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To Tuck or Not to Tuck or how to Survive BeerGate

Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer by Dylan Mulvaney

July 14, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo TBR  A while back, I texted a friend about a book I was going to read. It was out of my usual read because it was not a graphic novel, it was nonfiction and it was for physically and mentally adults. It was Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer by Dylan Mulvaney. My friend told me to let her know how it turned out. My first comment was, “Well, it didn’t stink.” And I said that with love. I expected something preachy and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr17bingo, Dylan Mulvaney, entertainment, family, friendship, Internet personalities, LGBTQ, Performing Arts, Rich & Famous, Sex & Gender, social media, tiktok, transgender, Transgender women, women

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:325 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, Dylan Mulvaney, entertainment, family, friendship, Internet personalities, LGBTQ, Performing Arts, Rich & Famous, Sex & Gender, social media, tiktok, transgender, Transgender women, women ·
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It’s Life

Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Kumar Som

August 15, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

At first, I found Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Kumar Som a little confusing. You expect to get the story of Som, and while it starts off that way, you quickly go into a fictionalized version of who they are. With the character Anjali, we see who Som could be and in a way is, as their protagonist is a piece of them. This is a fun, informative and unique slice of life story that may not shatter the world but will rock it […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance Tagged With: Bengali-American, Bishakh Kumar Som, Ethnic Orientation |, family, friendship, Gender identity, glbtq, meta-memoir, Social Themes, Transgender women

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:446 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance · Tags: Bengali-American, Bishakh Kumar Som, Ethnic Orientation |, family, friendship, Gender identity, glbtq, meta-memoir, Social Themes, Transgender women ·
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