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An Indictment of the Court System

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

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Bingo Square: Adaptation (movie) I vaguely remember reading the movie review on Pajiba when this movie came out, and it described it as good but formulaic, so I didn’t go out of my way to watch it (not that I have been watching a lot of dramas to start with).  When it became free to rent, I decided to check it out, and while I can see why from a movie reviewer perspective one might describe it as formulaic, there is a reason for that […]

If I Knew Nothing About Congress This Would Have Been Mildly Interesting

The Dance of Legislation by Eric Redman

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Bah. I am still annoyed we had to read this terrible book for our course. We are not new to the government or understanding the branches of government. I think if you are a new federal employee you should check out this book. I was probably also not pleased because we had to hear an all day lecture about how Congress works (the House, the Senate), the Judiciary, and then the Executive Branch. My face was just a literal grimace when we finished. You know […]

End of CBR10 panic post!!!

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So my December has been suuuper crazy.  Work is insane, and I’ve been trying to fit in reading with all the extra working I’ve been doing.  I’ve been falling asleep at night without reading, which is not normal for me.  Anyway, even when I have finished books, I haven’t had the time or energy to review them!  I write all day at work (nothing fun or exciting), so sometimes it’s hard to write these reviews after long days of work.  That’s why I’m shoving these […]

I’ve spent an enjoyable 900 years with this book.

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I don’t know if other people do this, but I usually have three books going that serve three different purposes. I have my reading in bed book, and it has to be interesting enough to keep me reading when the alternative is sleeping (Liane Moriarty is ideal for this). I have a book on the end table that’s light enough to read while my daughter plays (ex: home decor books). And I have spots for books that take a little discipline to get through, spots […]

You can’t handle the trials (heh) and tribulations of the 1%.

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The Firm (1991) Not reviewed previously on CBR. In many ways, this is the perfect book to adapt into a Tom Cruise movie. The main character is young, cocky, great looking, and he has to run. The only difference, really, between Mitch and Tom Cruise is that the character is taller. So, he looks more like Patrick Bateman. The image that kept recurring to me, in fact, was Christian Bale in American Psycho. Sexy. The problem here, for me, is that he isn’t an every […]



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