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True life is often much more interesting than fiction

The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb by Sam Kean

February 21, 2022 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

In the author’s note to The Bastard Brigade, Sam Kean responds to the question, why has he never written a book about physics before? His previous books (which are all fabulous and highly recommended by me) focus on genetics, chemistry, neuroscience, and the atmosphere, even though the author studied physics in college. He explains, “What I really love doing is telling stories, and when I’m planning a book, I look for rip-roarin’ stories first and foremost. I want heroes and villains, conflict and drama, plot twists […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: adventure, atomic bomb, cbr14, KimMiE", physics, Sam Kean, science, World War II

KimMiE"'s CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: adventure, atomic bomb, cbr14, KimMiE", physics, Sam Kean, science, World War II ·
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January 2022 Leftovers

Hit Parade by Lawrence Block

Sex Criminals, Volume 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky

Devils In Exile by Chuck Hogan

Ex Machina, The Deluxe Edition: Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

Munich by Robert Harris

Shella by Andrew Vachss

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler

The Accomplice by Lisa Lutz

No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfeld

The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris

February 2, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

My resolution for Cannonball Read in 2022 is to only write reviews where I feel like I have much to say and then dump the others in a singular post at the end of the month to track how much I’ve read. This’ll spare me from writing 250+ words about books that I can’t even think of a hundred for. So… Hit Parade **** I enjoy these books and while this is the one I maybe enjoyed the least (did EVERY story need cutaway conversations with […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: #history, A Trick of the Light, Africa, agatha christie, Andrew Vachss, Blitzed Drugs in the Third Reich, Boston, Brian K. Vaughan, Canada, Chuck Hogan, crime, Devils In Exile, drugs, espionage, Ex Machina, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, Hit Parade, hitmen, Inspector Gamache, Kat Rosenfeld, Keller, lawrence block, Lisa Lutz, Louise Penny, Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky, Munich, Nazi Germany, New York City, No One Will Miss Her, Norman Ohler, politics, Robert Harris, sex, sex criminals, Shella, superheroes, The Accomplice, The Man in the Brown Suit, The Second Sleep, vol. 2, World War II

Jake's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: #history, A Trick of the Light, Africa, agatha christie, Andrew Vachss, Blitzed Drugs in the Third Reich, Boston, Brian K. Vaughan, Canada, Chuck Hogan, crime, Devils In Exile, drugs, espionage, Ex Machina, Graphic Novel, historical fiction, Hit Parade, hitmen, Inspector Gamache, Kat Rosenfeld, Keller, lawrence block, Lisa Lutz, Louise Penny, Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky, Munich, Nazi Germany, New York City, No One Will Miss Her, Norman Ohler, politics, Robert Harris, sex, sex criminals, Shella, superheroes, The Accomplice, The Man in the Brown Suit, The Second Sleep, vol. 2, World War II ·
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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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A little bowl, a big message

A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story by Caren Stelson

December 14, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story is a book that I can tell you: it is a beautiful book about survival, family, and beauty within the ugliness of war. A family heirloom survived the bombing of Nagasaki, but some of the family did not. This based on a true story testament to the why we should never let this happen again. Lovely illustrations accent and compliment the text. I can say that it is written by Caren Stelson and those lovely illustrations are […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Akira Kusaka, Atomic bomb victims, Caren Stelson, Japan, Military & Wars, Nagasaki, Sachiko Yasui, World War II, WWII

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:419 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Akira Kusaka, Atomic bomb victims, Caren Stelson, Japan, Military & Wars, Nagasaki, Sachiko Yasui, World War II, WWII ·
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Hiding in plain sight.

Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood and Greg Dawson

December 2, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis is a romanticized look at how two Jewish girls lived when millions did not. Told in alternating voices, the Narrator, and “Anna” herself or, Zhanna Arshanskaya we learn how Zhanna and her sister Frina, were hiding in plain sight. They performed for the Nazi command, allies of the Nazi and eventually, for themselves. But no matter how much they feared being found out, betrayed by supposed friends, or their hatred of the Nazis, they always felt […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: Adolph Hitler, Child musicians, Frina Arshanskaya, Greg Dawson, hitler, Holocaust, Jewish children in the Holocaust, Jewish/Jews, music, piano, Soviet Union, Susan Hood and Greg Dawson, the ravine Drobitsky Yar, Ukraine, World War II, Zhanna Arshanskaya, Zhanna Arshanskaya ("Janna") Dawson

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:405 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: Adolph Hitler, Child musicians, Frina Arshanskaya, Greg Dawson, hitler, Holocaust, Jewish children in the Holocaust, Jewish/Jews, music, piano, Soviet Union, Susan Hood and Greg Dawson, the ravine Drobitsky Yar, Ukraine, World War II, Zhanna Arshanskaya, Zhanna Arshanskaya ("Janna") Dawson ·
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Yeah It Was That Bad

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer

August 22, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

I mean…what do you say? I’ve spent most of the summer reading Shirer’s legendary tome on and off. When books failed to inspire or when I had a long drive, I’d put it on audio and knock off two or three sections. It was easy because it never lost its focus despite its grotesque subject matter. Trillions of words have been written about Nazi Germany and trillions more are likely to be written. I don’t have anything unique to say there, though I learned a […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Adolph Hitler, Germany, Nazi Germany, the rise and fall of the third reich, william l. shirer, World War II

Jake's CBR13 Review No:130 · Genres: History · Tags: Adolph Hitler, Germany, Nazi Germany, the rise and fall of the third reich, william l. shirer, World War II ·
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