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Book cover: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. A woman stands in a glamorous green dress. We cannot see her face.

You’re not really famous if anyone still likes you.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

October 8, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Isn’t that the very definition of power? Watching people kill themselves over something that means nothing to you? ― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo …do yourself a favor and learn to grab life by the balls, dear. Don’t be so tied up in trying to do the right thing when the smart thing is so painfully clear. ― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo CBR17 Bingo: Favorite Taylor Jenkins Reid is one of my favorite authors. This book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, celebrity culture, Classical Hollywood 1930-60, Golden Age of Hollywood, gossip, Hollywood, LGBTQIA romance, queer romance, scandal, Taylor Jenkins Reid, twentieth century

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, celebrity culture, Classical Hollywood 1930-60, Golden Age of Hollywood, gossip, Hollywood, LGBTQIA romance, queer romance, scandal, Taylor Jenkins Reid, twentieth century ·
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Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart

Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany by Katja Hoyer

January 19, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I’ve been searching for interesting books about Soviet bloc countries. Specifically, ones about East Germany. I’ll admit that much of my fascination has to do with my adoration for the TV show “The Americans,” and the somewhat idealistic view us Gen-Xers and Millennials have of growing up in America in the 1980s and 1990s (looking at you Stranger Things). The narrative about life in East Germany was so controlled, especially in news and entertainment, that I knew very little about East Germany other than their […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Berlin, berlin wall, East German history, European history, fall of communism, GDR, Katja Hoyer, socialism, socialist state, soviet politics, Soviet Union, Stasi, twentieth century, West Germany

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:5 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Berlin, berlin wall, East German history, European history, fall of communism, GDR, Katja Hoyer, socialism, socialist state, soviet politics, Soviet Union, Stasi, twentieth century, West Germany ·
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