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The Inventor of Leggings? I believe it!

Pat in the City by Patricia Field

April 4, 2023 by finnyfinfinn 2 Comments

Currently Patricia Field is known as the costuming consultant for the Netflix show Emily in Paris, Emily might be ridiculous but her clothes are divine. Her name may also be familiar from her work on The Devil Wears Prada, Younger, and Ugly Betty. She was the one who put Carrie Bradshaw in a tutu for Sex and the City. But for this little teen girl from the suburbs in the 90s Patricia Field was the name emblazoned across one of the coolest shops in the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, fashion, LGBQT+, Patricia Field

finnyfinfinn's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, fashion, LGBQT+, Patricia Field ·
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June 2022 Leftovers

The Cage by Bonnie Kistler

Gangsterland by Tod Goldberg

Gone 'Til November by Wallace Stroby

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

Survivor's Guilt by Robyn Gigl

The Old Man by Thomas Perry

Iron Annie by Luke Cassidy

The Drop by Michael Connelly

The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw

Barbed Wire Heart by Tess Sharpe

Amateur City by Katherine V. Forrest

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

The Fury of Blacky Jaguar by Angel Luis Colón

He Kills Coppers by Jake Arnott

Lysistrata by Aristophanes

June 30, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

I was dealing with work turmoil and on vacation for most of June so I didn’t get the chance to write as many in depth reviews as I’d have liked to. Which is a shame because some of these deserved a longer look; I just didn’t have the time or energy… The Cage **** I went back-and-forth on my review. I’ve been giving out a lot of 4-star reviews lately and considered docking the book for that reason since it’s very borderline. But the more I […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Amateur City, Angel Luis Colón, Anna Delvy, Aristophanes, Barbed Wire Heart, Blacky Jaguar, Bonnie Kistler, Booth, Cat Person, CIA, Cover Story, David Nasaw, England, Erin McCabe, espionage, fashion, Florida, gangsterland, Gone Til November, Greece, harry bosch, He Kills Coppers, historical fiction, Ireland, Iron Annie, Jake Arnott, john wilkes booth, Joseph P. Kennedy, Judaism, karen joy fowler, Kate Delafield, Katherine V. Forrest, Las Vegas, legal thriller, LGBTQIA, los angeles, Luke Cassidy, Lysistrata, mafia, Michael Connelly, mystery, new jersey, New York City, Peloponnesian War, Play, Robyn Gigl, Sal Cupertine, Survivors Guilt, Susan Rigetti, Tess Sharpe, The Cage, The Drop, The Fury of Blacky Jaguar, The Old Man, The Patriarch, Thomas Perry, thriller, tod goldberg, trans, trans woman, Wallace Stroby

Jake's CBR14 Review No:115 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Amateur City, Angel Luis Colón, Anna Delvy, Aristophanes, Barbed Wire Heart, Blacky Jaguar, Bonnie Kistler, Booth, Cat Person, CIA, Cover Story, David Nasaw, England, Erin McCabe, espionage, fashion, Florida, gangsterland, Gone Til November, Greece, harry bosch, He Kills Coppers, historical fiction, Ireland, Iron Annie, Jake Arnott, john wilkes booth, Joseph P. Kennedy, Judaism, karen joy fowler, Kate Delafield, Katherine V. Forrest, Las Vegas, legal thriller, LGBTQIA, los angeles, Luke Cassidy, Lysistrata, mafia, Michael Connelly, mystery, new jersey, New York City, Peloponnesian War, Play, Robyn Gigl, Sal Cupertine, Survivors Guilt, Susan Rigetti, Tess Sharpe, The Cage, The Drop, The Fury of Blacky Jaguar, The Old Man, The Patriarch, Thomas Perry, thriller, tod goldberg, trans, trans woman, Wallace Stroby ·
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Perfect hijabs, perfect story

Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs by Razeena Omar Gutta

May 2, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you have a hobby, you know it can sometimes get out of hand, shall we say? And Hana’s hobby in Hana’s Hundreds of Hijabs is fashion! It is making hijabs sparkle and shine with the goodies she finds in her grandmother’s jewelry box and things found at her aunt’s hair salon. But things are getting out of control and are taking over nooks and crannies she did not know the family home had! When she learns about a way to share her talents, and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Religion Tagged With: fashion, Manal Mirza, Muslim, Razeena Omar Gutta, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:188 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Religion · Tags: fashion, Manal Mirza, Muslim, Razeena Omar Gutta, Social Themes ·
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So, I read this book and these are my thoughts on it

Lifetime Passes by Terry Blas

April 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I read about Lifetime Passes by Terry Blas. I then said I had to get a copy. Therefore, since I work at a bookstore and was sitting at my desk with extremely convenient access to the tools needed to make said order, I ordered a copy. A few days later, said book came in. My coworker thought the concept of getting lifetime passes to the Disney-like amusement park central to the plot of this graphic novel (by getting a “old person” to die while they […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: art, Claudia Aguirre, family, fashion, friendship, movies, Social Themes, Terry Blas

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:172 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: art, Claudia Aguirre, family, fashion, friendship, movies, Social Themes, Terry Blas ·
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Truly a perfect fit

A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion by Mara Rockliff

April 25, 2022 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

Growing up I looked at my mother’s Lane Bryant catalog and think, “What a bunch of old lady clothes.” (I do not believe I had hit double numbers yet.) As I got older, I learned to appreciate the fact that it was hard for plus sized women to find clothing. Any kind of clothing, let alone nice and professional. And Lane Bryant helped my mom be as fabulous on the outside as she was inside. I would go on and buy things from there myself […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: clothing, fashion, Juana Martinez-Neal, Lena "Lane" Bryant, Mara Rockliff, Women's History

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:166 · Genres: Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: clothing, fashion, Juana Martinez-Neal, Lena "Lane" Bryant, Mara Rockliff, Women's History ·
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Gucci? Man…

The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden

December 3, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Being a fan of HBO’s Succession, I think I have a thing for rich people acting like dolts. Not even four years of the Trump regime could change that. I had checked out this book months ago but didn’t have time to read it. Plus the reviews were not very positive. However, as it got closer to movie time, I really wanted to know the story as it seemed fascinating. So I grabbed it again. This is a “true crime” book in a very nominal sense […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: fashion, Italy, Sara Gay Forden, The House of Gucci, true crime

Jake's CBR13 Review No:184 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: fashion, Italy, Sara Gay Forden, The House of Gucci, true crime ·
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