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I miss traveling and am daydreaming through food.

The Irish Pub Cookbook by Margaret M. Johnson, Leigh Beisch (photographer)

March 20, 2021 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

It had been my intention to review this cookbook on St. Patrick’s Day, but my timings were a bit off. So here we are a few days later, but my positive experience with this book works year-round. I really like The Irish Pub Cookbook because beyond its quality recipes it is a book you can read. Placed throughout are informational sections about a variety of pubs all over Ireland as well as the recipes. It’s a celebration of over 70 pub classics as well as […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: cookbook, faintingviolet, Irish, Leigh Beisch (photographer), Margaret M. Johnson, Pub, The Irish Pub Cookbook

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: cookbook, faintingviolet, Irish, Leigh Beisch (photographer), Margaret M. Johnson, Pub, The Irish Pub Cookbook ·
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Reading, Reading, Reading, RAWHIDE!

The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

The Dame by Richard Stark

Tricky by Josh Stallings

Quarry's Deal by Max Alan Collins

The Plea by Steve Cavanagh

February 1, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

I read a lot last week but also had a busy week at work (a good busy). Every time I tried to write a review on one of these books, all of them good, I just didn’t have the time or energy. So here’s a big update dump of the stuff I read in the last week and I’d be glad to tease them out more in the comments if anyone is curious… “The True History of the Kelly Gang” I enjoyed large parts of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alan Grofield, Australia, crime, Delaware, Donald Westlake, Eddie Flynn, historical fiction, hitman, Irish, Josh Stallings, legal, los angeles, Max Alan Collins, movies, mystery, Ned Kelly, neurodiversity, New York City, Peter Carey, Pretty As A Picture, Quarry, Quarry's Deal, Richard Stark, Steve Cavanagh, The Dame, The Plea, the true history of the kelly gang, thriller, Tricky

Jake's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alan Grofield, Australia, crime, Delaware, Donald Westlake, Eddie Flynn, historical fiction, hitman, Irish, Josh Stallings, legal, los angeles, Max Alan Collins, movies, mystery, Ned Kelly, neurodiversity, New York City, Peter Carey, Pretty As A Picture, Quarry, Quarry's Deal, Richard Stark, Steve Cavanagh, The Dame, The Plea, the true history of the kelly gang, thriller, Tricky ·
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“You’ll light your own bloody self on fire if you have to. And then you can pat yourself on the back and tell yourself you knew it all along. Congratulations.”

The Trespassser (Dublin Murder Squad, #6) by Tana French

October 15, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

Short review for a book that has too much to talk about for me without writing a dissertation. I just find Antoinette Conway to be such an interesting narrator, and I love the way French plays off Conway’s weaknesses with the murder of Aislinn Murray. I had actually forgotten almost everything about this book, except how thorny Conway was as a narrator, and how her paranoia SPOILERS ended up being mostly unjustified END SPOILERS. I had also forgotten how angry Conway made me in her […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: crime, Detective Fiction, dublin murder squad, Irish, mystery, narfna, re-reads, Tana French, the trespasser

narfna's CBR12 Review No:149 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: crime, Detective Fiction, dublin murder squad, Irish, mystery, narfna, re-reads, Tana French, the trespasser ·
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I read an entire book about Irish tweed and I think I liked it

Irish Tweed: History, Tradition, Fashion by Vawn Corrigan

September 25, 2020 by tillie 3 Comments

As a kid I despised history. To me, it was just which war happened what year, and which person invaded that country another year. Honestly the western focus on war and conquering is deeply problematic and ruins so many people’s interest in the past. But the past is so important – it shapes who we are today.  The best way to learn about history, I find, is through culture. Go to any exhibition on fashion through time and most of it deals with fashion as […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, cbr12, fashion, Irish, non fiction, tilliereads, tweed, Vawn Corrigan

tillie's CBR12 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, cbr12, fashion, Irish, non fiction, tilliereads, tweed, Vawn Corrigan ·
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A country without a language is a country without a soul

The Speckled People: A Memoir of a Half-Irish Childhood by Hugo Hamilton

September 21, 2020 by tillie Leave a Comment

The speckled people is a memoir of a childhood in Ireland in the 1950’s, growing up between languages. Hugo’s mother is a german emigrant and his father is an Irish nationalist determined that his children will revive the Irish language. Hugo himself is just a boy who wants to fit in with the other kids – who all speak English. The book is written in a soft language, floating in and out of the memories of a young boy. His father is a brutal tyrant […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, autobiography, cbr12bingo, childhood, Hugo Hamilton, Irish, The Speckled People, tilliereads

tillie's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, autobiography, cbr12bingo, childhood, Hugo Hamilton, Irish, The Speckled People, tilliereads ·
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