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Two boys, one city, and their places in it

Moonwalking by Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann

February 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Moonwalking is an interesting story about friendship in early 1980s America. The characters are both likable and relatable, and the (SPOILER) not so happy ending, is a nice change of pace from having it “all be okay” and working out in the best possible outcome.  The tone mostly feels realistic (though I am not sure (SPOILER) if Pie sending his address to JJ would have happened). The supporting cast could have been explored a bit more, but what is needed to promote and support the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: art, CBR15Passport, civil rights, family, friendship, graffiti artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lech Wałęsa, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, music, Performing Arts, punk rock, Social Themes, Zetta Elliott, Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:88 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: art, CBR15Passport, civil rights, family, friendship, graffiti artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lech Wałęsa, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, music, Performing Arts, punk rock, Social Themes, Zetta Elliott, Zetta Elliott and Lyn Miller-Lachmann ·
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“That we have some history together that hasn’t happened yet.”

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

April 6, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Why do I keep waiting so long to dig into word-of-mouth and critically acclaimed smashes? Twelve years later (and not a moment too soon), I finally get The Fuss around A Visit From the Goon Squad. I remember reading The Keep near the official release date, but Goon Squad eluded me for over a decade…or perhaps I eluded it? On the upside of being a latecomer, I am more likely to find these books in my neighborhood’s Little Free Libraries. Hooray! I love how “a novel” is emphasized on […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, Award Winner, coming-of-age, contemporary, interconnected, Jennifer Egan, music business, near future, Pulitzer Prize, punk rock

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, Award Winner, coming-of-age, contemporary, interconnected, Jennifer Egan, music business, near future, Pulitzer Prize, punk rock ·
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“Dig me out, dig me in. Outta this mess, baby, outta my head”

May 29, 2016 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

This is another in a long series of books which I picked up to read solely on the recommendation of my fellow Cannonballers, however I probably should have paid slightly closer attention (again, nothing new there).  While Carrie Brownstein’s memoir chronicles life from an interesting perspective, it did not hold my attention and instead left me wanting. ModernLove read this book earlier this year, and gave it four stars. It was her assertion that she was not someone who had listened to Sleater-Kinney (Brownstein’s band) […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, carrie brownstein, faintingviolet, punk rock, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:35 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, carrie brownstein, faintingviolet, punk rock, read harder challenge ·
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