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“The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without colour, pain or past.”

The Giver by Lois Lowry

August 11, 2022 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

Cannonball Read Bingo Square: Minds I have owned a copy of The Giver for quite a while and it has sat collecting dust on our bookshelf reserved for the classics. My kiddo, on a whim, picked it up and when my 13-year-old picks up something that is a classic, I generally take that as an opportunity to revisit it. (See also, failed attempt to get him to read “A Wrinkle in Time.”) When I picked it up to reread, I soon began to wonder if […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, classic, dystopia, Lois Lowry, Newberry Medal winner, The Giver, Young Adult

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, classic, dystopia, Lois Lowry, Newberry Medal winner, The Giver, Young Adult ·
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While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

July 6, 2022 by carmelpie 1 Comment

You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail. ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22 “There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: black humor, classic, Joseph heller, Second World War, social satire

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: black humor, classic, Joseph heller, Second World War, social satire ·
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An Old Favorite

Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones

May 16, 2022 by Ale 1 Comment

  I don’t know how many times I’ve read Howl’s Moving Castle. At least three, but probably more. If books were comfort food, this one would be creamy mac-n-cheese in a ceramic bowl on a cold winter’s day. It never gets old, it never gets dated. It is always exactly what it needs to be; which is a romping good time. For those who’ve not yet indulged in this delight, Howl’s Moving Castle follows Sophie, a young woman who inadvertently angers Ingary’s resident bad-witch and gets herself […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: classic, Diana Wynne Jones, Dianna Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle, magic

Ale's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: classic, Diana Wynne Jones, Dianna Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle, magic ·
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“Of course he despised the world as a whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement.”

A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

October 10, 2021 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

When thinking about my White Whale pick for Bingo this year I was coming up short. Then the Go Fug Yourself Book Club on Goodreads voted to read A Room with a View for October and I found my whale. Many classics are heavy reads, but I found A Room with a View to be refreshingly light on the whole with some lively characters. It’s an accessible story, funny, biting, poignant, wistful, romantic. It’s a study of (mostly) good people, who love one another as […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, classic, E.M. Forster, muddles, white whale

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, classic, E.M. Forster, muddles, white whale ·
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Everything old is new again

Moonbear by Frank Asch

January 21, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

In June 2020 Moonbear’s very first adventure was reissued. Frank Asch’s Moonbear can be experienced in a fresh, new format, but stays with the classic story. I knew who Moonbear was but had not really read anything in the series. Or if I had, they did not “stick” with me. And even though the reader copy I had said Moonbear I thought it was going to be a new book, not a new edition. I am honestly not sure how I felt about a bear […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: bears, classic, Frank Asch

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:31 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: bears, classic, Frank Asch ·
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The classic to end all classics, or is it?

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

January 5, 2021 by postcardsandbooks Leave a Comment

I have mixed feelings about this book. I have this impression that The Picture of Dorian Gray is the unanimously loved classic, and I might be the exception but alas, let’s move on with the review. I feel the basic premise of Oscar Wilde’s most famous novel is part of the collective consciousness. I only noticed how little I knew about it once actually listening to it. A beautiful young man poses for a portrait. Upon completion, he becomes obsessed with his beauty and makes […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: classic, oscar wilde

postcardsandbooks's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: classic, oscar wilde ·
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