even then, I was fine with just talking about the home front and staying far, far away from the intricacies of the military and battle histories that so many of my male compatriots spent their time on. However, the more I learned in the hobby, the more I realized my disinterest in most things about the Civil War was because the focus was […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: active duty, american, civil war, DeAnne Blanton & Lauren M. Cook, Fighting, gender, women

Ale's CBR12 Review No:3 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: active duty, american, civil war, DeAnne Blanton & Lauren M. Cook, Fighting, gender, women ·
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When nonsense makes sense

Alien vs. Predator by Michael Robbins

June 19, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If I ever meet Michael Robbins I hope I can say to them, “Dude. You are F’ed up.” And I hope he smiles and says, “Thanks.” Everything is nonsense in Alien vs. Predator. Yet it seems to make sense when it clearly does not make sense. (Or does it?) His words are strung together in a pattern of letters and words and grammar and punctuation and lines on a page that are alive and moving and telling a story and flowing and just assaulting the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: american, Michael Robbins

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:226 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: american, Michael Robbins ·
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