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“You keep going, you’ll eventually realize that the one true answer to all your questions is: Of course it doesn’t make sense—what business do you have expecting things to make sense?” (Bingo #3)

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

October 24, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Back when I reviewed Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half in 2014 I asserted then that she was one of the most honest writers and humorists that you were likely to come across on your bookstore shelves. Her follow up, Solutions and Other Problems supports my earlier claim and is so much better, more thoughtful than its predecessor. Each chapter contains the kind of introspection that will make you think “yup, I know that feeling”. This one isn’t as funny as Hyperbole but that matches […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novel/Comic, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Allie Brosh, cbr12bingo, faintingviolet, read harder challenge, read women, shelfie, Solutions and Other Problems

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:48 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novel/Comic, Non-Fiction · Tags: Allie Brosh, cbr12bingo, faintingviolet, read harder challenge, read women, shelfie, Solutions and Other Problems ·
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I still miss you, Tony (CBR12Bingo 2: shelfie)

Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bourdain

October 15, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

I love books about cooking, the science behind making food, and the nitty gritty of the restaurant, farming, and food complex industries. So imagine my delight when I saw an Anthony Bourdain book I hadn’t heard about, much less read. I loved The Nasty Bits, I’ve followed Bourdain since Kitchen Confidential, his take no prisoners style and strong opinions never made him fall prey to the elitism of others in the chef cult of personality (looking your way, Michael Pollan). I couldn’t wait to read […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: anthony bourdain, cbr12bingo, shelfie

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:115 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: anthony bourdain, cbr12bingo, shelfie ·
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A late 80s-romance novel helps me cross off another square (double bingo)

Viscount Vagabond by Loretta Chase

October 2, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

2.5 stars #CBR12 Bingo: Shelfie   Official book description: Catherine Pelliston simply would not abide by her father’s wishes and marry the slovenly Lord Browdie. But her escape through the streets of London only seemed to lead her from bad to worse. First, she was robbed. And then, her supposed “rescue” by a kindly old woman stranded Catherine in a bordello — where the handsome Viscount Rand was intent on sampling her wares! A dire predicament indeed-especially when the dashing aristocrat decided to assume full […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, historical romance, Loretta Chase, Malin, Regency, Regency Noblemen, shelfie, Viscount Vagabond

Malin's CBR12 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, historical romance, Loretta Chase, Malin, Regency, Regency Noblemen, shelfie, Viscount Vagabond ·
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Write faster, French! (CBR12Bingo: Shelfie)

The Witch Elm by Tana French

August 24, 2020 by octothorp 3 Comments

I had such a hard time starting this book, not because I didn’t want to start it, but because I didn’t want to finish it, and I knew that I would have hit the bottom of my unread French books. I had also heard it was the best of the Dublin Murder Squad books, and I have to disagree, but even her worst for me was a four star, so no shame in being beaten by your own works. And it’s not like this was […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cbr12bingo, shelfie, Tana French

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:92 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cbr12bingo, shelfie, Tana French ·
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That Invisible Frontier

Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone by James Baldwin

August 12, 2020 by blauracke Leave a Comment

Leo Proudhammer, a 39-year-old, black, successful actor, suffers a heart attack on stage. This prompts him to look back on the events and people that shaped him, from growing up poor in Harlem to trying to make it big in the theatre as a young man, and from his turbulent relationship with his older brother Caleb and his long lasting liaison with the white actress Barbara to his affair with the young revolutionary Christopher. The way James Baldwin dissects race relations in America may be […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, James Baldwin, shelfie

blauracke's CBR12 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, James Baldwin, shelfie ·
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