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Cover of Nice Try by Josh Gondelman

“Reading…is fun to do and it lets you feel superior to other people.”

Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results by Josh Gondelman

January 2, 2020 by NoNeinNyet 5 Comments

Josh Gondelman has been one of my favorite comedians for a while now. I often fall asleep to comedy albums and specials. His second album, Physical Whisper, is frequently in the bedtime rotation and his more recent album, Dancing on a Weeknight, also makes its way in from time to time. He is one of my favorite Twitter people (@joshgondelman). I was so excited when my library hold on his memoir, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results, finally became available. Gondelman begins […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, cbr12, essay collection, Josh Gondelman, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results, non fiction

NoNeinNyet's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, cbr12, essay collection, Josh Gondelman, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results, non fiction ·
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Next time, I’ll just read The Stand again.

Wanderers by Chuck Wendig

January 2, 2020 by scootsa1000 5 Comments

This book had everything going for it, including multiple comparisons to The Stand, and a massive recommendation from the mothership. I started it back in August, thinking I could whip through it for the Pajiba Says bingo square, and well, I just finished it yesterday. I was…not a fan. I didn’t hate it, but I was incredibly let down by it. The story starts out strong: across the world, sleepwalkers start marching toward an unknown destination. Their numbers start off small, and as the group […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, chuck wendig, pajiba, Scootsa1000, the stand, wanderers

scootsa1000's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr12, chuck wendig, pajiba, Scootsa1000, the stand, wanderers ·
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