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Belated Bingo – Not My Wheelhouse

The Secret Place by Tana French

December 2, 2019 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

TANA FRENCH TANA FRENCH. TANA. FRENCH. TANA FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENCH. I. Love. Tana French. She. Is. The Best. The reason that this was on my bingo card as “Not My Wheelhouse” because I pondered and was surprised to discover that murder mysteries are no longer my wheelhouse, it is just not a genre I really turn to anymore, and um, that’s got to change, because never am I more engrossed then when watching a murder mystery unfold and then unravel. In doing some reading about French I saw things like “cult following” and “diehard fans” and um, see previous opening. Anyone who […]

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12/2/2019 | ardaigle's CBR11 Review No: 43 |

Truth is More Important than Modesty

Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl

March 18, 2018 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

Roald Dahl was the most amazing storyteller. He had a knack for always using just the right word or turn of phrase to enthrall, amuse, or disgust his reader. Boy is the story of his early life, from birth until leaving school to work for the Shell Oil Company as a salesman prior to World War II. Somehow he turns even a typical British childhood into something truly special. Dahl grew up in Wales but was educated in England, per his father’s wishes. The most memorable parts of Boy deal with the culture of British boarding schools, particularly the discipline. […]

3/18/2018 | Post by Ellesfena

How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways

Why I Loathe Sterling Lane by Ingrid Paulson

December 9, 2017 by Malin 1 Comment

It’s probably safe to say that Harper Campbell has a Type A personality. In fact, in order to cope after the death of her mother, Harper has developed exactly 537 rules that help keep her life orderly and predictable, both academically and socially (not that she has much of a social life to speak of). Her first rule is to always take care of her twin brother, Cole, who seems to have gotten himself into some fairly serious trouble recently. Harper is convinced that the reason Cole is in trouble involves his new roommate, Sterling Lane, who has become rather infamous […]

12/9/2017 | Post by Malin

Never meet your heroes, and never reread your childhood favourites

Malory Towers series by Enid Blyton

January 13, 2017 by Zirza 18 Comments

Darrell, Sally and Alicia stood together in their North tower dormy, gazing out over the lovely blue sea. Truly, their last day at Malory Towers had been a marvellous one. “The weather is truly wizard, isn’t it?”, Darrell remarked. “How wonderful to have this kind of weather on our last night here!” “My, I shall miss it so much”, Sally declared. “I know we’ll have loads of fun at university, but still. Our time here has been wonderful. I really feel this school has transformed me into the paragon of neocolonial Tory virtues I have always strived to be. Aren’t […]

1/13/2017 | Post by Zirza

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