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“The practice of yoga teaches us to live fully.”

Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom by B.K.S. Iyengar

November 3, 2020 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Iyengar is something of an ambassador of yoga. Even though he has died, he continues to educate and influence those curious about yoga’s practice and precepts. Personally, I first started reading Iyengar because he was on the reading list of Yoga with Adriene’s Adriene Mishler. The Tree of Yoga is the short and nourishing title on Adriene’s list, and that was the first one I read. This book is longer (around 300 pages) and still dense. However, while other books may be better introductions to […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: B.K.S. Iyengar, Philosophy, Religion, yoga

Halbs's CBR12 Review No:33 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: B.K.S. Iyengar, Philosophy, Religion, yoga ·
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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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Dune – A Father’s Perspective

Dune by Frank Hebert

September 21, 2020 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

Dune is one of the fundamental texts of speculative fiction and I have probably read it a half dozen times over the years. Why re-read it now? I saw the trailer for the movie coming out later this year (and if you haven’t seen it, find it online, it is fantastic) and realized I had not read it since my kids were very little. I thought I might have a different perspective now that my youngest is a teenager and that was certainly true. When […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, ecology, Fiction, Frank Hebert, Frank Herbert, politics, Religion

MarkAbaddon's CBR12 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, ecology, Fiction, Frank Hebert, Frank Herbert, politics, Religion ·
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“Any effective solution to eradicating American racism must involve Americans committed to anti-racist policies” – CBR12Bingo “How to”

Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

August 8, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

This book fits the “How to” square by teaching me how to be a better anti-racist.  It is not enough to be against racism, one must be actively anti-racist, which is different.  I am a white woman and in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, came to realize that I was woefully under educated about the problem of racism in America.  At the time all sorts of recommended reading lists came out and Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: #history, antiracist, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, How to be an Antiracist, ibram x. kendi, non fiction, Racism, Religion, Slavery

Dome'Loki's CBR12 Review No:24 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: #history, antiracist, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Dome'Loki, How to be an Antiracist, ibram x. kendi, non fiction, Racism, Religion, Slavery ·
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cbr12bingo – Debut

Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson

July 26, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Oh dear. Boys of Alabama is a lot. In Genevieve Hudson’s debut novel we are introduced to small-town Delilah, Alabama through the eyes of Max- the new kid in town. Max and his family just moved to rural America from urban Germany, and we leap into the culture shock with them. Delilah has two religions: Christianity and football- and the two form a dangerous communion. Max is sensitive, quiet, and gay. He can also bring dead things back to life; one touch and wilted flowers bloom. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Alabama, audio book, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, debut, evangelical christianity, faith, fish out of water, football, Genevieve Hudson, LGTBQI, magic, magical realism, Power, queer, Religion, sex, Southern Gothic

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:80 · Genres: Fiction, Religion · Tags: Alabama, audio book, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, debut, evangelical christianity, faith, fish out of water, football, Genevieve Hudson, LGTBQI, magic, magical realism, Power, queer, Religion, sex, Southern Gothic ·
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