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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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1 Star Reviews

I too did not like this. #CBRBingo #Blackout!? - My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands by Chelsea Handler

The Necco Wafer of Brain Candy - Secrets of a Summer Night: The Wallflowers, Book 1 by Lisa Kleypas

Not Animal Farm - Shivers: The Animal Rebellion by M. D. Spenser

I came to this book both too early and too late - Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block

Janet sucks, and so did this - Tam Lin by Pamela Dean

How did this get made into a movie? - A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

I would have less rage watching this, because I would not have to experience the awful stage directions! - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany

I wish this book had never come to me (or: I’ll take “Lazy, Unfunny Review Titles for Lazy, Unfunny Books” for $200, Alex) - My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler

“Where did I go wrong in life?” Everywhere, Chelsea. Everywhere. - My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler

Welcome to my first ever 1-star review - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

Come for the Misogyny, Stay for the Anti-Semitism - Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

Love the guy, hated the book. - Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

CBR Bingo (5 and 6) Book Club/ Dear Lord I Have Failed! - Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

How dare you sport thus with life - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Wonky is Not the Donkey - The Wonky Donkey by Katz Cowley

Double Bingo, so at least this book was good for something - The Vacationers by Emma Straub

My Six Hours Back - My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler

I really wanted that darn centre square - Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

If you have a bear standing over a boy, don’t make it look like it’s hungry - Archie and the Bear by Zanni Louise

CBR10 Bingo: Alabama Pink and a third Bingo - Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto

H*cking finally - Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

Not what I was expecting, and not in a good way - Enchantment by Orson Scott Card

Crimson Word Vomit - Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization by Nancy Holden

Nice guy ™ can’t get laid. Now featuring the entire history of the Dominican Republic. - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

Yeah, I’d have snubbed it too - To Rise Again At A Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris

Between the Bridge and OH GOD KILL ME PLEASE KILL ME NOW - Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

Turns out King IS capable of writing something I don’t enjoy - The Regulators by Richard Bachman

This book is a book I have read, yup - Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson

Stop getting the British peerage wrong! If you can research the American Civil War, you can easily discover the difference between Royal and non-royal dukes - A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole

Pete has no pants and I really wish he did - Pete With No Pants by Rowboat Watkins

The 1950s Were Not a Good Time. At All. Yes This is a Regency Romance. - The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer

I’m glad Rachel Hollis said she doesn’t read her book reviews anymore… - Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

I felt stupider after reading this - The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances

#CBR10Bingo: This Old Thing – Kilmeny of the Orchard, or most likely my worst book of the year - Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery

A Mess of a Book - The Last Kid Left by Rosecrans Baldwin

Pass the harpoon ‘cuz this one blows - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

The best thing about this book is its title. - Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

This book made me feel like a bad person - Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin by Mariana Zapata

Cocaine! Fancy Food! Danger! Super Boring! Balloon Pop Pretentiousness! (CBR10 Bingo) - Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler

Hard to read while rolling your eyes - The Shack by William P. Young

Let’s Make Music - Wendell the Narwhal by Emily Dove

This book made me want to strangle a fictional character. But it also made me want to get in better shape and listen to lots of INXS, so fair trade, I guess? - Class Mom by Laurie Gelman

Don’t read this book under any circumstances. Ever! - Don't Tell! by Tom Booth

King Alice Rules Her Snow Day - King Alice by Matthew Cordell

A Not Love Letter to a Beloved Author - Pickle Things by Marc Brown

I am Sorry to Inform You…… I Just Ate My Friend - I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon

Sleep Tight, Charlie - Sleep Tight, Charlie by Michael Escoffier

Keeping an Eye on Her Abandoned Former Self - Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

Graphic Novel Flop - Lumberjanes Beware the Kitten Holy Volume One by Noelle Stevenson

I want this book to end up like Gatsby - The Golden House by Salman Rushdie

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