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“Intentions always look better on paper than in reality.”

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

August 20, 2022 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Another review of a Book Club choice, 2017’s The Hate U Give. A peek behind the scenes: this one almost got left off the voting, having been popular over the years but as it’s the 30th most challenged book of the decade 2010-2019 and the fifth most challenged in 2021 the argument to include it felt justified. This YA novel was challenged and banned in school libraries and curriculums because it was considered “pervasively vulgar” and because of drug use, profanity, and offensive language. Other […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, banned books, Cannon Book Club, CannonBookClub, cbr14bingo, challenged book, elephant, the hate u give

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:53 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, banned books, Cannon Book Club, CannonBookClub, cbr14bingo, challenged book, elephant, the hate u give ·
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“It’s time for the world to let queer black boys unpack their shit.”

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

August 10, 2022 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

When we had our book club vote for September, I was secretly hoping that All Boys Aren’t Blue would be one of the ones we chose. I was flabbergasted that in November of last year the memoir had a criminal report filed with the Flagler County Sheriff’s office by a member of the Flagler County School Board arguing that the book’s inclusion in three district school libraries violated state obscenity laws because it contained sexually graphic material. It has also been removed from school libraries […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: banned book, Cannon Book Club, CannonBookClub, cbr14bingo, challenged book, Cold, George M. Johnson, LGBTQ

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: banned book, Cannon Book Club, CannonBookClub, cbr14bingo, challenged book, Cold, George M. Johnson, LGBTQ ·
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“Ultimately, the reason Harvey Weinstein followed the route he did is because he was allowed to, and that’s our fault. As a culture that’s our fault.”

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

February 8, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

There is something particularly powerful about reading someone’s accounting of their dogged pursual of truth, of what is right, of what matters and we are treated to just that in Catch and Kill. In his second book Ronan Farrow reckons with the institutional powers and societal inequities that create the sort of stories he’s worked on reporting for the past few years at The New Yorker. Part memoir, part investigative report, Catch and Kill is an imminently fast read, jumping from one unbelievable if it […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: banned book, banned books, Catch and Kill, challenged book, faintingviolet, Harvey Weinstein, investigative reporting, me too, Ronan Farrow

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: banned book, banned books, Catch and Kill, challenged book, faintingviolet, Harvey Weinstein, investigative reporting, me too, Ronan Farrow ·
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“I took a step toward her. ‘It is my right to reside in my own mind. It is my right,’ I said.” (CBR11Bingo)

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

July 7, 2019 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Her Body and Other Parties is all about expectations – both the ones on the page for the characters Machado created and for the reader as they come to the much hyped but little described work. I knew going in that the book was pushing boundaries, igniting conversations (the husband stitch, for example), and refused to stick to one genre at any given time, let alone for the entire collection. Having completed the book I understand why reviewers have, one the whole, been relatively mute […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Award Winner, banned book, banned books, carmen maria machado, cbr11bingo, challenged book, faintingviolet, her body and other parties, novella, read harder challenge, read women, short story collection

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Award Winner, banned book, banned books, carmen maria machado, cbr11bingo, challenged book, faintingviolet, her body and other parties, novella, read harder challenge, read women, short story collection ·
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“Honey girl, I don’t care what you do, as long as you’re kind to everyone you meet.”

Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

June 30, 2019 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

I’ve been putting off reading the latest volume of Saga since I had heard it was devastating and that there would be at least a year hiatus until Vaughan and Staples picked back up working on this. Why sit with whatever terrible, soul crushing experience was waiting for me for over a year when I could just live with not knowing for the same amount of time? Well, I abandoned that perfectly solid plan and gave in to temptation. It was just sitting there in […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: banned book, banned books, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Canada, challenged book, faintingviolet, Fiona Staples, read harder challenge, read women, Saga, saga volume 9

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:30 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: banned book, banned books, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Canada, challenged book, faintingviolet, Fiona Staples, read harder challenge, read women, Saga, saga volume 9 ·
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“You’ll never understand the way the worlds really work until you surround yourself with people from all sorts of weird backgrounds.”

Saga: Volumes Five through Eight by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist)

August 31, 2018 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I’ve finally finished the remaining available volumes of Saga. At the end of Four I was devastated, I both simultaneously wanted to start the next volume immediately and knew I wasn’t emotionally ready for it. Instead, I went on vacation, came back, and then slowly continued my journey through Hazel’s story. These books continue to be fantastic and I am in awe of what Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples partnership has managed to accomplish. *As a note, I am refusing to grade these against […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: banned book, banned books, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist), challenged book, faintingviolet, Fiona Staples, Fiona Staples (artist), read harder challenge, Saga, saga volume 5, saga volume 6, Saga volume 7, saga volume 8

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:40 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: banned book, banned books, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist), challenged book, faintingviolet, Fiona Staples, Fiona Staples (artist), read harder challenge, Saga, saga volume 5, saga volume 6, Saga volume 7, saga volume 8 ·
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