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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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The main character is a dumbass

Hush by Dylan Farrow

April 11, 2021 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

This is a world where books are banned, because they are believed to have caused a plague.  Well, not necessarily the books themselves, but the ink on their pages.  The Indigo Death, and it spread throughout the land of Montane.  It took Shae’s younger brother, and her mother never really recovered.  In the village where she lives, certain words are never spoken in fear of the plague returning.  (Unless I just don’t remember, they never actually called it “the Hush.”  I think they only called […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR13, dumbassery ahead, Dylan Farrow, just don't, one star, this book sucked, YA

crystalclear's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Audiobooks, Young Adult · Tags: CBR13, dumbassery ahead, Dylan Farrow, just don't, one star, this book sucked, YA ·
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Forced breeding is not appealing

The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper

August 26, 2019 by Amanda Leave a Comment

Set post a nuclear war that wiped out most of the population. Most of the action takes place in Marthasville, a town that is divided into two parts: a garrison of men and Women’s Country. Life in the garrison consists of training, drinking, literal penis worship, and going to war with other garrisons. Life in the Women’s Country consists of a lifelong dedication to learning, farming, building, herding, dancing, acting, weaving, etc. Life, basically. Books, crafts, and more than cursory healing knowledge is forbidden for […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: one star, Sheri S. Tepper, sheri tepper, the gate to women's country

Amanda's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: one star, Sheri S. Tepper, sheri tepper, the gate to women's country ·
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