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Maybe it’s a holy freaking huge awesome deal

Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

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I am not a quick reader, but I blazed through Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda in one sitting. I haven’t seen the movie yet and didn’t know much about the book before I saw it while browsing bookstores on a recent trip, but I’m really glad I read it. The story begins as teenage Simon is blackmailed by a fellow student who inadvertently read Simon’s email exchange with another boy Simon knows only as Blue. They’re both closeted and want to keep it that way, but now this other student is threatening to out them both if […]

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6/7/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:31 |

Droll and endearing, with a fair amount of casual sex

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

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I always think it’s rather brave when I see a novel or a movie with a title like this. You’d better be pretty confident about your product, knowing that you are risking some smart-ass, less-than-clever critic heading their review “I couldn’t care LESS,” or “I could really use LESS of this book,” yada yada yada. Even if critics like it, they are going to be tempted to say something like “I want more of LESS!”  So, points to Andrew Sean Greer for braving that potential disaster. Obvious puns aside, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Reviews would have you believe that […]

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3/31/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:10 |

Haunted by the ghosts of the living

The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst

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I’m having a hard time writing a review for Alan Hollinghurst’s The Sparsholt Affair. It’s a book that defies easy summarization; even the cover synopsis doesn’t really describe the book I read and probably did more harm than good to my understanding. The story is told in five sections. The first takes place at Oxford during the early 1940’s, with the Blitz in full swing. Two of the characters have a brief affair, giving the book’s title its first meaning. The second section follows one of those characters some 25 years later, married and father of a teenage son, the […]

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3/24/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:16 |

*Chef Kiss*

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

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First and foremost I will say that this is the first Rainbow Rowell novel I have read: I know she’s been pretty popular around here the past few years and always meant to pick up one of her books, but just never did for some reason. Until my friend gave me Carry On as a gift, thinking that it looked very Lisa™. And you know what? She was right! I loved this book! I mean, it’s a little corny at times, don’t get me wrong, but it’s got just the right amount of fun balanced with seriousness. Also having not […]

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2/19/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:6 |

I Can Pretend All I Want to be Cynical, My Heart Still Melts Time and Time Again

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

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I’ve definitely seen Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda reviewed a number of times by Cannonballers in the past few years, and was always interested to read it but for some reason never did. Enter my best friend who surprised me with an early birthday present of some books, with this among them. And immediately after receiving it we went to a movie and what do we see? A preview for the upcoming movie adaptation called Love, Simon. Talk about coincidence, especially since I was insanely enamored by the cuteness that appeared in the preview. But did that apparent sweetness […]

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2/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:5 |

Banned Book? Well, Banned Author, Anyway

Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity by James Martin, SJ

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I’m kicking off banned book week with a book that has gotten a lot of attention, both positive and negative, in Catholic circles. Is it a banned book? If it isn’t yet it probably will be. The author has been banned from several Catholic speaking engagements because of it. But he has also received support from prominent bishops and wouldn’t have been able to publish without support from his order, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). This book, considered incendiary by alt-right Catholics, is not really radical, or I should say, it is as radical as true Christianity is. It advocates […]

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9/23/2017 's CBR9 Review No:42 |

Our bodies, our selves.

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

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Years and years ago, my beloved theory professor and mentor at my MA institution recommended Jeanette Winterson, and most specifically, Written on the Body, if I wanted to better grasp queer theory and literature. I found a copy at Goodwill but have not opened it until now, and now I regret only the many years that I did not absorb this amazing and beautifully-written text. This novel is written in a nonlinear fashion by an author whose gender is never specified. This author discusses past lovers and the current, elusive lover, a married woman named Louise. Louise and our narrator […]

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4/1/2017 's CBR9 Review No:40 |

One hell of a trilogy

The Captive Prince trilogy by C.S Pacat

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I’m going to review this whole trilogy in one review. As such, there is bound to be some spoilers, and if you want to go in completely cold, you may want to skip this review and just trust me that while the first book is a bit slow, and not the most engaging of reads on its own, the trilogy as a whole is mighty compelling reading, and well worth your time. At least if you like well-written fantasy, tons of political intrigue and plots that twist and turn repeatedly. Just to make sure you’re not spoiled unless you really […]

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9/13/2016 's CBR8 Review No:97 |


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