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Gossip, Judgement and Destruction – Read this Book

Good People by Patmeena Sabit

April 22, 2026 by itsjustme Leave a Comment

Are we not all outsiders to another person’s life?   Mesmerizing Debut Novel  The novel’s unique structure lacks traditional chapters, paragraphs or narrator. Instead there are 1-2 page personal accounts, giving a 360 degree view of the leadup and the aftermath of one family’s tragedy. I had read about one-third of the book before even learning how somebody died but yet still did not know who had died. There are dozens of unreliable narrators with differing degrees of closeness. Sympathetic words mask superiority, scorn, prejudice […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction Tagged With: #innovative, #mystery, adolescence, drama, family, jealousy, Patmeena Sabit, rebellion, social commentary

itsjustme's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction · Tags: #innovative, #mystery, adolescence, drama, family, jealousy, Patmeena Sabit, rebellion, social commentary ·
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Author Ponweera has you covered for your reading needs

My Best Friend's Bangles by Thushanthi Ponweera

Crossing the Finish Line by Thushanthi Ponweera

April 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

After reading I Am Kavi by Thushanthi Ponweera, I decided to look for other books by them. I did not expect a lot as I Am Kavi had a feeling of being a first novel and maybe the start of a promising new author for me. And it was new 2023 and I was lucky enough to be reading it in 2025, therefore, I felt I had a good chance of finding more titles. I found out that in 2024 My Best Friend’s Bangles (illustrated […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: 1964, friendship, Japan, jealousy, Maithili Joshi, mothers, Olympic Games, Ranatunge Karunananda, running, Social Themes, Sri Lanka, Thushanthi Ponweera, working mothers

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:221 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: 1964, friendship, Japan, jealousy, Maithili Joshi, mothers, Olympic Games, Ranatunge Karunananda, running, Social Themes, Sri Lanka, Thushanthi Ponweera, working mothers ·
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Feelings Wo-o-o feelings

Max and the Purple Worry by Kitty Black

Sometimes When I'm Jealous by Deborah Serani

October 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Emotions are an interesting thing. And recently I read two picture books that dealt with them in different, but equally well presented ways. Both books are available, but I read them via an online reader’s copy. “Is that a seven or a chicken?” Worry asks in Max and the Purple Worry. Well if Max does math the way I do? It is a chicken. And like Max, I worried about my math work, too. The numbers (or me) didn’t run away, but I wanted to. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health Tagged With: Deborah Serani, emotions, Feelings, jealousy, Jess Rose, Kitty Black, Kyra Teis, Social Themes, worry

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:506 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Health · Tags: Deborah Serani, emotions, Feelings, jealousy, Jess Rose, Kitty Black, Kyra Teis, Social Themes, worry ·
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Hey Diddle Diddle the Dog and the Fiddle & the Bear played the Piano

The Bear, the Piano, the Dog, and the Fiddle by David Litchfield

March 6, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Bear, the Piano, the Dog, and the Fiddle is not as strong as the first book, The Bear and the Piano. Which is not saying a lot, as I was not jumping for joy over the first one. However, David Litchfield introduces the theme of jealousy in a manner that is accessible for children. Fiddle-playing Hector and his dog, Hugo, are best friends. But since there is a new sensation happening (a bear that plays the piano) people no longer what to listen to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: bears, dogs, friendship, jealousy, music, Performing Arts

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:66 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: bears, dogs, friendship, jealousy, music, Performing Arts ·
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