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Non-fiction review dump (and two CBR11 Bingos)

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein

Naturally Tan by Tan France

Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

October 11, 2019 by Caitlin_D 2 Comments

Whoo-hoo! Two non-fiction books gets me two more squares and two Bingos! I may not manage a black-out before the end of the month but I am finally making some headway in this game. CBR 11 Bingo: Award Winner The Devil in the White City- Erik Larson Y’all, I read this book in July and then completely forgot about it. In my defense The Devil in the White City has the dubious honor of being the book I was reading when I found out I was pregnant and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, cbr11bingo, Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble, Erik Larson, ishmael beah, Joshua David Stein, Kwame Onwuachi, Naturally Tan, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Tan France, The Devil in the White City: Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:99 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, cbr11bingo, Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble, Erik Larson, ishmael beah, Joshua David Stein, Kwame Onwuachi, Naturally Tan, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Tan France, The Devil in the White City: Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America ·
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Beasts of no nation

Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah

February 24, 2016 by Doctor Douche 1 Comment

This book broke my heart. I literally had to stop reading at certain parts for days in order not to wallow in despair. Written by a former child soldier in Sierra Leone, in an attempt to reproduce the cadences and rhythm of his native tongue Mende, he here tells the story of the village Imperi which was destroyed in a surprise rebel attack and was sequentially abandoned. Slowly, after years of neglect the villagers return, first the elders, who take it upon themselves to clear […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Africa, ishmael beah, radiance of tomorrow, Sierra Leone

Doctor Douche's CBR8 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Africa, ishmael beah, radiance of tomorrow, Sierra Leone ·
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The Radiance of Tomorrow…aaaannnd Cannonball!

Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah

December 29, 2014 by Fiat.Luxury 6 Comments

It is the end, or maybe the beginning, of another story. Every story begins and ends with a woman, a mother, a grandmother, a girl, a child. Every story is a birth… To round out my ten African books of the year, I picked up this novel by Ishmael Beah, known for his previous non-fiction, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of A Boy Soldier.  After reading this, I definitely want to pick that one up, too.  This is fiction, but it’s obviously based on truth. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: african lit, ishmael beah, radiance of tomorrow, Sierra Leone, war, what is it good for?

Fiat.Luxury's CBR6 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: african lit, ishmael beah, radiance of tomorrow, Sierra Leone, war, what is it good for? ·
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