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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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I have never read anything as bleak or upsetting

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock

October 25, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

[TRIGGER WARNING: Violence, sexual violence, animal abuse] I have written and rewritten a summary of the plot of this book, and I end up in one of two camps: either I have written nothing substantial that would be worth keeping or I have written 4-5 paragraphs to explain everything. Author Donald Ray Pollock has created stories that weave and connect back on each in such incredible ways that it is difficult to summarize. I’ve decided on the insubstantial camp. The book tells the story of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Donald Ray Pollock, film adaptation, poverty, Religion, Trigger Warning, violent

Mobius_Walker's CBR12 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Donald Ray Pollock, film adaptation, poverty, Religion, Trigger Warning, violent ·
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“Being poor, living in poverty, seemed a lot like probation – the crime being a lack of means to survive.”

Maid by Stephanie Land

August 27, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was good, but I’m not going to shout to the rooftops over it. I can’t say I was really disappointed by expectations on this one, because I didn’t have any. It was only until about halfway through that I found myself wishing the book was something else, and that’s not the author’s fault. The cover and blurb are sort of misleading. This isn’t a book about what it’s like to be a maid, with hard-hitting social criticism or research. It’s a straight-up memoir about […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, abusive relationships, audiobooks, Maid, Motherhood, narfna, narrated by the author, non fiction, poverty, Stephanie Land

narfna's CBR12 Review No:105 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, abusive relationships, audiobooks, Maid, Motherhood, narfna, narrated by the author, non fiction, poverty, Stephanie Land ·
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A bit like “About a Boy”, except here the Hugh Grant character is a heroin addict

Sangen om en brukket nese (The Ballad of a Broken Nose) by Arne Svingen

October 25, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Bart is about to turn thirteen. He’s named after Bart Simpson, because it seems his mother wanted him to be tough and clever and able to handle himself. This is also why she’s signed him up for boxing lessons. He dutifully  goes to practise several times a week, and one of these days, he may actually start hitting. His boxing coach suggests he may want to try out for some other sport, which Bart can understand, as except for having a pretty good […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: About a Boy, alcoholism, Arne Svingen, cbr11, contemporary fiction, Malin, Norwegian, opera, poverty, romantic, Sangen om en brukket nese, The Ballad of a Broken Nose, Young Adult

Malin's CBR11 Review No:76 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: About a Boy, alcoholism, Arne Svingen, cbr11, contemporary fiction, Malin, Norwegian, opera, poverty, romantic, Sangen om en brukket nese, The Ballad of a Broken Nose, Young Adult ·
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I’d like to be/under the sea

The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

February 27, 2019 by cosbrarian 1 Comment

Zoey doesn’t have time to finish her schoolwork. It’s not that she doesn’t care – she does. It’s not that she isn’t smart – she is. But being responsible for the care of her three preschool siblings while mom’s working means she doesn’t have time for things that other kids have time for.  It would be easier for Zoey, she thinks, if she was an octopus. Eight legs to juggle her siblings and help around the house. The ability to camouflage when her teacher eyes […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: abuse, ann braden, Children's Books, gun control, kid lit, middle grade, Octopus, poverty, rural america

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:13 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: abuse, ann braden, Children's Books, gun control, kid lit, middle grade, Octopus, poverty, rural america ·
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