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Take a trip to the other side of the world and find yourself

Ichiro by Ryan Inzana

January 28, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What is this book? Well, I can tell you what it is not. It is not easy. It is not straightforward. And it is not something to rush through. Our hero Ichiro must deal with life, death, family, moving across the ocean from New York to Japan and will begin learning what is right and wrong. We see history (American, Japanese, even a bit of Chinese), mythology (I am assuming Japanese as while I know some, I am very lacking in my Asian cultures) and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, History, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: family, Japan, mythology, Ryan Inzana, United States, war

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:40 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, History, Mystery, Poetry, Religion, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: family, Japan, mythology, Ryan Inzana, United States, war ·
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Troy Story

Troy: The Siege of Troy Retold by Stephen Fry

January 9, 2021 by TheShitWizard 6 Comments

We’re just one week in to 2021 and I’m already failing at my resolution to write reviews as soon as I finish a book. I blame Antifa. Anyhoo, tearing myself away from The Stupidest Coup, Troy was the perfect book to start my year with and Stephen Fry the perfect host. I’d already devoured Mythos which dealt with the birth of the gods, and Heroes which dealt with the age of Heracles, Theseus and co, so it was a safe bet that I’d love this […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Non-Fiction Tagged With: mythology, retold classic, Stephen Fry

TheShitWizard's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Non-Fiction · Tags: mythology, retold classic, Stephen Fry ·
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What if Cinderella met a god of death instead of a fairy godmother?

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

December 22, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

I was on hold for this book for months at my local library, and after having read it, I get it. I had a co-worker who said there was a difference between books and literature. At the time, I thought she was being snooty, but every now and then I read a book that makes me go, “Oh, so that’s what she meant.” Gods of Jade and Shadow is literature.  Casiopea Tun lives with her family in a small village in the Yucatán peninsula. Casiopea […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: gods, mayan mythology, mexico, mythology, silvia moreno-garcia

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:66 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: gods, mayan mythology, mexico, mythology, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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snapshot of a sculpture

Galatea by Madeline Miller

December 7, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

We’ve heard his story countless times; it’s been a well-trod myth since Ancient Greece. We read Metamorphoses, we studied Pygmalion, we sung along to My Fair Lady, and we mourned the short life of (the terribly named but very good) Selfie. With Madeline Miller, Pygmalion strikes again. He strikes the marble into a statue, the statue becomes a woman, Galatea strikes out on her own, and Pygmalion strikes her down. Galatea is convalescing (read: held captive) in a hospital by the sea. She is cut off from her daughter, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: adaptation, false imprisonment, galatea, gaslighting, greek mythology, madeline miller, metamorphoses, Motherhood, my fair lady, myth, mythology, novella, pregnancy, pygmalion, retelling, the yellow wallpaper

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:132 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: adaptation, false imprisonment, galatea, gaslighting, greek mythology, madeline miller, metamorphoses, Motherhood, my fair lady, myth, mythology, novella, pregnancy, pygmalion, retelling, the yellow wallpaper ·
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“She wondered, for the thousandth time, who got to decide one tradition was right and another was wrong.”

The Butchers' Blessing by Ruth Gilligan

November 16, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

What makes a tradition a tradition? How and when do we pass from routine to ritual, and ritual to sacred rite? How do we decide what it kept, what is left behind, and what must be destroyed for the good of the future? Ruth Gilligan knows, but she will not give us any easy answers. Instead, she gives us snapshots; a literal photograph  sets us in motion, but glimpses into the life of “modern Ireland” connect the pieces by stringing one red knot to another. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: 1996, animal husbandry, ARC, art, celtic tiger, end of the 20th century, folklore, gothic, historical fiction, Ireland, irish gothic, murder, mythology, photography, poverty, prejudice, rural poor, ruth gilligan, shankill butchers, the butchers, the butchers' curse, tin house, tin house galley club, tradition

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:120 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: 1996, animal husbandry, ARC, art, celtic tiger, end of the 20th century, folklore, gothic, historical fiction, Ireland, irish gothic, murder, mythology, photography, poverty, prejudice, rural poor, ruth gilligan, shankill butchers, the butchers, the butchers' curse, tin house, tin house galley club, tradition ·
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