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When will my reflection show / who I am inside (CBR 12 Bingo: Cannonballer Says)

Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino

July 20, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

Thanks Lowercasesee for the recommendation from last year’s CBR, even if this was absolutely something I heard about from multiple sources as being up my alley, I’m giving you the credit for having the pull quote I liked best from the book as well. “…planning a wedding is the only period in a woman’s life where she is universally and unconditionally encouraged to conduct everything on her terms.” Huyup.  I was pretty damn easygoing as a bride (seriously, one of my bridesmaids was convinced we […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Cannonballer Says!, cbr12bingo, Jia Tolentino, Lowercasesee

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:81 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Cannonballer Says!, cbr12bingo, Jia Tolentino, Lowercasesee ·
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”Joy in every pore”

August 27, 2018 by NoNeinNyet 3 Comments

 Hi! We’re lowercasesee (lsc) and NoNeinNyet (NNN) and we joined forces for the CBR Bingo Two Heads Are Better Than One category to review Cary Elwes’s oral history of the making of The Princess Bride. lsc: I like it! Overall, I was utterly charmed, start to finish. NNN: It was great! Just the warmest experience I’ve had with a book in recent memory. lsc: Warm is such a good adjective! There’s just joy in every pore. NNN: All of the cast and crew members interviewed for this oral history clearly still […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, Cary Elwes, cbr10bingo, film, Lowercasesee, NoNeinNyet, oral history

NoNeinNyet's CBR10 Review No:3 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, Cary Elwes, cbr10bingo, film, Lowercasesee, NoNeinNyet, oral history ·
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Oh, the humanity!

August 6, 2018 by ElCicco 5 Comments

#CBR10Bingo Cannonballer Says This book was a gift from cannonballer Malin in the 2017 book exchange and was also recently recommended by Lowercasesee in Quick Questions with a Cannonballer.  For my first review of CBR10, I read Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather and loved it for its wit, humor and wisdom. Malin had sent the book as part of the CBR9 book exchange, and she included Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens in the package. Let me just say this: I am a fan of Pratchett for […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, CannonballerSays, cbr10bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, good omens, Lowercasesee, Malin, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

ElCicco's CBR10 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, CannonballerSays, cbr10bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, good omens, Lowercasesee, Malin, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett ·
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