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Gentrification, as they understood it, was something other people did.

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico

October 10, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR18 Bingo: Sheep – Anna and Tom daydream about buying a dairy in France and making artisan sheep and goat’s milk cheeses. Tom had argued that Sicily had been a conformist, lazy choice, in a tone that suggested that the conformist wasn’t him. ― Vincenzo Latronico, Perfection An identical struggle for a different life motivated an entire sector of their generation. ― Vincenzo Latronico, Perfection Berlin was, to all intents and purposes, their main pastime—exploring it, understanding it, feeling part of it. In a way […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 2000s, Berlin, cbr18bingo, designers, envy, expats, facade, hubris, millenial life, millenial malaise, pretentiousness, social media, Sophie Hughes, Vincenzo Latronico

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 2000s, Berlin, cbr18bingo, designers, envy, expats, facade, hubris, millenial life, millenial malaise, pretentiousness, social media, Sophie Hughes, Vincenzo Latronico ·
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“The air had the same temperature and quality as a patty melt.” Oo…kay?

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

March 26, 2021 by Bothari43 2 Comments

I thoroughly enjoyed Legion (the first season, at least) and Fargo (the first couple seasons, at least), so when I found out showrunner Noah Hawley had written a few books, I wanted to check one out to see if that talent worked on the page as well. Verdict: The book starts with the crash of a private plane. A tiny, fancy plane leaves from Martha’s Vineyard, carrying two rich men, their wives, two children, and a painter who was friends with one of the wives. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: eat the rich, Fargo, legion, Noah Hawley, plane crash, pretentiousness

Bothari43's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: eat the rich, Fargo, legion, Noah Hawley, plane crash, pretentiousness ·
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