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> Tag: far and away

Some Young Adult to close out Bingo

Enchantee by Gita Trelease

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

The Lovely War by Julie Berry

September 28, 2019 by Manimama 1 Comment

  Four more reviews to finish catching up on my backlog. CBR11Bingo squares for I Love This (Enchantee), Award Winner (Speak), Far and Away (the Lady Rogue) and Reader’s Choice over Own Voices (The Lovely War).   Enchantee (apologies, but I can’t figure out how to accent the ‘e’) is a beautifully written young adult romance. Set in Paris during the final days of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI’s excesses, it shows both the splendor of the rich and the desperation of the poor. Camille […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Award Winner, cbr11bingo, far and away, gita trelease, I Love This, Jenn Bennett, julie berry, Laurie Halse Anderson, speak, Young Adult

Manimama's CBR11 Review No:63 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Award Winner, cbr11bingo, far and away, gita trelease, I Love This, Jenn Bennett, julie berry, Laurie Halse Anderson, speak, Young Adult ·
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I Needed to Understand the Culture More….Maybe….

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

September 16, 2019 by Ale Leave a Comment

I watched the movie, Memoirs of Geisha,  many years ago and remember being a little disenchanted by it. I have vivid memories of the beautiful kimono and well-done settings, but the plot itself has largely escaped me. I always meant to read the book that inspired the film to see if I’d like it better, and since we have a far-and-away square, how much farther away can I get from my home than Japan? I was excited to delve into this story until I saw that it […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, far and away, geisha, Japan, World War II pre and post

Ale's CBR11 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, far and away, geisha, Japan, World War II pre and post ·
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Not something I might have chosen myself, but really enjoyed! #FarAndAway

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

September 14, 2019 by Aquillia Leave a Comment

I picked this one up for a book club a few months ago. I really do not often read literary fiction, but I wanted to give this one a try. And lo and behold–I loved it! I ended up only finishing half before the book club meeting and got all sorts of spoilers, but to be honest, this book isn’t read for the plot. Knowing what’s going to happen does not ruin it at all (and I usually hate spoilers). This is a book that […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: a gentleman in moscow, Amor Towles, cbr11 bingo, far and away

Aquillia's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: a gentleman in moscow, Amor Towles, cbr11 bingo, far and away ·
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Going the Distance (Bingo “Far and Away”)

Jade City (The Green Bone Saga Book 1) by Fonda Lee

September 3, 2019 by sistercoyote Leave a Comment

Summer had barely begun and already the city of Janloon was like a spent lover–sticky and fragrant. (Kindle loc. 125) And with that line, Fonda Lee’s book grabbed me at the end of the first paragraph and didn’t let go.          

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr11, cbr11bingo, far and away, Fiction, magic, read WOC, ReadPOC, ReadWomen, sistercoyote

sistercoyote's CBR11 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr11, cbr11bingo, far and away, Fiction, magic, read WOC, ReadPOC, ReadWomen, sistercoyote ·
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Death and the Maiden

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

July 31, 2019 by lumenatrix Leave a Comment

I really, really wish I liked this book more than I did. It really has quite a bit going for it, I really enjoyed about 85% of the book a lot, but it didn’t quite stick the landing for me. Set in Nineteenth Century British Malaya, Li Lan is the only child of a Chinese businessman. The family fortunes have dwindled to almost nothing since the family was hit with small pox, disfiguring Li Lan’s father and killing her mother when she was very young.  […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cbrbingo11, far and away, the ghost bride, Yangsze Choo

lumenatrix's CBR11 Review No:18 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: cbrbingo11, far and away, the ghost bride, Yangsze Choo ·
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Far and Away

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

July 27, 2019 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr11bingo Far and Away I checked the antipodes map to see what the opposite end of the world from Pennsylvania would be. Turns out, it’s in the Indian Ocean, with the closest land mass being Australia. Picnic at Hanging Rock is a classic of Australian literature. Published in 1967, the novel tells the story of three teenaged girls and a teacher who go missing while on a picnic in 1900. This fictional story is famous for being an unsolved mystery, but it is so much more […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11, cbr11bingo, ElCicco, far and away, Fiction, Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock, ReadWomen

ElCicco's CBR11 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11, cbr11bingo, ElCicco, far and away, Fiction, Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock, ReadWomen ·
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