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> Tag: Kevin Wilson

It was beautiful, and then somebody else, the rest of the world, made it not beautiful.

Now Is Not The Time To Panic by Kevin Wilson

April 17, 2023 by Leedock Leave a Comment

I used to spend a month every summer visiting my dad in a household that was absolutely free-range. It was the late 1970s and early 1980s so that wasn’t that unusual, but it was certainly a more unsupervised and fend-for-yourself-until-dinner situation than I experienced with my mother. I have very distinct memories from that time, hanging out across the street with a neighborhood girl my age. Both of her parents worked so we would spend all day in the air conditioning watching MTV, drinking (sometimes […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, Fiction, Kevin Wilson

Leedock's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR15, Fiction, Kevin Wilson ·
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I prayed this was not the doctor. “I’m the doctor!” he said, waving to the children.

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

December 11, 2022 by carmelpie 4 Comments

I thought it over. Dollywood. “Islands in the Stream.” That body. She was the best thing that had ever come out of Tennessee. Jesus Christ, it wasn’t even close. ― Kevin Wilson, Nothing to See Here I’ll admit it. I chose this book because of its cover. The combination of the title plus a cartoon wrapped in flames immediately made me curious to see if the author shares the same dark sense of humor as I do. It turns out, they do. Nothing to see […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: american politics, basketball, black humor, Dolly Parton, found family, Kevin Wilson, magical children, magical realism, Queer characters

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: american politics, basketball, black humor, Dolly Parton, found family, Kevin Wilson, magical children, magical realism, Queer characters ·
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OK, I did like this book

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

February 17, 2022 by Zoë Leave a Comment

I’ve gone back and forth on this book. When I started writing this post I felt like there wasn’t really much to it, an intriguing plot and not much else. But now, coming back to it about a month later (and after having meditated this evening) I think there’s something more to it. Lillian, a former gifted child now living a listless life in her hopeless hometown, gets a letter from her best friend Madison with a job offer. It doesn’t sound that appealing, but […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Kevin Wilson

Zoë's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Kevin Wilson ·
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“This is weird, Madison. You want me to raise your husband’s fire children.”

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

February 2, 2022 by Sophia Leave a Comment

My book club chose Nothing to See Here (2019) by Kevin Wilson as our next read. I knew nothing about it and had no expectations. In fact, in my head I had it confused with another book I’d seen on some list. So when I began, I was very confused that the protagonist/narrator was a present-day woman living with her mom. However, I quickly figured out my mistake, and I thoroughly enjoyed this quick, humorous, yet still touching novel. Lillian is 28 years old and living […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Kevin Wilson

Sophia's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Kevin Wilson ·
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“Conventional lives are the perfect refuge if you are a terrible artist.”

The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

December 31, 2021 by ardaigle 2 Comments

Scrambling to get this review done! I’m two past my cannonball (queue shock) but want this one on the books as I completed it at the buzzer. This book was a gift of mine from a literary pal who read it, liked it, and thought of me. After I got a chapter or two into it I texted her and said that this book was weird and kind of good and maybe I liked it. That sentiment remained through the whole read. Camille and Caleb […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: and also a movie, Kevin Wilson, The Family Fang

ardaigle's CBR13 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: and also a movie, Kevin Wilson, The Family Fang ·
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Nothing to Love Here

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

January 16, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

This book came highly recommended, but it failed to ignite my interest. I had been looking forward to it for some time: a big-shot political family with black-sheep children who literally catch on fire when upset? Sounds fun! Except…that’s not the story. It’s the story of a fuck-up (her words) obsessed with another fuck-up of great wealth and privilege. It’s an ugly story about ugly people with some children (who do happen to catch fire when upset) caught in the middle. Listening to this book […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: childcare, female friendship, Kevin Wilson, male gaze, Marin Ireland, Motherhood, privilege, wealth

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: childcare, female friendship, Kevin Wilson, male gaze, Marin Ireland, Motherhood, privilege, wealth ·
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