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Mswas Administrator's CBR13 Review #2:

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

Bothari43's CBR13 Review #3:

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One flew to the new server by Joe Josephine

emmalita's CBR13 Review #:

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Headliners by Lucy Parker

yesknopemaybe's CBR13 Review #:

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The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West

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Recent Reviews

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 ·
Rating: starstarstarstarstar
· 4 Comments

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 ·
Rating: starstarstarstarstar
· 2 Comments

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 ·
Rating: starstarstarstarstar
· 5 Comments

“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 ·
Rating: starstarstarstarstar
· 0 Comments

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 ·
Rating: starstarstarstarstar
· 15 Comments

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 ·
Rating: starstarstarstarstar
· 0 Comments

Third Tag block editor test, when does the author tag show?

All Systems red by Martha Wells

July 28, 2023 by Bothari43

Though the long period of a Southern whaling voyage (by far the longest of all voyages now or ever made by man), the peculiar perils of it, and the community of interest prevailing among a company, all of whom, high or low, depend for their profits, not upon fixed wages, but upon their common luck, … [Read more]

Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: martha wells ·
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Another block editor tag persistence test

gone with the architects by Frank Lloyd Wright

July 28, 2023 by Bothari43

t es, a mighty change had come over the fish. All alive to his jeopardy, he was going “head out”; that part obliquely projecting from the mad yeast which he brewed.* *It will be seen in some other place of what a very light substance the entire interior of the sperm whale’s enormous head … [Read more]

Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright ·
· 0 Comments

Saving a new post draft with no book info test – block editor

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

July 28, 2023 by Bothari43

“Ka-la! Koo-loo!” howled Queequeg, as if smacking his lips over a mouthful of Grenadier’s steak. And thus with oars and yells the keels cut the sea. Meanwhile, Stubb retaining his place in the van, still encouraged his men to the onset, all the while puffing the smoke from his mouth. Like … [Read more]

Bothari43's CBR14 Review No: · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: fantasy, Margaret Mitchell ·
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Saving a new post draft with no book info test – classic editor

Rock and Roll High School by Joey Ramone

July 28, 2023 by Bothari43

can i save a draft with no book info   Edit: yes … [Read more]

Bothari43's CBR14 Review No: · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Anne Frank, Joey Ramone ·
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