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> Tag: Depression

Not so much Sunshine-Grumpy as Sunshine-Sad

Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau

October 13, 2022 by Malin 4 Comments

CBR14 Bingo: Elephant (the elephant in the room very much being Rose’s depression) CW: mental illness, death of a parent from suicide (in the past) Disclaimer! This was an ARC from the author. My opinions are my own. Rose has treatment-resistant depression but nevertheless manages her job as an electrical engineer with the support of her therapist, her friends, and her collection of plush animals. Having watched all of her friends couple up, she’s feeling rather lonely and sad, but rather than stay home and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Anxiety, Canada, cbr14, cbr14bingo, chronic illness, Cider Bar Sisters, Contemporary Romance, Depression, elephant, friendship, Her Unexpected Roommate, Jackie Lau, Malin

Malin's CBR14 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Anxiety, Canada, cbr14, cbr14bingo, chronic illness, Cider Bar Sisters, Contemporary Romance, Depression, elephant, friendship, Her Unexpected Roommate, Jackie Lau, Malin ·
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My Whackadoo brain found some cool reads

Murderbot Diaries V02 Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Hilo Book 6: All the Pieces Fit by Judd Winick

This is How I Disappear by Mirion Malle

June 24, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My mood this week and reading has been all over this week. I found three different genres to get me through it. Not only have I done a crap tone of picture books just for the quick read, I had to find humor, serious, and a mixture of the two. I finished Murderbot Diaries V02 Artificial Condition by Martha Wells. I prefer the first one but did like the ending where Murderbot makes an interesting realization about how they have always just waited and “cleaned […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Aleshia Jensen, Bronwyn Haslam), Depression, family, friendship, gender, glbtq, Judd Winick, martha wells, Mirion Malle, robots, Sexual Assault, Social Themes, suicide

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:330 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Aleshia Jensen, Bronwyn Haslam), Depression, family, friendship, gender, glbtq, Judd Winick, martha wells, Mirion Malle, robots, Sexual Assault, Social Themes, suicide ·
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A cell phone showing an audiobook of "Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir" by Wil Wheaton surrounded by board games.

Should be listened to in audio format if at all possible

Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir by Wil Wheaton

June 10, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

I have wanted to listen to an audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton (of “Stand By Me” and Star Trek fame) for a while and when his annotated memoir Still Just a Geek came out it seemed like a good one to try.  Fellow Cannonballers, I did not expect the emotional journey I was about to take when starting this book.  In the opening, Wheaton says that he is going to try his best to make it seem as though he is sitting down having a conversation […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #writing, abuse, acting, Anxiety, cbr14, child acting, Depression, Dome'Loki, Star Trek, wil wheaton

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: #writing, abuse, acting, Anxiety, cbr14, child acting, Depression, Dome'Loki, Star Trek, wil wheaton ·
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I’m a little bit of Iveliz

Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango

June 10, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Iveliz Explains It All is a modern story about coming to terms with depression, grief, growing up, reaching out for help and all that is in between. It is relatable even to adults who have gone through the issues or are even currently going through the issues Iveliz must deal with. While best for ages 10 and up, even someone who is going through issues or for friends of those dealing with these issues will enjoy. Afterall, it is just a good, story. This book […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Alyssa Bermudez l, Alzheimers, Andrea Beatriz Arango, Anxiety, Depression, family, fathers, generational gaps, grandmother, grief, mothers, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:289 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Alyssa Bermudez l, Alzheimers, Andrea Beatriz Arango, Anxiety, Depression, family, fathers, generational gaps, grandmother, grief, mothers, Social Themes ·
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“I knew beyond any doubt that there was genuine value to be found in my story.”

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

March 27, 2022 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I feel like this is going to be a tough one for me to review, because my relationship with the content that Hannah Gadsby creates is so personal to me and has been frankly crucial to how I am coming to understand myself that it’s a bit difficult to try to take that out of the equation and look at Ten Steps to Nanette on its own. I’ve likely watched Nanette half a dozen times in the past couple of years (and once again in […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Anxiety, ARC, ASD, autism, comedy, debut, Depression, faintingviolet, Hannah Gadsby, NetGalley, neurodivergent, Ten Steps to Nanette, trauma

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Anxiety, ARC, ASD, autism, comedy, debut, Depression, faintingviolet, Hannah Gadsby, NetGalley, neurodivergent, Ten Steps to Nanette, trauma ·
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oh Sally, I don’t know about this one

Beautiful World, Where are You by Sally Rooney

December 22, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 13 Comments

At times transcendent, but at others cringe-worthy. In Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney crawls so far into her own butthole that she manages to shout out of her mouth “do not look at my talking butthole! You don’t know me!”- and once in a while she says something so beautiful that you wind up saying “thank you so much, butthole!”. Reading this book was a journey, to say the least. Originally, I picked it up on Pub Day and tore right in; I adored Normal […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bad relationships, conversations with friends, Depression, growing up, new release, Normal People, post-college, Sally Rooney, self-sabotage, success

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:80 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bad relationships, conversations with friends, Depression, growing up, new release, Normal People, post-college, Sally Rooney, self-sabotage, success ·
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