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I cried six times while reading this memoir slash podcast slash pop culture book.

Slayers, Every One of Us: How One Girl in All the World Showed Us How to Hold On by Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs

March 19, 2025 by narfna 1 Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. First, here’s the blurb, because I’m not sure my review actually does a great job letting you know what the book is about: “A memoir reflecting on heartbreak, perseverance, and life lessons learned from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from the hosts of the hit podcast Buffering the Vampire Slayer. Kristin and Jenny’s marriage started with an ultimatum: to further their relationship, Kristin must watch Jenny’s favorite show, Buffy […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, ARCs, audiobooks, Buffering: A Rewatch Podcast, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, divorce, Jenny Owen Youngs, Kristin Russo, Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs, LGBTQIA, narfna, narrated by the authors, non fiction, podcast to book, Podcasts, pregnancy loss, Slayers Every One of Us, television, tv

narfna's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, ARCs, audiobooks, Buffering: A Rewatch Podcast, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, divorce, Jenny Owen Youngs, Kristin Russo, Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs, LGBTQIA, narfna, narrated by the authors, non fiction, podcast to book, Podcasts, pregnancy loss, Slayers Every One of Us, television, tv ·
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You’re Watching Disney Channel

Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire by Ashley Spencer

February 2, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Disney Channel’s children’s TV shows were a major cultural touchpoint during the 2000s, with hit TV shows like Hannah Montana and movies like High School Musical, which is all the more impressive considering that it was practically built from the ground up starting in the late 1990s. It’s hard to overstate the ubiquity of the Disney Channel’s children shows during the 2000s. I never watched these shows because my parents were exceeding suspicious of non-cartoon children’s entertainment when I was a child (I watched High School Musical for […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #history, Ashley Spencer, Business, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, television

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #history, Ashley Spencer, Business, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, television ·
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“California, here we come, right back where we started from…”

Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History by Alan Sepinwall

September 1, 2024 by Halbs 6 Comments

I picked the lyric above from Phantom Planet’s “California” (The O.C.’s theme song) because it nails how I feel about reconnecting with The O.C., a show that holds a curiously large place in my heart. I’ve visited the show at various life stages, from being a teenage college student all the way through being a grown family man with kids of my own. Life changes, but my love for The O.C. stays the same. Why? What keeps me coming back? I picked up Alan Sepinwall’s […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alan Sepinwall, television, The O.C.

Halbs's CBR16 Review No:6 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Alan Sepinwall, television, The O.C. ·
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If Mr. Rogers was that quirky uncle, LeVar Burton was that cool older cousin

My Friend LeVar by Ezra Edmond

August 1, 2024 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

I saw the title: My Friend LeVar. And I wondered, “Is this the LeVar?” The Mr. LeVar Burton who was one of the influential parts of my reading childhood? And yes, Ezra Edmond’s picture book (due in October 2024 and read via an online reader copy, and illustrated by Jenna Nahyun) was about that LeVar Burton. The story is unusual in the sense that it is not your usual action book. There is a lesson, but not the ones you usually get. The story is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: Books, Ezra Edmond, friendship, Jenna Nahyun, LeVar Burton, reading, television

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:345 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: Books, Ezra Edmond, friendship, Jenna Nahyun, LeVar Burton, reading, television ·
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Two images side by side. One a cellphone showing the audiobook, "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" next to an action figure of Ms. Marvel. The other shows a cellphone displaying the audiobook, "Lessons in Chemistry" next to a small mortar and pestle.

History of the MCU and lessons in chemistry have been taught on audiobook

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards - narrated by Andrew Kishino and Joanna Robinson

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - narrated by Miranda Raison

April 17, 2024 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

What do MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, a non-fiction history of the creation and rise of Marvel Studios, and Lessons in Chemistry, a fiction narrative of a lady scientist, have in common?  Misogyny and a lot of it. I had the incredibly good fortune to be in Hall H, at the San Diego Comic Con, when the very first footage of Iron Man was shown in 2007 and have been a Marvel Cinematic Universe fan ever since.  MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios came onto my radar from Pajiba, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Andrew Kishino, audiobooks, Bonnie Garmus - narrated by Miranda Raison, CBR16, chemistry, cooking, cooking show, Dave Gonzales, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Gavin Edwards, Joanna Robinson, Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards - narrated by Andrew Kishino and Joanna Robinson, marvel, MCU, Miranda Raison, movies, non fiction, science, television

Dome'Loki's CBR16 Review No:10 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Andrew Kishino, audiobooks, Bonnie Garmus - narrated by Miranda Raison, CBR16, chemistry, cooking, cooking show, Dave Gonzales, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Gavin Edwards, Joanna Robinson, Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards - narrated by Andrew Kishino and Joanna Robinson, marvel, MCU, Miranda Raison, movies, non fiction, science, television ·
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“A person is a person through other people.”

How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur

October 2, 2023 by narfna 2 Comments

Very entertaining, and very educational! And for those of you who haven’t yet watched The Good Place, I recommend that you stop reading this review and just go watch that show instead. It would be a much better way to spend your time. This is relevant because Mike Schur, the author of How to Be Perfect, is the creator of The Good Place, and this is a book he wrote because of his experience on that show. It is NOT a behind the scenes book at all, so […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: audiobooks, How to Be Perfect, humor, Michael Schur, narfna, non fiction, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, television, The Good Place, tv

narfna's CBR15 Review No:91 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: audiobooks, How to Be Perfect, humor, Michael Schur, narfna, non fiction, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, television, The Good Place, tv ·
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