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It was magic, until it suddenly wasn’t: CBR Bingo – Pajiba

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

October 10, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Ever since Daisy Jones and The Six was released, it has been on my radar, in particular because it was highly praised on my two favorite pop culture websites Pajiba and Lainey Gossip .  When CBR Bingo was announced, I instantly knew what my Pajiba square book would be.  My first title for this review was, “What I imagined the 70s rock n’ roll scene was like”, but while Daisy Jones and The Six is a great time capsule into that era, that is not what the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1970s, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Dome'Loki, drugs, Fiction, fictional biography, interview, pajiba, rock n' roll

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1970s, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Dome'Loki, drugs, Fiction, fictional biography, interview, pajiba, rock n' roll ·
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Gangster Gangster

Legs by William Kennedy

October 4, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

In my mid-20s, with far less patience than I currently possess, I tried reading EL Doctorow’s acclaimed novel Billy Bathgate. As I should have known, it was too dry, too literary for my taste. I want to revisit it soon as I’m sure my sentiment towards it now would be different. Nevertheless, I don’t understand how anyone can write a Prohibition era novel, even one with literary aspersions, and not have fun with it. Legs is the book I wish Billy Bathgate was back in my 20s. It’s literary […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Albany, fictional biography, Legs, prohibition, William Kennedy

Jake's CBR11 Review No:102 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Albany, fictional biography, Legs, prohibition, William Kennedy ·
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A merely OK book made much better by the voice cast

Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

September 29, 2019 by Malin 1 Comment

From Goodreads: Everyone knows Daisy Jones & The Six, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now. Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock and roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Addiction, cbr11, Daisy Jones & the Six, ensemble cast, fictional biography, historical fiction, Malin, music, rock stars, Taylor Jenkins Reid

Malin's CBR11 Review No:68 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Addiction, cbr11, Daisy Jones & the Six, ensemble cast, fictional biography, historical fiction, Malin, music, rock stars, Taylor Jenkins Reid ·
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Pearls of wisdom

Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner

October 12, 2017 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

This is a fictionalized telling of the life of Coco Chanel, and it strives to give a complete picture of the legendary designer.  I admit to knowing next to nothing about her before I read the book, and it was quite fascinating to read how she managed to rise from poverty to become an icon in fashion.   Born Gabrielle Chanel, she and her siblings were split apart after the death of her mother and abandonment of her father.  During her schooling by nuns, she […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: C.W. Gortner, cbr9, Coco Chanel, fashion, fictional biography

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:78 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: C.W. Gortner, cbr9, Coco Chanel, fashion, fictional biography ·
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