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“The meaning of something so fleeting, life. Here and gone.”

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

June 2, 2025 by Zirza 5 Comments

Brothers Peter (32) and Ivan (22) could not be more different. Peter is a successful human rights lawyer and university lecturer, attractive, a social butterfly. Ivan, on the other hand, is an underemployed, underachieving chess player. He’s awkward and while he’s not ugly, his second-hand clothing (a deliberate choice made for ethical, not financial reasons) and braces make him a far cry from his more glamorous brother. They are both still grieving from the death of their father from cancer, a few months prior. Instead […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: chess, family dynamics, Intermezzo, Relationships, Sally Rooney

Zirza's CBR17 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: chess, family dynamics, Intermezzo, Relationships, Sally Rooney ·
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The answer is because We are AWWWWEEEESOOOME!

Why We Need Aunts. by Gregory E. Lang

December 9, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The title is:  Why We Need Aunts. The author is Gregory E. Lang. The illustrator is Lisa Alderson. It was read via an online reader copy. It is due in September 2025. Yes, dear reader, one must wait until Fall 2025 to learn why Lang thinks we need aunts and how Alderson has decided to illustrate that. I will say that the number one reason one needs an aunt is that we are AWESOME! We spoil you. We give great hugs. We know the fun […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: aunts, family, Gregory E. Lang, Lisa Alderson, Multigenerational, Relationships

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:589 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: aunts, family, Gregory E. Lang, Lisa Alderson, Multigenerational, Relationships ·
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A long review with a lot of thoughts

Transitions: A Mother's Journey by Elodie Durand

December 4, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I used to book mentor a kid that came to my store. He was smart, but mentally and physically young. One day I learned he wanted to go by “James” not “Jamie” anymore. Why? You see, his neighbor “Bob” left one day and when he came back, she was “Jamie” and (hopefully) she was happy. Now, since “James” was a kid, it is expected that he wouldn’t understand this. After all, transgendered people were not in the mainstream as they would be even a few […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Elodie Durand, Evan McGorray, family, LGBTQ, literary, mothers, Relationships, Social Themes, transgender, transgender men

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:580 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Elodie Durand, Evan McGorray, family, LGBTQ, literary, mothers, Relationships, Social Themes, transgender, transgender men ·
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Rage against the dying of the light

Men Have Called Her Crazy (2024) by Anna Marie Tendler

November 8, 2024 by drmllz Leave a Comment

Bingo square rage. I think this completes my bingo row, along with fanfic, fiasco, earth day, golden Content note for the book: suicidal ideation, eating disorders, self harm, mental health “Now I’m furious, so angry my whole body feels hot, and I can tell I’m about to cry.” (p. 211) I’m (still) a fan of Tendler’s ex-husband–and I love that this isn’t about him. Well, it’s about him in the sense that he’s the ‘unfaithful husband’ of the narrative, presumably, the shadow that lurks behind […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Anna Marie Tendler, cbr16 bingo Rage, cbr16bingo, drmllz, fuck the patriarchy, life writing, Mental Health, patriarchy, Relationships, women's writing

drmllz's CBR16 Review No:13 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Anna Marie Tendler, cbr16 bingo Rage, cbr16bingo, drmllz, fuck the patriarchy, life writing, Mental Health, patriarchy, Relationships, women's writing ·
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Presenting: Awkward and Amusing truths

The Secret Lives of Candy Hearts by Tommy Siegel

October 22, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Secret Lives of Candy Hearts by Tommy Siegel is a solid 3.5. It is not WOW or original (the themes have been done before) but the way they are presented is fun. And a little creepy (the giant Candy Heart heads on Han Solo and the Storm Trooper was off putting, but amusing). Things are totally adult (at least PG-14 due to subjects, including drug use/commentary) and it is quirky. The illustrations can be a hit and miss for me (yes Han Solo your […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: Relationships, Social Themes, Tommy Siegel

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:508 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Romance · Tags: Relationships, Social Themes, Tommy Siegel ·
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Dice & Deathtraps is not D&D but you know it’s D&D

The Last Session Vol. 1 by Jasmine Walls

September 19, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Have you ever played a Dungeons & Dragons game or a D&D like game? Have you had envy and/or jealousy of a friend’s friend/girlfriend/boyfriend/partner? Are you not a fan of change; even good changes? Are you queer? Do you like comics/graphic novels? Do you like stories about things like that in graphic novel format? Then this is the book for you.  For the most part, in The Last Session Vol. 1 by Jasmine Walls, Dozerdraws (Illustrator), and Micah Myers (Letterer), the story is familiar. The […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: college, Dice & Deathtraps (fictious game), dozerdraws, family, Fantasy games, friendship, Jasmine Walls, LGBTQ, Micah Myers, Relationships, tabletop games

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:451 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: college, Dice & Deathtraps (fictious game), dozerdraws, family, Fantasy games, friendship, Jasmine Walls, LGBTQ, Micah Myers, Relationships, tabletop games ·
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