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Humpty Doos and Swingles and Citrus History

Citrus: A World History by David J Mabberley

April 5, 2026 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Technically this is going to be a DNF, but not because I didn’t like it; I just ran out of time and library renewals. Citrus: A World History is an interesting cross between textbook and coffee table book. It’s got the pretty pictures, many from historical records, in combination with blocks of dense but detailed information about where citrus may have originated, different varieties that have appeared, and what people have done with them over a couple of millennia. There are sections on different eras, […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, History Tagged With: #history, citrus, Citrus: A World History, David J Mabberley, lemon, lime, orage, pictures, pomelo

CoffeeShopReader's CBR18 Review No:17 · Genres: Cooking/Food, History · Tags: #history, citrus, Citrus: A World History, David J Mabberley, lemon, lime, orage, pictures, pomelo ·
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Anansi Boys-An incredible novel

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

March 27, 2019 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

I admit it, I am a Neil Gaiman fanboy. So, when I tell you that this is one of the best works Neil has ever written, please believe me. This is Gaiman’s second novel and the growth from American Gods, which takes place in the same universe as Anansi Boys, is remarkable. Anansi begins, as so many tales do, with the tragic death of a main character on stage, performing karaoke, and accidentally exposing the breasts of a young woman as he tumbles off the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, African, horror, lime, mythology, Neil Gaiman, Speculative Fiction

MarkAbaddon's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, African, horror, lime, mythology, Neil Gaiman, Speculative Fiction ·
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