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Pop Culture, Self-Discovery, and Dark Humor

Party of One by Dave Holmes

July 10, 2016 by ModernLove 3 Comments

So it’s been just over three months since my last review. Not coincidentally, I started my new job just over three months ago. While I love it, it is a little bit of a time suck. I’m keeping up on my reading, but after 8 hours of sitting in front of a computer and talking to people, the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer at home. It was going to take a very special book to get me […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, dave holmes, lgbt, modernlove, party of one, Pop Culture

ModernLove's CBR8 Review No:18 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, dave holmes, lgbt, modernlove, party of one, Pop Culture ·
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Maybe I’m the unreliable narrator of my own life.

The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle

May 9, 2016 by scootsa1000 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, ModernLove posted a very enthusiastic review for The Great American Whatever, and I added it to my TBR. And shockingly, my library didn’t have it. So I whined a little bit and got them to order it, I just knew I needed to read it. And now here we are. Quinn is about to turn 17. He’s a talented writer who dreams of becoming a Hollywood screenwriter, just like his next-door neighbor, who years ago introduced him to the world of classic film. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR8, modernlove, Scootsa1000, the great american whatever, tim federle, We Are the Ants

scootsa1000's CBR8 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR8, modernlove, Scootsa1000, the great american whatever, tim federle, We Are the Ants ·
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If Oscar Wilde was a Badass Victorian Woman

Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail Carriger

April 5, 2016 by ModernLove 4 Comments

Weeks ago, on a rainy Friday afternoon, I needed something fun and uplifting to read. The lovely people of the CBR Book Club Facebook page threw a slew of recs at me, and this was one of the ones I ended up with. Y’all are good. This was exactly what I was looking for, and enough outside my usual reading zone that it made me feel happy for expanding my horizons (I’m not always a sci-fi or romance reader, and this one definitely has both involved). […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: gail carriger, modernlove, soulless, steampunk, the parasol protectorate

ModernLove's CBR8 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: gail carriger, modernlove, soulless, steampunk, the parasol protectorate ·
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Driven By The Irony That Only Being Shackled To The Road Could Ever I Be Free

My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

March 8, 2016 by ModernLove 1 Comment

Well, there’s something rather fitting about writing this review on International Women’s Day. It’s also complete luck, as I just happened to finally finish this book last night. It’s interesting, having read some reviews from people I know and trust, to see that this book didn’t quite meet their expectations. I guess I was lucky, in that I had none. I knew about this book from reviews, from it being Emma Watson’s book club pick. Truth be told, and shamefully so, I didn’t know much […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Gloria Steinem, modernlove, My Life on the Road

ModernLove's CBR8 Review No:15 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Gloria Steinem, modernlove, My Life on the Road ·
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I Love These Books Forever

Tara Road/Quentins by Maeve Binchy

February 24, 2016 by ModernLove 4 Comments

We’ve been living in our house for just over six years. One would think that, in all that time, all the boxes would be unpacked. One would be wrong. Please never go in my basement. I, however, did and poking around a box of books found my much loved and much beaten up copy of Tara Road, by far my favorite Maeve Binchy book. I went on a streak of reading her in my early 20s, and I think I’ve read this book at least a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: maeve binchy, modernlove, quentins, tara road

ModernLove's CBR8 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: maeve binchy, modernlove, quentins, tara road ·
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A Quietly Lovely Book

Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

February 24, 2016 by ModernLove 1 Comment

I was aware of the movie before the book. I read rave reviews, and it has Domhnall Gleeson, so I knew it was going to be on my List Of Movies To Eventually See (I am terrible at going to see movies in theaters for the most part). I’m not sure when I realized it was based on a book, a tidbit I filed away until Valentine’s Day. My husband and I aren’t necessarily the most romantic–okay, I’m not, so for us Valentine’s Day involved Deadpool, our […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Brooklyn, Colm Toibin, modernlove

ModernLove's CBR8 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Brooklyn, Colm Toibin, modernlove ·
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