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lovely, stinking, brutal, sunburned, magical, and filthy.

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

March 28, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Jacob de Zoet is a young man of meager means. He has hitched his hopes to the Dust East India Company- he’ll spend several trading seasons on Dejima- about as far away from home and his fiancée as he can physically be. What is Dejima? Why, I’m glad you asked! The year is 1799, and Japan is very strict in regards to foreign interference and influence. Following disasters interactions with the Spanish and Portuguese decades earlier, Japan is a closed empire. Dejima, a man-made island […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 19th century, class, colonialism, cult, culture clash, David Mitchell, Dutch East India Company, Edo Japan, historical fiction, Japan, magical realism, trade

Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 19th century, class, colonialism, cult, culture clash, David Mitchell, Dutch East India Company, Edo Japan, historical fiction, Japan, magical realism, trade ·
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when I hold you like I hold that bakelite in my hands

Landline by Rainbow Rowell

February 28, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

Can you really like a book while still strongly disliking nearly everyone in it? I found Landline to be compelling and affecting, but I was driven to states of near agony by the overall behavior of the protagonist and almost everyone else in her orbit. The setup: Georgie McCool (a name that could be very silly, but as a person with a seemingly “fake name” I am on board) is a writer on a cheesy TV sitcom. She and her writing partner, Seth, have been working […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: 1990's, audio, do-over, Love, magical realism, Marriage, Motherhood, Rainbow Rowell, Rebecca Lowman, Relationships, second chance, What If?

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: 1990's, audio, do-over, Love, magical realism, Marriage, Motherhood, Rainbow Rowell, Rebecca Lowman, Relationships, second chance, What If? ·
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Magical Realism and Baked Goods

Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

January 31, 2021 by Jenny S Leave a Comment

As I come off of winter break and into the craziness of a new semester, I’ve been drawn to books that are a bit lighter in tone, to balance out the more serious stuff I’m reading for work.  I’m looking for things that go down easy and don’t tax my brain or require intense concentration.  Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber provided just the mix of magical realism and baked goods that I needed. This novel tells the story of two daughters who […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: baked goods, Heather Webber, magical realism, Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe

Jenny S's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: baked goods, Heather Webber, magical realism, Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe ·
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Run, don’t walk, to read this trilogy!

The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, 1) by N.K. Jemisin

January 18, 2021 by ardaigle 14 Comments

And a happy new Cannonball year unto you! It’s my first review of the new year, and as last year my full cannonball slipped through my fingertips I’m hopeful that this is the year…of redemption. But like, also, this is the year of realizing that it’s just a number and as long as I’m reading I’m a winner. Onto my first review! I had already heard of N.K. Jemisin from LeVar Burton Reads, the podcast wherein the ever delightful LeVar Burton reads short stories. He […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: black author, dystopian fiction, Hugo Award, magical realism, n.k. jemisin, N.K. Jemison, THe Broken Earth Trilogy, the fifth season

ardaigle's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: black author, dystopian fiction, Hugo Award, magical realism, n.k. jemisin, N.K. Jemison, THe Broken Earth Trilogy, the fifth season ·
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“It is very important to approach all unpleasant tasks in life as a performance art piece, especially if you are a teenager.”

Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country & Other Stories by Chavisa Woods

November 16, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Goth or not, country or not, if you have ever been a teenager then SOMETHING in this collection of stories will speak to you. Maybe you’ve never befriended a drug addict squatting in a mausoleum, and maybe you’ve never had a bad trip at a MENSA party hosted by your girlfriend’s parents, but there are definitely some teenage feelings rolling dark and deep in all of us! Chavis Woods has labeled and celebrated that feeling of “something more”; most notably in the titular story, “Things […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Addiction, america, Bible Belt, chavisa woods, coming-of-age, Goth, horror, lgtbqia, magical realism, Post-9/11, queer identity, rural life, shirley jackson award winner, teenage years, things to do when you're goth in the country, war in the middle east

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Addiction, america, Bible Belt, chavisa woods, coming-of-age, Goth, horror, lgtbqia, magical realism, Post-9/11, queer identity, rural life, shirley jackson award winner, teenage years, things to do when you're goth in the country, war in the middle east ·
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