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A really sweet and heart-warming comic about gay teens

Heartstopper, vol 1 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper, vol 2 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper, vol 3 by Alice Oseman

December 31, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

Heartstopper, vol 1: 4.5 stars Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more…?   Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn’t been too great, but at least he’s not being bullied anymore. Nick Nelson is in Year 11 and on the school rugby team. He’s heard a little about Charlie – the kid who was […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: alice oseman, bullying, cbr12, contemporary fiction, Depression, eating disorders, Graphic Novel, heartstopper, LGBTQIA, Malin, rugby, self-harm, web comic, Young Adult

Malin's CBR12 Review No:101 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: alice oseman, bullying, cbr12, contemporary fiction, Depression, eating disorders, Graphic Novel, heartstopper, LGBTQIA, Malin, rugby, self-harm, web comic, Young Adult ·
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What a colossal disappointment.

Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today by Rachel Vorona Cote

May 7, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

I heard about this book a few months ago and I was immediately intrigued. I wanted a thoughtful, interesting, and possibly irreverent commentary on how the rules and regulations of Victorian society (you know- something like the title of the book) still keep us in check today, but what I got instead was a self-indulgent combination of temper tantrum and pity party. The concept is fascinating: using examples from Victorian literature, frame how modern women are still locked into the same constraints. Sounds interesting! Sounds […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History Tagged With: false advertising, misleading, pop feminism, pop sociology, problematic, Rachel Vorona Cote, self-harm, victorian lit

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:43 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History · Tags: false advertising, misleading, pop feminism, pop sociology, problematic, Rachel Vorona Cote, self-harm, victorian lit ·
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Love and other strangenesses

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

February 20, 2017 by Mim Leave a Comment

Meet Shannon Mc Farland:  in one night, she goes from atop the world to underneath it.  Now, as anyone who’s read a Palahniuk novel knows, the problem is not giving away the twist, and dancing around this one is going to be difficult.  This novel is about the bonds of love and friendship and the illusion of outward appearances.  It touches on desperation, toxic families, and hatred:  it does a bit more than flirt with suicide.  For those of us with triggers related to drug […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: chuck palahniuk, drugs, dysfunctional family, Invisible Monsters, modelling, road trip, self-harm, transgender

Mim's CBR9 Review No:2 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: chuck palahniuk, drugs, dysfunctional family, Invisible Monsters, modelling, road trip, self-harm, transgender ·
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Gillian Flynn is the M Night Shyamalan of Literature

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

May 9, 2016 by KM Bezner Leave a Comment

Because boy does she love her plot twists, and throwing plot twists in the middle of her plot twists. I probably would have enjoyed this book more when it came out, or before I had read any of Flynn’s other stories. Or before Gone Girl, and anyone who hadn’t read her books could remain ignorant of this reputation. But I have read some of her other stories, and I know all about her love of plot twists. I wasn’t really on the lookout for the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: abuse, family drama, mystery, self-harm, Suspense, thriller

KM Bezner's CBR8 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: abuse, family drama, mystery, self-harm, Suspense, thriller ·
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