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Another one of those moments when Ruby had to choose whether to go crazy or just deal. A close call this time.

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

August 4, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“It never fails,” Montrose said. “No matter what they do to you, afterwards it’s like nothing happened. You’re supposed to just be grateful you’re still breathing.” Upon receiving a letter from his estranged father, Atticus Turner returns to his hometown to discover his father missing. He and his uncle George follow the trail to Ardham, Massachusetts, where, with the help of their hometown friend Letitia, they learn secrets about Atticus’s late mother’s family history, and how he and his family could be the keys to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, #Science Fiction, 1950s America, black science fiction, CBR15Passport, historical racism, horror, Jim Crow, Matt Ruff, Racism, supernatural

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR15 passport, #Science Fiction, 1950s America, black science fiction, CBR15Passport, historical racism, horror, Jim Crow, Matt Ruff, Racism, supernatural ·
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The things we take for granted

May 28, 2018 by Dusty Highway 8 Comments

I first learned about Octavia Butler a few years ago when searching online for innovative novels and Kindred showed up on just about every list I came across. When I went to the bookstore, I had become so enthusiastic about her that I decided to buy not only this book but also Fledgling, and then I read the latter first after a coin toss. That was probably a mistake, because I disliked it so much that I put off reading Kindred indefinitely. I’d finally put […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, Fiction, historical racism, kindred, octavia butler, Slavery, Speculative Fiction

Dusty Highway's CBR10 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, Fiction, historical racism, kindred, octavia butler, Slavery, Speculative Fiction ·
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473 pages = overly wordy review

February 3, 2018 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

I have found some fun stuff while being a volunteer shelver at my library. The Moonstone was on the cart to put back, but after reading the blurb that said it was one of the first mysteries (written in 1868), I had to check it out myself. The first hurdle is the entire setup of the story. We’re supposed to root for the protagonists simply because they’re the protagonists, but if it weren’t for a heaping helping of racism, none of it would have happened. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: classic literature, historical racism, mystery, Wilkie Collins

Bothari43's CBR10 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: classic literature, historical racism, mystery, Wilkie Collins ·
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