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The tail wagging the dog

Hoax by Brian Stelter

October 24, 2021 by Wanderlustful 1 Comment

Certain of my family members are very into politics (and skepticism), so there is a steady diet of political non-fiction streaming into our house. I usually ignore these in favor of novels or more business-y or memoir-y non-fiction, but I was drawn in by the ‘behind the scenes in the Trump whitehouse’ promise of Stelter’s book. Stelter is a journalist, formerly with the NYT and now with CNN, and has spent over 2 decades covering DC politics. Hoax traces the tightly interwoven rise of right […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Brian Stelter, cbr13bingo, fox, hoax, politics, Trump

Wanderlustful's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Brian Stelter, cbr13bingo, fox, hoax, politics, Trump ·
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I held back my indifference long enough to write the review. So, that’s good.

The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

February 23, 2021 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr shot and killed his entire family in their home on Long Island: both parents and his four siblings (ranging in age from 9 to 18). One year later, George and Kathy Lutz bought the house, and, along with their three kids, moved into the house in December 1975. 28 days later, they moved out, leaving all their belongings after claiming to have been victims of a traumatic haunting. Which is utter horseshit. Perhaps that goes without saying – […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Haunted House, hoax, jay anson, The Amityville Horror

ingres77's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Haunted House, hoax, jay anson, The Amityville Horror ·
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