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About andtheIToldYouSos

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Bookseller by day, book reader by night...and hopefully a reviewer somewhere in between. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: andtheIToldYouSos's Quick Questions interview.)

andtheIToldYouSos's Reviews:

“Children long to be eaten. Everyone knows that.”

XO Orpheus: 50 New Myths by Kate Bernheimer (editor)

April 18, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

Am I typing this up while wearing a tee featuring the cover of the d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths? YOU KNOW IT! That strange tome of simplified myth and ultra-bright illustration cracked open a need in me when I was very young. I re-read that book countless times, and used it as the entry point into the larger world of mythology. Combined with a Catholic upbringing that was far more focused on the deaths of the saints than on anything else, you could saw I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: adaptation, aimee bender, anansi, aztec mythology, galatea, greek mythology, Kate Bernheimer (editor), Literature, madline miller, Maile Meloy, My Mother She Killed Me My Father He Ate Me, mythology, norse mythology, orpheus, Persian mythology, Religion, retelling, ron currie jr, sheila heti, sigrid nunez, The Iliad, Victor LaValle

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: adaptation, aimee bender, anansi, aztec mythology, galatea, greek mythology, Kate Bernheimer (editor), Literature, madline miller, Maile Meloy, My Mother She Killed Me My Father He Ate Me, mythology, norse mythology, orpheus, Persian mythology, Religion, retelling, ron currie jr, sheila heti, sigrid nunez, The Iliad, Victor LaValle ·
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Each story is a glittering jewel set in a heavy crown.

Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories by Lauren Groff

April 18, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Often, short story collections can be a bit of a mixed bag – especially when all written by the same author. I frequently find myself speed-reading through “filler” in hopes of finding some “killer”. As always, Lauren Groff turns your expectations to crystal and smashes them into a million brittle and beautiful pieces. Each one of the eight stories collected in this book could be their own novels- I could spend days drifting through Groff’s worlds. The first tale, “Lucky Chow Fun”, takes place in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, arcadia, brave women, fates and furies, historical fiction, lauren groff, monsters of templeton

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, arcadia, brave women, fates and furies, historical fiction, lauren groff, monsters of templeton ·
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Podcast Me To Hell, Baby!

If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell

April 18, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Hello! My name is Cait and I love movies! (Time for you to answer in kind) Blank it! (Thank it!) If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then good! You now get to jump head-first into the joy that is Blank Check with Griffin and David! Blank Check is a podcast about movies- but not just any movies- it’s a podcast about directors! No, wait, it’s not exactly about directors, but it IS about directors who make “Blank Check” films. “Cait, you want us to listen […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Army of Darkness, b-movies, blank check pod, Bruce Campbell, con culture, Crimewave, evil dead, evil dead 2, film, groovy, hail to the king baby, Hollywood, independent film making, jd amato, re-listen, re-read, read by the author, sam raimi, ted raimi, Xena

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: Army of Darkness, b-movies, blank check pod, Bruce Campbell, con culture, Crimewave, evil dead, evil dead 2, film, groovy, hail to the king baby, Hollywood, independent film making, jd amato, re-listen, re-read, read by the author, sam raimi, ted raimi, Xena ·
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“That we have some history together that hasn’t happened yet.”

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

April 6, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Why do I keep waiting so long to dig into word-of-mouth and critically acclaimed smashes? Twelve years later (and not a moment too soon), I finally get The Fuss around A Visit From the Goon Squad. I remember reading The Keep near the official release date, but Goon Squad eluded me for over a decade…or perhaps I eluded it? On the upside of being a latecomer, I am more likely to find these books in my neighborhood’s Little Free Libraries. Hooray! I love how “a novel” is emphasized on […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, Award Winner, coming-of-age, contemporary, interconnected, Jennifer Egan, music business, near future, Pulitzer Prize, punk rock

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, Award Winner, coming-of-age, contemporary, interconnected, Jennifer Egan, music business, near future, Pulitzer Prize, punk rock ·
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Hands-Down My Favorite TITLE of 2022

Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis by Grace E. Lavery

April 6, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 5 Comments

Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis Let that title sink in. It’s so great! Also great: hearing Grace Lavery say it aloud herself. If you have any interest in diving into this piece (and holy moly, you should!) I HIGHLY recommend listening to the audio performance- and I do mean performance! Grace, Danny Lavery, and Marc Vietor do not skimp on the drama and pomp. Grace, in particular, has a lovely elastic and elegant lilt- cliché of clichés, but I do think I […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: daniel lavery, essays, Grace E. Lavery, identity, LGBTQIA, LGTBQIA author, Literature, Love, Marc Vietor, porn, queer, read by the author, sex, social commentary, trans

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: daniel lavery, essays, Grace E. Lavery, identity, LGBTQIA, LGTBQIA author, Literature, Love, Marc Vietor, porn, queer, read by the author, sex, social commentary, trans ·
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Literary Hub Made Me Do It

Hôtel Splendid by Marie Redonnet

Rose Mellie Rose by Marie Redonnet

Forever Valley by Marie Redonnet

April 6, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

It is VERY hard for me to turn away from a listicle. I love a list; from making them myself to seeking them out, lists give me order AND fun- the best of both worlds! The fine folks over at Literary Hub are keen on list-making, and having enjoyed things they have recommended before (hello, The Lover!) I was pleased as punch to track down this loose “trilogy” from Marie Redonnet after spotting it in a list of short reads. I, and Redonnet (and translator […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, coming-of-age, french literature, Jordan Stump, lithub, magical realism, Marie Redonnet, novella, Quick read, surrealism, translation, unofficial trilogy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, coming-of-age, french literature, Jordan Stump, lithub, magical realism, Marie Redonnet, novella, Quick read, surrealism, translation, unofficial trilogy ·
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