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Part 9 Only Posting Already Done Review Now Let’s See How Many Are Left Over After That I Will Never Do This To Y’All Again

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Genetic Mystery, a Lethal Cancer, and the Improbable Invention of a Lifesaving Treatment by Jessica Wapner

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht

December 31, 2025 by dsbs42 2 Comments

Book 41: Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Rough Review: 5 stars. This is an interesting book. I’ve tagged it both as True Crime and Historical Fiction. Its relationship to the idea of “based on a true story” is fascinating. I’m not sure I’ve read a book quite like this before, and I think I appreciated it more than I enjoyed it. That’s not a knock against it, the subject matter is quite brutal and the fact that it’s based on a (n infuriating) true […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: jessica knoll, Jessica Wapner, Laila Lalami, Matt Kracht, rufi thorpe

dsbs42's CBR17 Review No:45 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: jessica knoll, Jessica Wapner, Laila Lalami, Matt Kracht, rufi thorpe ·
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