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The Eleventh Hour by Jacques Goldstyn

May 24, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I want to just put a billion tears on this review for The Eleventh Hour. OMG! This book is NOT for the sensitive reader. It is a picture book (due in paper mid-August 2023; read via an online reader copy), but I do not know one child I would give this, too. With that said, it might be an interesting book for a classroom doing World War One or Canadian history, or for any Veteran’s Day events. The story is about two friends, Jim and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Canada, Death, friendship, Jacques Goldstyn, Military & Wars, Social Themes, World War I, World War One

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:378 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Canada, Death, friendship, Jacques Goldstyn, Military & Wars, Social Themes, World War I, World War One ·
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Both influential and overlooked

Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis by Tom Humberstone

April 5, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport Own While I was on a short vacation, I finished a fictional novel of a little-known black dancer of the 1840s, William Henry Lane, or Master Juba. And I guess I was in the mood for stories of real, but not necessarily extremely famous people, because then I started Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis. Which is a memoir of Suzanne Lenglen, a French female tennis player. She was known, at the time worldwide, but she was not necessarily known for her tennis […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR15Passport, flappers, France, Suzanne Lenglen, tennis, Tom Humberstone, World War I

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:205 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: CBR15Passport, flappers, France, Suzanne Lenglen, tennis, Tom Humberstone, World War I ·
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“The mountain is there to be crossed.”

Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear

June 19, 2022 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

This is third in the Maisie Dobbs series. It was my favorite so far, so I’m looking forward to continuing this series. In Pardonable Lies, Maisie is working on three separate cases: helping 14-year-old Avril Jarvis, who’s been accused of murdering her stepfather, finding out more about her friend Priscilla’s brother, who disappeared during World War I, and working for Sir Cecil Lawton, who promised his wife on her deathbed that he would search for their son, who was also reported dead during WWI. At the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cozy mystery, England, Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, World War I

Ellesfena's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cozy mystery, England, Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, World War I ·
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An Informative Memoir by the King of Clowns

Grock: King of Clowns by Grock

January 27, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

This was a pleasant read and Grock was a cheerful raconteur of his interesting life story. Grock was one of the most famous performers of his day, but as he himself writes, “Clowns too are soon forgotten.” I think the fact that clowning is an art best experienced live, combined with it not usually being recorded for posterity, leads to the progressive cultural memory loss of people like Grock, except by those with an intense knowledge of the field (there are videos of him that […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Circus, Clowns, European history, Grock, variety theater, World War I, World War II

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:26 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Circus, Clowns, European history, Grock, variety theater, World War I, World War II ·
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Pretty Enjoyable

Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear

February 3, 2021 by Ellesfena 2 Comments

Series: Maisie Dobbs. I read Book 1 in 2016 (and reviewed it). What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: Absolutely nothing. I thought I remembered that these took place after World War II, but that was actually incorrect–so, nothing. Why I stopped reading the series: Clearly, the first book didn’t make much of an impression on me. I thought that was the only reason, but then halfway through Birds of a Feather I went back and read my review of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, World War I

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, World War I ·
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It’s the end of the world as they knew it

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

March 15, 2020 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

I’m a new-er fan of Erik Larson. I read Devil in the White City only last year (or last last year?) which makes me unique in these parts, these parts being the Chicagoland area. That book details the creation of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, as well as the horrific serial killings by H.H. Holmes during that time period, and it is compelling. It’s pretty much required reading here, much like (shudder) Kate Chopin’s The Awakening in Louisiana which I read, I dunno, 5 […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson, Woodrow Wilson, World War I

ardaigle's CBR12 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Erik Larson, Woodrow Wilson, World War I ·
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