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Not every story leaves the teller unharmed

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

January 21, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“The bards all sing of the bravery of the heroes and the greatness of your deeds: it is one of the few elements on which they all agree. But no one sings of the courage required by those of us who were left behind.” ― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships The more I read, the more I write, and the more I consume all forms of storytelling from films, to TV, to poetry, the more I realize how unfamiliar I am with the bases for […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: feminist fiction, feminist lit, greek mythology, misogyny, Natalie Haynes, the futility of war, women suffering, Womens Literature, womens voices

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: feminist fiction, feminist lit, greek mythology, misogyny, Natalie Haynes, the futility of war, women suffering, Womens Literature, womens voices ·
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an author unafraid to let the chips fall where they must

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

August 11, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

CWs, copied from the author: all the misogyny, all the homophobia, and a car accident death (offscreen, but discussed often) and also abortion/a miscarriage. I respect Dahlia Adler because while many authors have a tendency to write their romantic leads into a difficult situation (looking at you, innumerable romance novelists and also Linda Holmes), Adler has the guts to keep them there and not give them the “easy out.” In this case, the “star” quarterback of a middling-to-bad Texas football team dies in a car […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: dahlia Adler, Homophobia, LGBTQ, misogyny

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:92 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: dahlia Adler, Homophobia, LGBTQ, misogyny ·
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Ooh boy. I wanted to love this so much, but it made me very angry.

When Women Were Dragons by Kelley Barnhill

July 28, 2022 by kfishgirl 7 Comments

I think this is my first ever Cannonball book that I DID NOT FINISH.  I saw this book somewhere (I legit have no idea where), and it caught my eye because the main character is named Alex Green, and also duh – dragons.  My cousin who lives in Arizona who just left Pennsylvania after visiting our entire family is named Alex Green.  I was pumped when I read the plot too. Whoo boy.  I borrowed this audiobook from the library, and I was so excited […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Science Fiction Tagged With: child abuse, child neglect, dragons, Homophobia, Kelley Barnhill, misogyny

kfishgirl's CBR14 Review No:33 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Science Fiction · Tags: child abuse, child neglect, dragons, Homophobia, Kelley Barnhill, misogyny ·
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Its Time for Me to Say Goodbye to Dahl

The Witches by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

February 25, 2022 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Roald Dahl was one of the authors who dominated my childhood reading which makes sense as he is one of the most celebrated children’s authors of the 20th century. I spent a lot of time deep in a few of his books, seeing bits of myself in his protagonists. But this is my goodbye to him. Dahl was an unrepentant bigot. He was profoundly anti-Semitic, perpetuating harmful tropes and falsehoods for years in his public statements and books. Dahl is also easily read as a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: anti-semitism, Award Winner, misogyny, read harder challenge, Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator), the witches

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: anti-semitism, Award Winner, misogyny, read harder challenge, Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator), the witches ·
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Brave New World photo from miniseries

Brave New World. Meh.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

October 21, 2021 by msvreadsbooks 2 Comments

I’ve been curious about this book for a long time. 1984 by George Orwell was one of my favorite books as an adolescent, and Brave New World is often mentioned in the same breath. So when I found a Brave New World mini-series, I thought I’d check it out.  The mini-series stars Jessica Brown Findlay (Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey), Harry Lloyd (Viserys Targaryen from GOT), and Alden Ehrenreich (Young Han Solo from Solo), and it tells the story of a “utopic” future London where […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: aldous huxley, Classism, dystopia, mini-series, misogyny, Racism, TV Show, utopia

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:46 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: aldous huxley, Classism, dystopia, mini-series, misogyny, Racism, TV Show, utopia ·
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Slow Burn

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

April 5, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Anyone who enjoys quality journalism, excellent writing, and people in power starting to be held accountable. In a nutshell: Journalist Farrow starts investigating Harvey Weinstein and uncovers not just confirmation of his predation, but the people in power who repeatedly covered up his crimes — and the crimes of others. Worth quoting: “Later, employee after employee would tell me the human resources office at the company was a sham, a place where complaints went to die.” Why I chose it: Given all that […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: crime, misogyny, Ronan Farrow

ASKReviews's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: crime, misogyny, Ronan Farrow ·
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