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Oh, you mean the GANGS of New York

Rogues' Gallery by John Oller

March 27, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

I was jonesing for a New York City gangster tale last week. I finally started Herbert Asbury’s Gangs of New York but quit when I realize that the book is less glorious embellishment and more fan fiction. Frustrated, I looked for a substitute and then remembered I purchased John Oller’s Rogues’ Gallery on a lark. It aspires to be a corrective to Asbury’s highly fictionalized accounting which was held as a historical standard for years. Oller is more scholarly than smooth but this might scratch the itch if you’re […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Immigration, John Oller, New York City, Rogues Gallery, Teddy Roosevelt, true crime

Jake's CBR15 Review No:32 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Immigration, John Oller, New York City, Rogues Gallery, Teddy Roosevelt, true crime ·
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Sinister Shores

Murder By the Sea by Robin Jarossi, David Howard

March 14, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Based on the CBS reality show Murder By the Sea, ten murders that took place in various seaside towns and resorts of Britain are recounted in this book. I like true crime, but my medium of choice is podcasts – I very rarely watch it on TV. As such, I have never heard of this show, but the central theme of murder informed by location was one that sounded interesting to me. That the chapters had been derived from episodes of a show was evident […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: ARC, England, murder, NetGalley, Robin Jarossi, David Howard, seashore, true crime, vacation

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:18 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ARC, England, murder, NetGalley, Robin Jarossi, David Howard, seashore, true crime, vacation ·
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Successionary

Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy by James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams

March 1, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Look, I’m simple: if you bill a book as a “non-fictional Succession,” load it with family drama and a bunch of wannabe Richard IIIs and Lady Macbeths, and put billions of dollars and a major media or financial empire at stake, I’m absolutely going to devour it. This is no exception. As to the quality of the book, it’s fine. Quite good at times. James B. Stewart wrote the magnum opus of these kinds of books in Disneywar and I was kind of expecting that. But it didn’t […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: CBS, James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams, Les Moonves, Media, Sumner Redstone, true crime, Unscripted, Viacom

Jake's CBR15 Review No:27 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: CBS, James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams, Les Moonves, Media, Sumner Redstone, true crime, Unscripted, Viacom ·
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Jump Up and Feel Down

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

February 27, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Reading about the rise and fall of the Sacklers, I kept thinking about the futurism of the 1950s. I had been to Futureland in Disney this past fall and it reminded me how obsessed people were in the post-war world with discovering things that dramatically enhanced life. This isn’t a bad sentiment to have, I suppose. I’d love nothing more than a robot butler to cook my food and clean up after me. But how does one deal with pain? It calls to mind Linda […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Empire of Pain, opioid crisis, oxycontin, Patrick Radden Keefe, sackler family, true crime

Jake's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Empire of Pain, opioid crisis, oxycontin, Patrick Radden Keefe, sackler family, true crime ·
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Book cover of a deserted beach with overcast skies

A True Crime Memoir

The Babysitter by Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan

January 8, 2023 by donttrustthe_bea Leave a Comment

  Decided to start 2023 off with a bang after listening to an interview of the co-authors on the podcast Tenfold More Wicked. As Liza recounted her childhood story to host Kate Winkler Dawson, my interest was immediately piqued and I borrowed the e-book from the library. Needless to say I burned through this book after 2 nights. The format of the novel is unlike any I have read before, where the author alternates chapter between her childhood growing up in Cape Cod and the story […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan, true crime

donttrustthe_bea's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan, true crime ·
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November 2022 Leftovers

The Golden Cage by Camilla Läckberg

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

The Lost Village by Camilla Sten

The Hot Beat by Robert Silverberg

Your Book, Your Brand: The Step-By-Step Guide to Launching Your Book and Boosting Your Sales by Dana Kaye

Nineteen Seventy Seven by David Peace

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy

Nineteen Eighty by David Peace

Ex Machina, Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan

The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Destroy All Monsters (Reckless, Vol.2) by Ed Brubaker

The Ghost in You (Reckless, Vol.3) by Ed Brubaker

Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

December 3, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

A happy and blessed Thanksgiving to all who observe! Here is my list of readings that I got to in November that didn’t merit a longer review… The Golden Cage*** Part 1: Ma’am, wyd? Part 2: Good for her! Part 3: Good for…her? Also, kinda sad. Epilogue: Good for her! This is a good, trashy beach read. I just wish there had been less on Faye’s shady past- which wasn’t filled in well-and more on the machinations to destroy her husband’s business. Also, I’m not […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, #writing, Adam Hamdy, Brian K. Vaughan, Camilla Läckberg, Camilla Sten, Canada, Catherine Steadman, Chasing the Boogeyman, Cloisters Museum, Dana Kaye, David Peace, Destroy All Monsters, domestic suspense, ed brubaker, England, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, Jennifer Hillier, Katy Hays, los angeles, Maryland, mystery, New York City, Nineteen Eighty, Nineteen Seventy Seven, Reckless, Religion, richard chizmar, robert silverberg, Seattle, Stockholm, Sweden, tarot cards, The Cloisters, The Family Game, The Ghost In You, The Golden Cage, The Hot Beat, The Lost Village, The Other Side of Night, the red riding quartet, Things We Do in the Dark, thriller, true crime, yorkshire, Your Book Your Brand

Jake's CBR14 Review No:217 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, #writing, Adam Hamdy, Brian K. Vaughan, Camilla Läckberg, Camilla Sten, Canada, Catherine Steadman, Chasing the Boogeyman, Cloisters Museum, Dana Kaye, David Peace, Destroy All Monsters, domestic suspense, ed brubaker, England, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, historical fiction, Jennifer Hillier, Katy Hays, los angeles, Maryland, mystery, New York City, Nineteen Eighty, Nineteen Seventy Seven, Reckless, Religion, richard chizmar, robert silverberg, Seattle, Stockholm, Sweden, tarot cards, The Cloisters, The Family Game, The Ghost In You, The Golden Cage, The Hot Beat, The Lost Village, The Other Side of Night, the red riding quartet, Things We Do in the Dark, thriller, true crime, yorkshire, Your Book Your Brand ·
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