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Jane sees dead people

My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows

January 24, 2019 by yesknopemaybe 4 Comments

I completely ADORED My Lady Jane a few years ago. It was so refreshing and funny and unique, with such a great audio narrator. I had high hopes for this next book in the series and HALLELUJAH it delivered. It's not quite as shockingly quirky as My Lady Jane (nobody's fiance regularly turns into a … [Read more]

yesknopemaybe's CBR11 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Fiction, jane eyre, Jodi Meadows, my plain jane, Young Adult ·

Disturbing parallels to modern-day society

The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye

January 23, 2019 by yesknopemaybe 2 Comments

I liked this one well enough, but I can't say it wasn't a little bit of a disappointment after liking Faye's other books so much. The pacing was very uneven here and I wonder if cutting some of the material (the book is about 400 pages) would have helped. There's a great book in here somewhere, … [Read more]

yesknopemaybe's CBR11 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Fiction, historical fiction, Lyndsay Faye, mystery, The gods of gotham ·

He might fear God, but he still loves boobs.

Jane Doe: A Novel by Victoria Helen Stone

January 21, 2019 by emmalita 5 Comments

I follow a lot of authors on twitter. Every once in a while a bunch of writers will start talking about one book. A couple of months ago, that book was Jane Doe. Authors, all women but from several genres, were reveling in Jane's darkness and her passion for revenge. Jane has diagnosed herself as … [Read more]

emmalita's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: Jane Doe, twitter, Victoria Helen Stone ·

“There are new monsters now”

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

January 20, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

This novel sneaks up on you. You're lulled into comfort with descriptions of old video rental places, suburban living rooms, and the polite peace of the Midwest before being startled awake by sudden glances of violence and fear. These shocks originate from movies. Movies within movies. Were they … [Read more]

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: adulthood, cult worship, film, first person, grief, Iowa, John Darnielle, loss, midwest, Mountain Goats, outdated technology, resilience, Small town, spooky, third person, uncertainty, VHS ·

Buttermilk Onions Cheese Life Lessons

Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat, Wendy McNaughton

January 14, 2019 by emmalita 15 Comments

The lovely and amazing narfna was my CBR10 Book Exchange gifter last year. She shopped from my wish list and bought Salt Fat Acid Heat. I love cooking and cookbooks. I have worked as a chef professionally, but all my training has been at home and ad hoc in bakeries and small food shops. Samin … [Read more]

emmalita's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: faintingviolet, narfna, salt fat acid heat, Samin Nosrat, Wendy McNaughton ·

an exercise in lying to liars

Transcription by Kate Atkinson

January 11, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

What began as a slow and cold (le Carré-esque) waiting game grew into a white hot flash of deceit, anxiety, and dangerous thrills. I cannot claim to know the full horrors and trials of World War II- nor can I draw a true comparison between that dark time and the present, but the world of this book … [Read more]

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, History, Suspense · Tags: BBC, Britain, espionage, Fiction, Kate Atkinson, literary fiction, MI5, mid century, post-war Britain, radio, WWII ·

Please Support Cannonball Read Today for #GivingTuesday

November 28, 2022 by Mswas Administrator

Though I don't write reviews for CBR, I'm definitely still reading—this year I've put a double Cannonball on my Goodreads "Read" shelf! And so, on this Giving Tuesday, I'm donating 50¢ per book I've read in 2022 to Cannonball Read! Who's with me? How many books have you read (and/or reviewed!) … [Read more]

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: donation ·

testing a new post on the ides of November

The Quick Brown Cow by Dr. Seuss

November 15, 2022 by Bothari43

this is a test to see if my badge increments. Five or six hours of pleasant railway travel, up the course of one river valley after another,—the Merrimac, the Pemigewasset, the Baker, the Connecticut, and finally the Ammonoosuc,—not to forget the best hour of all, on the shores of Lake … [Read more]

Bothari43's CBR13 Review No:26 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Dr. Seuss ·

CBR Diversions – Beach Reads and GIFs Galore

June 19, 2022 by Mswas Administrator

I don't know about you, but I definitely need a diversion at the moment, so let's do as we always do—turn to books. Specifically, the beach read. You know the ones, the rereads or new reads that don't require much effort to pay attention to, the ones that you can pick up and put down as you nap (or … [Read more]

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The Quick Brown Cow by Dr. Seuss

June 18, 2022 by Bothari43

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Bothari43's CBR13 Review No:25 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: abhorsen trilogy, Dr. Seuss ·

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Belphebe on “Extreme good, extreme evil: the abilities required are similar.”I love her short stories but I haven't read many of her novels. It usually takes me two readings to
Belphebe on Magic Ladies Run the Worldsold! I have been searching for something new to read for a few days and this sounds delightful.
Belphebe on Dear Fake Character People: An Open Letter to (most of) the Characters in Mansfield ParkGreat review! I don't know if it's because I drink deeply of the Austen kool-aid but I really like Mansfield
Belphebe on Life of BrianThis has been on my reading list for a while, thanks for the review! I will definitely pick it up