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“A society that does not respect women’s anger is one that does not respect women; not as human beings, thinkers, knowers, active participants, or citizens.”

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

April 12, 2022 by narfna 6 Comments

“Is it possible to read a book about anger and not get mad? I haven’t found it possible in writing one. What are we doing? Why does anyone think that men who cannot say the word ‘period’ and do not know that the vagina and stomach are not connected are competent and trustworthy leaders?” I want to get my thoughts out before my book club meeting tomorrow (during which I have been told we will be smashing things! with protective eyewear*). I almost feel like […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: anger, audiobooks, feminism, gendered language, narfna, non fiction, Non-Fiction, rage becomes her, read by the author, Soraya Chemaly

narfna's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: anger, audiobooks, feminism, gendered language, narfna, non fiction, Non-Fiction, rage becomes her, read by the author, Soraya Chemaly ·
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Wild Wild Country

Rajneeshpuram: Inside the Cult of Bhagwan and Its Failed American Utopia by Russell King

March 28, 2022 by Pooja 2 Comments

In the 1980s, a man who calls himself God and his disciples attempt to set up a utopia in the countryside of Oregon, and they are not afraid to bend laws and hurt people to get what they want. As a Hindu myself, I have a quite skeptical view of all the Western-catering groups that sprung up out of India in the 70s and 80s, the gurus promising to teach people to lead fulfilling lives based on a lot of Orientalist stereotypes and mysticism. And […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: ARC, cult, NetGalley, Non-Fiction, Russell King, true crime

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:46 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: ARC, cult, NetGalley, Non-Fiction, Russell King, true crime ·
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Happy or Wealthy, But Not Both

Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies by Laura Thompson

February 17, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Though you’d think money smoothes away all obstacles, it seems in the lives of these heiresses to be the thing that stands between them and happiness. Using the examples of individual heiresses to make her case, Thompson shows how the lives of heiresses evolved with the times, and what they may need to achieve happiness in their different ways. The book is broken down into four sections which deal with different eras of heiresses, from the heiress abductions of the Georgian times to the American […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, america, capitalism, England, Laura Thompson, Non-Fiction, wealth

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:35 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, america, capitalism, England, Laura Thompson, Non-Fiction, wealth ·
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Claustrophobia

Choosing Light: When an Earthquake Buried Me and My Family for 5 Days, I Learned to Fully Live by Viral Dalal

January 22, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

On vacation with his family in the coastal town of Bhuj, Viral Dalal is buried under the rubble of an eight-storey building as an earthquake hits the town. And there he must wait, for five long days, never knowing if his family is safe or he himself will survive. An important thing to know going into this review is that I am severely claustrophobic. I cannot imagine staying calm in the space that Dalal was trapped in for more than five minutes, let alone five […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, earthquake, giveaway, India, Non-Fiction, survival, Viral Dalal

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, earthquake, giveaway, India, Non-Fiction, survival, Viral Dalal ·
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Very big thanks to andtheIToldYouSos for the heads up that this existed! Had a fun time nerding out.

The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James Shapiro

December 21, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

This was extremely interesting. I am not deluded enough to think that it would be interesting for everyone. If you like historical analysis of notable literary texts, this book will be your jam. Especially if you are into Shakespeare. I have decided that this combination of historical context and literary analysis is something I really like. One of my favorite books of the last several years was Jane Austen, the Secret Radical, which did something similar, except across Austen’s entire career instead of focusing on only […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Antony and Cleopatra, James Shapiro, King Lear, Macbeth, Non-Fiction, renaissance drama, scholarship, shakespeare in 1606, the gunpowder plot, the year of lear, william shakespeare

narfna's CBR13 Review No:189 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Antony and Cleopatra, James Shapiro, King Lear, Macbeth, Non-Fiction, renaissance drama, scholarship, shakespeare in 1606, the gunpowder plot, the year of lear, william shakespeare ·
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“What is grief, if not love persevering?”

The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief by Peg Conway

November 23, 2021 by ElCicco 2 Comments

In November 1970, when cancer treatments were rudimentary and grief counseling nonexistent, my cousin Peg Conway’s mother died at the age of 37. My aunt Mary Lee was my father’s twin, and she had had breast cancer that metasticized into brain cancer and took her life, leaving behind a husband and four children. In the decades since that tragic event, Peg has struggled to deal with her unacknowledged grief, and this memoir chronicles her journey from hurting child to adult looking for healing. It is […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, CBR13, ElCicco, Non-Fiction, Peg Conway, The Art of Reassembly

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:62 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, CBR13, ElCicco, Non-Fiction, Peg Conway, The Art of Reassembly ·
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