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Football Season

One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller

October 26, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of cbr17bingo: school setting. The book takes place mostly at a high school, revolving around a football team.  In reading about the lives of trans people, fictional and otherwise, the thing they want most is to be treated normally. Obviously, it’s difficult to do on the one hand with the whole country lurching from mild acceptance of trans people to full-on hostility against them. But it’s also difficult when dealing with the well-intentioned, supportive ally crowd who just wants to let them […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: cbr17bingo, football, high school, LGBTQIA, one of the boys, school setting, trans, Victoria Zeller, Young Adult

Jake's CBR17 Review No:49 · Genres: Sports · Tags: cbr17bingo, football, high school, LGBTQIA, one of the boys, school setting, trans, Victoria Zeller, Young Adult ·
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“The perfect pass…is the simple part. The living with what it takes…is the mystery.”

American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback by Seth Wickersham

August 16, 2025 by Halbs 3 Comments

I became a fan of Seth Wickersham’s sports writing after reading his definitive book on the New England Patriots dynasty, It’s Better to Be Feared. My attention span wasn’t the best during the COVID times, but I simply could not put that book down when it came out in 2021. I’ll bet I read all 528 pages in two or three sittings. So, of course, I was excited when Wickersham announced American Kings, an in-depth exploration into the world of the quarterback. The book is the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: cbr17bingo, celebrity, football, nfl, Seth Wickersham

Halbs's CBR17 Review No:19 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: cbr17bingo, celebrity, football, nfl, Seth Wickersham ·
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Joe Buck LOVES Christina Applegate

Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV by Joe Buck

July 24, 2025 by Halbs Leave a Comment

A lot of people on the internet hate Joe Buck. I’m not one of those people.  Because I grew up in Texas, I am a big Troy Aikman fan.  I like Joe Buck by association. Plus, unless a sports broadcaster never stops talking, I usually have a favorable opinion of them. Ergo, I picked up this audiobook. I was looking for a light, fun listen for my work drives. Lucky Bastard delivered. Joe Buck was born in 1969 to beloved St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Sports Tagged With: Baseball, cbr17bingo, father, football, Joe Buck, television

Halbs's CBR17 Review No:17 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Sports · Tags: Baseball, cbr17bingo, father, football, Joe Buck, television ·
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Enemy Friends

The Why Is Everything: A Story of Football, Rivalry, and Revolution by Michael Silver

January 28, 2025 by Jake 2 Comments

As a sports fan, I often lament at the dearth of quality books on the subject. While there are gems like Ball Four, many sports books are corny, half-baked “tales of the locker room,” anodyne autobiographies, and team recaps that don’t reveal anything new. A truly good sports book is a pearl-in-the-oyster. And when you find it, you don’t want to let it go. This is one such book. No it doesn’t stand there with the greats but it’s a fascinating look at Kyle Shanahan’s story […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: football, Kyle Shanahan, Matt LaFleur, Michael Silver, Mike McDaniel, Mike Shanahan, nfl, Raheem Morris, Sean McVay, sports

Jake's CBR17 Review No:3 · Genres: Sports · Tags: football, Kyle Shanahan, Matt LaFleur, Michael Silver, Mike McDaniel, Mike Shanahan, nfl, Raheem Morris, Sean McVay, sports ·
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December 2023 Leftovers

Mandarin Plaid by SJ Rozan

Lady Killer, Volume 1 by Joëlle Jones

Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend by Alys Arden

Batman, Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift by Scott Snyder

The Confession by Domenic Stansberry

A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself by William Boyle

Joe Dogs: The Life and Crimes of a Mobster by Joseph Iannuzzi

Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot by Ace Atkins

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow

December 29, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas. We may need to dispense with the cold/snow songs. They’re about as realistic as Santa at this point. Mandarin Plaid **** SJ Rozan continues to improve with each book in this series. This one has layers and moves well to its conclusion. I’m not gonna be totally sold on a white person writing from the perspective of an AAPI one but I think Rozan does a better job with it than she did in the first one. May have to go long with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense Tagged With: A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, Ace Atkins, Alys Arden, Batman, Boston, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Coney Island, Domenic Stansberry, Florida, football, Gilded Age, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, hit woman, Joe Dogs, joelle jones, John D. Rockefeller, Joseph Iannuzzi, lady killer, Lydia Chin, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith, mafia, magic, Mandarin Plaid, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Mob, mystery, New England Patriots, New York City, oil, organized crime, psychological thriller, ron chernow, scott snyder, SJ Rozan, Spenser, superheroes, The Confession, Titan, true crime, William Boyle, Zatanna

Jake's CBR15 Review No:183 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense · Tags: A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself, Ace Atkins, Alys Arden, Batman, Boston, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Coney Island, Domenic Stansberry, Florida, football, Gilded Age, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, hit woman, Joe Dogs, joelle jones, John D. Rockefeller, Joseph Iannuzzi, lady killer, Lydia Chin, Lydia Chin and Bill Smith, mafia, magic, Mandarin Plaid, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Mob, mystery, New England Patriots, New York City, oil, organized crime, psychological thriller, ron chernow, scott snyder, SJ Rozan, Spenser, superheroes, The Confession, Titan, true crime, William Boyle, Zatanna ·
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November 2023 Leftovers

Catch and Release by Lawrence Block

We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba

The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched an Empire by John Eisenberg

Ghosts of West Baltimore by David Simmons

Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti by Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci

Hit Me by Lawrence Block

Donnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone

November 30, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving to all who observe! Catch and Release *** Been angling to read more LB lately so I figured I’d knock out this short story collection for my monthly HCC read. Sadly, the results were predictable: a repetition of serial killers, hit men and un-sexy sex. I just can’t sink my teeth into books featuring short stories and this one was no exception. I enjoyed visiting Matt and Mick at Grogan’s again and the last story was fun but beyond that? Who lotta eh and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Sports Tagged With: #memoir, Baltimore, Catch and Release, crime, Criminal Justice, David Simmons, Donnie Brasco, football, Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci, ghosts of west baltimore, hard case crime, hit me, hitman, horror, John Eisenberg, John Gotti, Joseph D. Pistone, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mariame Kaba, Mob Star, New York City, nfl, organized crime, Prison Abolition, Racism, short stories, sports, the league, true crime, We Do This Til We Free Us

Jake's CBR15 Review No:166 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Sports · Tags: #memoir, Baltimore, Catch and Release, crime, Criminal Justice, David Simmons, Donnie Brasco, football, Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci, ghosts of west baltimore, hard case crime, hit me, hitman, horror, John Eisenberg, John Gotti, Joseph D. Pistone, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mariame Kaba, Mob Star, New York City, nfl, organized crime, Prison Abolition, Racism, short stories, sports, the league, true crime, We Do This Til We Free Us ·
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