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About Bibliophile

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I am a junior cannonballer who primarily reads mystery, dystopian, historical fiction, and YA. 3rd year participating.

Bibliophile's Reviews:

Not great for class, but good to read

Messy Roots by Laura Gao

December 31, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

“Every time I struggled to fit into the world around me, I thought if I flew far away enough, like Chang’e, the perfect home would magically appear. But when your roots are tangled up across so many different places, that perfect world may not exist.” My school generally tries to have us read books in English class that are more accessible to people and that will make people more likely to actually read and enjoy, hence them having us read Messy Roots as part of […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Laura Gao

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:39 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: Laura Gao ·
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Honestly just interesting

The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

December 31, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

“The Net’s interactivity gives us powerful new tools for finding information, expressing ourselves, and conversing with others. It also turns us into lab rats constantly pressing levers to get tiny pellets of social or intellectual nourishment.” This book came strongly recommended, and it seemed interesting enough so I decided to pick it up and give it a go. The Shallows is a nonfiction book about the effects of the Internet, specifically why people have shortened attention spans. Not only does it explore and discuss the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Nicholas Carr

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:38 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Nicholas Carr ·
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Was there a page max or something?

The Removed by Brandon Hobson

December 31, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

This is another one that I read for my book club, and I might or might not have picked it up otherwise. The synopsis makes it seem like it does stray too far from the things I usually read, but the content was a little out there for me. The Removed follows a dysfunctional family comprised of Maria, the mother who struggles to manage the family, Earnest, the father, who has Alzheimer’s, Edgar, the son, a drug addict who fled home years ago, and Sonja, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: brandon hobson

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: brandon hobson ·
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The epitome of a mom mystery

Still Life by Louise Penny

December 30, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

When deciding on a book for our January book club, we wanted to do an Agatha Christie adjacent cozy murder mystery and someone suggested Still Life by Louise Penny. The immediate reaction of many of us was to say “my mom loves this series!” or “my mom has read all of Louise Penny’s books!” Still Life is a murder mystery set in the small Canadian village of Three Pines. It follows Chief Inspector Gamache, a homicide detective who doesn’t see much homicide and his team […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Louise Penny

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Louise Penny ·
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Gripping mystery, easy read

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf

November 8, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

CBR 16 Bingo – Scandal: A year ago, there was a scandal at the Scrabble competition that resulted in death… The book follows Najwa Bakri, a Scrabble champion who was best friends with the former “Scrabble Queen,” Trina Low, before her mysterious death a year ago at the Scrabble tournament. Najwa is simply trying to move on with her life and get closure, but the other competitors are seeking to take the spot of Scrabble royalty and be the next reigning champion. However, when Trina’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr16bingo, hanna alkaf

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: cbr16bingo, hanna alkaf ·
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“Some of us exist just a little too loudly for the comfort of those who would prefer we did not exist at all”

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

November 8, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

CBR 16 Bingo – Golden: Money, wealth, literal gold. This 4th instalment in what I assumed would stay a trilogy was unexpected, but I wasn’t disappointed by its existence. It focuses more on Grayson and Jameson than Avery, and it was nice to learn more about them. Grayson and Jameson have both gone away from home, but for different reasons. Grayson leaves to help protect his half-sisters, whereas Jameson goes to seek thrills and play a game. This book was pretty good, but probably my […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr16bingo, Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: cbr16bingo, Jennifer Lynn Barnes ·
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