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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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An Interesting Experiment in Meta Fiction

Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

April 28, 2026 by RouletteGirl Leave a Comment

In the summer of 1988 a serial killer began stalking the small town of Edgewood, Maryland. Young girls killed and mutilated, their bodies left on display, and zero evidence left behind by the killer. Richard Chizmar, a recent graduate from the University of Maryland, returns home in the middle of the spree just as a curfew has been enacted. As he prepares for his wedding and begins his writing career, he finds himself more entwined with the case than he would have thought possible. Between […]

Filed Under: Featured, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: metafiction, Not (quite) true crime, richard chizmar

RouletteGirl's CBR18 Review No:6 · Genres: Featured, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: metafiction, Not (quite) true crime, richard chizmar ·
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Who’s Holding The Phone?

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

September 21, 2024 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

I had a couple of reasons for finally trying to track down Boy Swallows Universe. A friend of mine had been asking about Australian Lit last year, and and I had to shamefully admit to her that I hadn’t read this one yet. Then I heard an adaption was going to be released on Netflix. Then I listened to an interview with the author who mentioned the semi-biographical elements to it. (Richard Fidler strikes again.) And that’s the bit that kind of tipped me over; […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Australia, Australiana, cbr16bingo, Not (quite) true crime, Trent Dalton, vintage

LittlePlat's CBR16 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Australia, Australiana, cbr16bingo, Not (quite) true crime, Trent Dalton, vintage ·
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  • Jaye Davidson
    on Failure to Launch
    I loved the book
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    on Let me tell you about your case, little girl
    Appreciating the author's perspectives is a good way to think about this book. (And there really isn't anything to complain...
  • LittlePlat
    on Let me tell you about your case, little girl
    By the sounds of it, if this book ended up on my holds list, I wouldn't complain; sounds like the...
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    on This book, like a toot, if forced is probably s**t
    its a very interesting book, and also helps you imagine what school is like being the new kid, having bullies,...
  • Jen K
    on Lectures, Research Papers and Romance
    As Jonah would put it, “Relatable Content.”
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