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Vacation Reading

Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBT Rights Uprising that Changed America by Martin Doberman

The Pursuit of Pearls by Clara Vine

Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

The Rocksburg Railroad Murders by K.C. Constantine

March Violets by Philip Kerr

Can't Knock the Hustle: Inside Brooklyn's Season of Hope: How Basketball Helped Us Survive Power, Politics, and a Global Pandemic by Matt Sullivan

The Lime Pit by Jonathan Valin

July 6, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

I was on vacation last week and, as you can tell from the stack in the header, I read a LOT… Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBT Rights Uprising that Changed America **** I wish this had focused more on the Uprising itself, as opposed to being a semi auto-biography on those who were involved in it. But it’s still a fascinating story at the nascent days of the LGBTQIA+ Movement, the challenges and complexities, and what emerged from it. A good gateway into learning […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #history, basketball, Berlin, Bernie Gunther, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Nets, Can't Knock the Hustle, Cincinnati, Clara Vine, Eileen Chang, espionage, historical fiction, Hong Kong China, Jonathan Valin, K.C. Constantine, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, LGBTQIA, Lust Caution, March Violets, Mario Balzic, Martin Doberman, Matt Sullivan, mystery, NBA, New York City, paris, Pennsylvania, Philip Kerr, politics, sports, Stacey Abrams, Stonewall, The Lime Pit, The Pursuit of Pearls, The Rocksburg Railroad Murders, thriller, While Justice Sleeps

Jake's CBR13 Review No:102 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #history, basketball, Berlin, Bernie Gunther, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Nets, Can't Knock the Hustle, Cincinnati, Clara Vine, Eileen Chang, espionage, historical fiction, Hong Kong China, Jonathan Valin, K.C. Constantine, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, LGBTQIA, Lust Caution, March Violets, Mario Balzic, Martin Doberman, Matt Sullivan, mystery, NBA, New York City, paris, Pennsylvania, Philip Kerr, politics, sports, Stacey Abrams, Stonewall, The Lime Pit, The Pursuit of Pearls, The Rocksburg Railroad Murders, thriller, While Justice Sleeps ·
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