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> Tag: lust

this is the sort of book that requires some quiet wallowing time post-finish

The Everlasting by Katy Simpson Smith

June 9, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

I picked this one up because of the cover. I saw it featured at my local bookstore and put it in my basket without even reading the blurb on the back. Had I read the blurb, I would have KNOWN that it was meant for me none the less, but something about the neon pile of bodies reached into my brain and demanded to be brought home. Unfortunately, “brought home” was as far as the demand went. It sat in my literal TBR pile until […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Religion Tagged With: Catholicism, Christianity, coming-of-age, Death, historical fiction, Katy Simpson Smith, Love, lust, medici family, Religion, Rome, saint prisca, Satan

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Religion · Tags: Catholicism, Christianity, coming-of-age, Death, historical fiction, Katy Simpson Smith, Love, lust, medici family, Religion, Rome, saint prisca, Satan ·
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slick with sweat, thick with hate-and I love it

The Lover by Marguerite Duras

March 2, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

Somehow, this incredible little novella flew completely under my radar until last year. Luckily, the folks over at Lit Hub are absolutely obsessed, and I was unable to remain in the dark for much longer. When it’s in a book I don’t think it’ll hurt any more …exist any more. One of the things writing does is wipe things out. Replace them. While not entirely an “autobiography”, Duras tells the tale of a very young girl who grew up in an unstable household in French-colonized […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century, Colonists, coming-of-age, desire, family, French language, french literature, hate, Hiroshima mon Amour, Lit Hub, lust, marguerite duras, Maxine Hong Kingston, Race, semi-autobiographical, Vietnam

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction · Tags: 20th Century, Colonists, coming-of-age, desire, family, French language, french literature, hate, Hiroshima mon Amour, Lit Hub, lust, marguerite duras, Maxine Hong Kingston, Race, semi-autobiographical, Vietnam ·
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“There’s a particular feeling in your body when something goes right after a long time of things going wrong. It feels warm and sweet and loose.”

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

May 3, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

Lily King is a magician. She takes an unassuming title like Writers and Lovers and crafts something beautiful, messy, and utterly captivating. Her last novel, 2014’s Euphoria, was my favorite read of the last decade- I have to admit that I was initially disappointed when Writers and Lovers was announced after the evocative fever of Euphoria.  A 30-something woman navigates creative struggle, debt, grief, and relationships? All I have to do is shout out of my front door and a line of people that fit the description […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #writing, Anxiety, Boston, creativity, criticism, debt, euphoria, grief, heartbreak, lily king, loss, Love, lust, service industry, success

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #writing, Anxiety, Boston, creativity, criticism, debt, euphoria, grief, heartbreak, lily king, loss, Love, lust, service industry, success ·
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Throwing a kitten out a window was only a warning shot.

Moonglow by Michael Chabon

April 29, 2017 by borisanne 2 Comments

Halfway through Moonglow, I caught myself with my hand over my mouth, trying to keep my breath inside my body because the prose was so exceptionally beautiful. I had my worries before reading this book. I have only recently discovered Chabon, and have only otherwise read The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, which was so stunning that it made me want to punch something. There is a lot of hype surrounding Moonglow, and even I only got it by accident from the library on a strict, one […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, cancer, Chabon, Cold War, divorce, horses, intelligence, Judaism, literary fiction, Love, lust, mental illness, Michael Chabon, nasa, Nazis, Non-Fiction, ptsd, rockets, science

borisanne's CBR9 Review No:18 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, cancer, Chabon, Cold War, divorce, horses, intelligence, Judaism, literary fiction, Love, lust, mental illness, Michael Chabon, nasa, Nazis, Non-Fiction, ptsd, rockets, science ·
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Turow’s sequel to Presumed Innocent should be called Presumed Guilty

Innocent by Scott Turow

September 11, 2014 by Valyruh Leave a Comment

In this sequel to Turow’s Presumed Innocent, Judge Rusty Savich is back with his brilliant but rage-filled bipolar wife Barbara, anguished over the state of his marriage, fearful of his imminent 60th birthday and once more vulnerable to the call of the wild—this time, with his lovely young assistant Anna. In the first book, Savich’s lust-filled affair preceded the woman’s horrible rape/murder and Savich barely escaped conviction for the crime. In Innocent, Savich’s new love affair flares, but his guilt overwhelms him and he eventually […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: legal thriller, lust, poison, Turow, wife murder

Valyruh's CBR6 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: legal thriller, lust, poison, Turow, wife murder ·
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