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“In the omnidirectional orgy gardens of Vlaxnoid 7, no one cares about your arm flab.”

Shrill by Lindy West

June 26, 2021 by Nart 3 Comments

You get exactly what you paid for with this. I can’t say I’ve been particularly aware of West in the past. I’ve probably read some of her work before online but it’s pretty rare for me to look at the author byline so who knows. Still, West does a great job of weaving who she is and why she is writing this book into her essays such that even if you weren’t really aware of her before you don’t feel like you’ve entered a story […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Lindy West

Nart's CBR13 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Lindy West ·
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“Are there really public servants out there sucking terrorist tongues for my freedom?”

Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West

June 18, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I love movies. I love watching them, talking about them, listening to other people talk about them, and eating too much popcorn while watching them. Is there really such thing as too much popcorn? YES! In our home, we call it “pop corn belly” and it is a scourge against humanity. I am an equal-opportunity movie watcher: good, bad, ugly- I don’t care. Give ’em to me and I’ll find something to enjoy. I can be a snob when I have to, but really? I […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: audio, essays, feminism, film, Lindy West, love actually, movies, pandemic times, read by the author, the fugitive

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:66 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: audio, essays, feminism, film, Lindy West, love actually, movies, pandemic times, read by the author, the fugitive ·
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Love, Actually is not a good movie

Shit, Actually by Lindy West

June 10, 2021 by Sophia 1 Comment

I found Shit, Actually by Lindy West on my trusty and much anticipated NPR’s Best Books of 2020 List. It looked like a fun, entertaining read with a little feminist twist, so I was happy to pick it up. Shit, Actually is a book filled with short essays. Each essay is a pithy review of a well-known movie. Actually, it’s less of review than it is a rehashing of the movie with commentary. It reminded me of CinemaSins, a Youtube channel that I find very entertaining (especially when I need to […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Lindy West, Sophia

Sophia's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Lindy West, Sophia ·
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Shit, Actually – Lindy West (2020)

Shit Actually by Lindy West

May 20, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is a genuinely hilarious book that had me cackling repeatedly. I listened to the audiobook, which is worth it alone for hearing Lindy West do the Forrest Gump voices, but is extra charming because it becomes a kind of rifftrax/MST3K by proxy for most of the movies she works her way through. I don’t know if you have to watch all the movies in this book for this book to be as funny as it was for me, but I was fortunate that she […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor Tagged With: Lindy West

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:216 · Genres: Comedy/Humor · Tags: Lindy West ·
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“Is Tommy Lee Jones 20 or 100 in this movie?”

Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West

May 10, 2021 by Malin 9 Comments

Official book description: New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle’s alternative newsweekly The Stranger, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In Shit, Actually, Lindy West returns to those roots, re-examining beloved and iconic movies from the past 40 years with an eye toward the big questions of our time: Is Twilight the horniest movie in history? Why do the zebras in The Lion King trust Mufasa–who is a lion–to look out for their best interests? Why […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: CBR13, cinema, essays, funny, Lindy West, Malin, movies, non fiction, Pop Culture, shit actually

Malin's CBR13 Review No:13 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: CBR13, cinema, essays, funny, Lindy West, Malin, movies, non fiction, Pop Culture, shit actually ·
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Nothing wrong with seeking out things that you know you’ll like

Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West

April 2, 2021 by wicherwill 5 Comments

Oooh I just realized this makes my 52nd reviewed work of the year and my first Cannonball!!! Look, this is not a useful review by any stretch. If the following comment makes you nod and say, EXACTLY: There’s this part in book six where Harry holds Quidditch tryouts for Gryffindors only and is like, “Yeah, I don’t know any of these people.” HOW? There are 150 of you tops and you all live in a tower together and eat treacle tart family style every day! […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cannonball recommendation, Lindy West, movie reviews

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cannonball recommendation, Lindy West, movie reviews ·
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