My “award winner” bingo square belongs to Martha Wells’ murderbot opener “All Systems Red,” purchased from another CBR review, but I’m a bad person and can’t remember who to credit. Let’s just give the glory to Emmalita. Anyway, I was charmed by the plot description of an AI gone unexpectedly rogue who uses their newfound sentience to… laze about, hide their feelings, and binge watch a soap opera. My conciousness is neither unique nor hard-won, and I pretty much spend my life doing the same, […]
A dream deferred might dry up like a raisin in the sun
I picked up A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry because it was on my list of 50 Books Every Woman Should Read Before she Turns 40. It was a quick read for me while I was on my epic backpacking trip this summer. A Raisin in the Sun is an award-winning play that debuted on Broadway in 1959. According to Wikipedia, it was unique at the time for having an almost all-black cast that performed for the primarily white, Broadway audiences. It also drew more black people to […]
Be careful what you wish for…
This is a Cinderella tale told from the point of view of one of the ‘ugly’ stepsisters. In the original story, Cinderella’s father married and brought his new wife and stepdaughters to his home. The stepsisters were spoiled and enjoyed privileges that Cinderella did not, and lived a life of leisure. Not so in this version. Here, the Jane and Maude Montjoy are the sisters. They live in a dilapidated house and do all of the chores to try to survive. Their mother is set […]
The soccer ball quit the team. It was tied of being kicked around.
One joy of working in a bookstore is you get to see some books before they come out and can create buzz for them. The Breakaways: Bad at Soccer Okay at Friends by Cathy G. Johnson is one. Out in March 2019 this is part of the First Second series of graphic novels dealing with today’s issues. Geared towards ages (very strong) 8 to (low) 13, we see the “C team” of a middle school girl soccer team. Faith is a fifth grader who is […]