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Personal Essays on Horror, from a Queer Angle

It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese (editor)

October 22, 2022 by faintingviolet 5 Comments

When I saw that It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror came out this month I headed immediately to my library catalog to request it and then proceeded to consume it over three evenings. By and large this is an excellent collection of essays featuring queer authors of many stripes taking a movie, sometimes two, and either pulling them apart to discuss representation, or explain why they became fixated on a certain film, or how a film can help them process part of […]

Filed Under: Horror, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, essay collection, horror movies, It Came from the Closet, Joe Vallese (editor), new, personal essays, queer readings, queer representation, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:63 · Genres: Horror, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, essay collection, horror movies, It Came from the Closet, Joe Vallese (editor), new, personal essays, queer readings, queer representation, read harder challenge ·
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“You got a promotion with extra responsibilities but without pay or additional benefits.” Mom smiled. “I’m so proud of you. You’re officially a successful adult.”

Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews

October 7, 2022 by Malin 4 Comments

CBR14 Bingo: New (possibly my most anticipated new book of the year. Could also have been used for Series – last in a series, and Mind – a lot of minds are manipulated by various powers throughout) Spoiler warning! This book finishes off a bunch of storylines that started six books and a novella earlier in Burn for Me. It’s technically the third book in a trilogy, but to fully get the emotional heft of the story, you should have read the whole series up […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Hidden Legacy, ilona andrews, magic, Malin, new, paranormal fantasy, Romance

Malin's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Hidden Legacy, ilona andrews, magic, Malin, new, paranormal fantasy, Romance ·
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Tears and Anger

A Murder on W Street: The Death of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy by Andy Kroll

September 26, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR14Bingo: new. This book just came out a week ago and it was the newest book in my personal library once it arrived at my house.  One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life was to get off Facebook. There were numerous reasons I did it, most of which had to do with personal mistakes I made and not wanting to subject myself to it anymore or be forced to have an opinion when I didn’t. But another reason is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Murder on W Street, Andy Kroll, cbr14bingo, conspiracy, DC, Donald Trump, new, politics, qanon, Seth Rich, true crime, Washington DC

Jake's CBR14 Review No:171 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: A Murder on W Street, Andy Kroll, cbr14bingo, conspiracy, DC, Donald Trump, new, politics, qanon, Seth Rich, true crime, Washington DC ·
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The Importance of Talking About Our Feelings

Fat, Crazy, and Tired: Tales from the Trenches of Transformation by Van Lathan Jr.

September 19, 2022 by Ale 1 Comment

I’d never heard of Van Lathan Jr. before faintingviolet asked me to return his memoir to the library for her. As I’m wont to do, I read the first few chapters the night before I returned it, and was hooked and had to take it out for myself. The title (and first few chapters) lead one to believe this book is about diets and food and all the usual struggles people face in trying to get healthy. And part of this memoir is about Lathan […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: black culture, Black life, cbr14bingo, culture, diets, grief, new, personal stories, Van Lathan, Jr.

Ale's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: black culture, Black life, cbr14bingo, culture, diets, grief, new, personal stories, Van Lathan, Jr. ·
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In Pursuit of Destiny and Desire

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

September 7, 2022 by LittlePlat 5 Comments

I felt like a bit of a dumb-arse after picking up She Who Became the Sun. I don’t know if it was just me stumbling around blindly perhaps, but it took me a good long time to realise that the this book was a reimagining of the Ming Dynasty’s rise to power. The ebook version of the book didn’t have a blurb on the back cover, true, and that might have helped. But it did have a map of  north east of China on one […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: cbr14bingo, historical fiction, hugo award nominee, new, Shelley Parker-Chan

LittlePlat's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: cbr14bingo, historical fiction, hugo award nominee, new, Shelley Parker-Chan ·
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Gateway to the Russian Novel

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

September 1, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr14bingo New This is a new translation by Nicolas Paternak Slater and Maya Slater, and it is a novel about the clash of old and new ideas If you have been meaning to read one of the great Russian novels but are put off by the length of those written by Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, I’d like to suggest that you take a look at the works of Ivan Turgenev. A contemporary of those two illustrious writers and brilliant in his own right, Turgenev covers similar […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, ElCicco, Fathers and Children, Fiction, Ivan Turgenev, new

Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, ElCicco, Fathers and Children, Fiction, Ivan Turgenev, new ·
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