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“I feel my sexiness is a thing that creeps up on you, like mold on a loaf of corner-store bread you thought you’d get three more days out of.”

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby

October 3, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I enjoyed We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. while listening to it, but it’s been a couple of months since I finished it now, and it hasn’t really stuck with me, so I’m rating this one three stars. The only story that I remember with any clarity was the one about her cat, which I was always going to remember because it was about a cat, but also because her cat was SOMETHING ELSE. And also because the way she writes about her cat was very […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, audiobooks, comedy, narfna, non fiction, read by the author, read harder challenge 2022, Samantha Irby, we are never meeting in real life

narfna's CBR14 Review No:160 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, audiobooks, comedy, narfna, non fiction, read by the author, read harder challenge 2022, Samantha Irby, we are never meeting in real life ·
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Podcast Me To Hell, Baby!

If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell

April 18, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Hello! My name is Cait and I love movies! (Time for you to answer in kind) Blank it! (Thank it!) If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then good! You now get to jump head-first into the joy that is Blank Check with Griffin and David! Blank Check is a podcast about movies- but not just any movies- it’s a podcast about directors! No, wait, it’s not exactly about directors, but it IS about directors who make “Blank Check” films. “Cait, you want us to listen […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Army of Darkness, b-movies, blank check pod, Bruce Campbell, con culture, Crimewave, evil dead, evil dead 2, film, groovy, hail to the king baby, Hollywood, independent film making, jd amato, re-listen, re-read, read by the author, sam raimi, ted raimi, Xena

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Army of Darkness, b-movies, blank check pod, Bruce Campbell, con culture, Crimewave, evil dead, evil dead 2, film, groovy, hail to the king baby, Hollywood, independent film making, jd amato, re-listen, re-read, read by the author, sam raimi, ted raimi, Xena ·
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“A society that does not respect women’s anger is one that does not respect women; not as human beings, thinkers, knowers, active participants, or citizens.”

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

April 12, 2022 by narfna 6 Comments

“Is it possible to read a book about anger and not get mad? I haven’t found it possible in writing one. What are we doing? Why does anyone think that men who cannot say the word ‘period’ and do not know that the vagina and stomach are not connected are competent and trustworthy leaders?” I want to get my thoughts out before my book club meeting tomorrow (during which I have been told we will be smashing things! with protective eyewear*). I almost feel like […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: anger, audiobooks, feminism, gendered language, narfna, non fiction, Non-Fiction, rage becomes her, read by the author, Soraya Chemaly

narfna's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: anger, audiobooks, feminism, gendered language, narfna, non fiction, Non-Fiction, rage becomes her, read by the author, Soraya Chemaly ·
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Hands-Down My Favorite TITLE of 2022

Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis by Grace E. Lavery

April 6, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 5 Comments

Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis Let that title sink in. It’s so great! Also great: hearing Grace Lavery say it aloud herself. If you have any interest in diving into this piece (and holy moly, you should!) I HIGHLY recommend listening to the audio performance- and I do mean performance! Grace, Danny Lavery, and Marc Vietor do not skimp on the drama and pomp. Grace, in particular, has a lovely elastic and elegant lilt- cliché of clichés, but I do think I […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: daniel lavery, essays, Grace E. Lavery, identity, LGBTQIA, LGTBQIA author, Literature, Love, Marc Vietor, porn, queer, read by the author, sex, social commentary, trans

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: daniel lavery, essays, Grace E. Lavery, identity, LGBTQIA, LGTBQIA author, Literature, Love, Marc Vietor, porn, queer, read by the author, sex, social commentary, trans ·
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not exaaaaactly what it says on the tin, but a good time none the less!

Fuzz by Mary Roach

March 31, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 1 Comment

Honestly, Mary Roach could write a book about the paperwork filing systems for an auto dealership (my truest nightmare) and I would still roll up my sleeves and give it a go. Luckily, the topic  of animal criminals is NOT my nightmare, so I was eagerly anticipating another romp with my gal, Mary! As usual, I listened to this one, and if you are interested in picking it up I recommend doing the same as well! I almost always prefer a read-by-the-author piece of non-fic […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, animals, audiobook, ecology, Environment, Mary Roach, nature, read by the author, science, true crime

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, animals, audiobook, ecology, Environment, Mary Roach, nature, read by the author, science, true crime ·
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This metaphor is a metaphor for my metaphor.

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

January 20, 2022 by narfna 5 Comments

This is a really tough one for me to review, and not because of the subject matter. I wasn’t drawn to this one on my own, but picked it up because one of my real life book clubs chose it for January. I did the audio because it was available on SCRIBD, a service I already pay for, and I didn’t have time to do the hard copy with my already packed January TBR. This turned out to be a mistake, I think, though not […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, audiobooks, carmen maria machado, Domestic Abuse, emotional abuse, in the dream house, LGBTQIA, read by the author

narfna's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, audiobooks, carmen maria machado, Domestic Abuse, emotional abuse, in the dream house, LGBTQIA, read by the author ·
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