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Two boys, one city, and their places in it

Moonwalking by Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann

February 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Moonwalking is an interesting story about friendship in early 1980s America. The characters are both likable and relatable, and the (SPOILER) not so happy ending, is a nice change of pace from having it “all be okay” and working out in the best possible outcome.  The tone mostly feels realistic (though I am not sure (SPOILER) if Pie sending his address to JJ would have happened). The supporting cast could have been explored a bit more, but what is needed to promote and support the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: art, CBR15Passport, civil rights, family, friendship, graffiti artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lech Wałęsa, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, music, Performing Arts, punk rock, Social Themes, Zetta Elliott, Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:88 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: art, CBR15Passport, civil rights, family, friendship, graffiti artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lech Wałęsa, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, music, Performing Arts, punk rock, Social Themes, Zetta Elliott, Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann ·
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If Chuck Tingle Did Graffiti

Bansky: Completed by Carol Diehl

September 11, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 16: Cold A lot of Banksy: Completed is about how the art world establishment looks down on Banksy and his popularity with the general public; the whole thing is almost more of a manifesto in defense of the popular as it is an introduction to the graffiti artist and his work. A good chunk of the middle of the book is less about Banksy and more about the art world and art critics who have given this type of art and the people who […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, art criticism, art history, Banksy: Completed, Carol Diehl, cbr14bingo, graffiti, graffiti artists, pop art

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:68 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, art criticism, art history, Banksy: Completed, Carol Diehl, cbr14bingo, graffiti, graffiti artists, pop art ·
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