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You are bound to find something that speaks to you

Bound by Claire Schwartz

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Bound is one of the shortest books I have probably ever read. The longest poem is several pages long, but it is just a bunch of blacked out text. It is called (black box). I cannot put the symbol here as it is literally the black box/line that is used to block out wording in important documents. I am assuming this is the real speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I will call this poem “IPMBN” just to make it easier. If this is the real speech given by the Prime Minister before the joint session of congress on […]

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9/18/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:363 |

Pobody’s nerfect?

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

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CBR10Bingo: Cannonballer Says I’ve tried to branch out more into other genres and new authors with my reading this year, and some of the bigger gaps in my library include YA and lesbian lit. Just my luck, then, that MrsLangdonAlger posted a review for not one but two YA coming out novels with female protagonists: Ask the Passengers by A.S. King and It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura. I’ve had an eye out for both books for a few months now, finally picking up Ask the Passengers a few weeks ago at one of my favorite places […]

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8/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:45 |

For all the brutal women

The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley

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CBR10Bingo: Listicles When I had my embarrassing epiphany this spring that my CBR reading list and library were unacceptably skewed toward male authors, I spent a number of hours googling female authors, particularly those in genres with which I’m less familiar. One of the best sources I found was a list called “27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now”, several of which I’ve purchased already and even more that are high on my wishlist.  My most recent read from those recommendations was The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley, probably the most fitting read for me this […]

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8/5/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:43 |

No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross

Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley

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As you might imagine, this memoir is not a fun one to work through, but that fact doesn’t mean it is not a good or doesn’t have significance. I was drawn to reading it after just finishing a YA novel focused on sexuality in a majority Mormon community, only to see that the trailer for the film adaptation for Boy Erased just dropped. And watching it was a lot to handle at a moment where I was already emotionally compromised, but I figured it would be worth it to read the source material and see just how Garrard Conley’s story […]

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7/23/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:37 |

“This is How We Reveal Ourselves […] the Reactions We Can’t Hide”

Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

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It seems like I’ve been on a bit of a YA romance kick this year, and I think it’s because there is nothing quite like a sweet story about first loves. And this thoughtful novel by writing-duo Christina Lauren delves not only into this area of young love, but also largely focuses on what it means to grow up queer in a largely religious area that doesn’t support this facet of humanity. Autoboygraphy is largely from the point of view of a teenager named Tanner, who moved about 2 years earlier to Provo Utah: back home, he was openly bisexual with […]

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7/16/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:36 |

This book wasn’t written for me, and I feel fine

Dreadnought by April Daniels

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Roger Ebert used to talk about how important emotional response was to him as a critic, often more important than the technical and artistic merits. Even the most technically and artistically exquisite film could be a hollow and unsatisfying experience if he didn’t connect emotionally, and the opposite could also be true: sometimes, without any other explanation, a seeming piece of trash could be surprisingly fun simply because it connected to something ineffable inside him. So when the whole “Brie Larson commits white genocide against Old White Men” was a thing for a hot minute last month, I got what […]

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7/12/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:38 |

Same old Sedaris, now with added feels

Calypso by David Sedaris

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For several years now, I’ve refused to buy hardcover books. I don’t like the added expense, of course, but mostly, I just don’t like the extra bulk and really don’t like how they feel in my hand: too much like textbooks or hymnals. I don’t need to be reminded of either when I’m trying to read something fun. As a result, I’m consistently a year or two behind everyone else with my reading, a (discount) price I’m willing to pay.   David Sedaris has long been one of the rare exceptions to this rule, and with his new book Calypso […]

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7/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:35 |

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 |


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