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To Bomb Atomically

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

July 28, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

One of my all-time favorite movies is The Hunt for Red October. I can never get over one of those opening scenes where the Red October’s political officer is reading from a book owned by ship captain Marko Raimius, played by Sean Connery. The officer reads the line “I have become death, the destroyer of worlds.” I still recall their exchange, with Connery doing his parts in his typical gravelly patrician tone: Connery: It was said by an American. PO: American? Connery: Mmmhmm. He invented the atomic […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #biography, #history, American Prometheus, J Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, McCarthyism, nuclear war, red scare, Robert Oppenheimer, World War II

Jake's CBR15 Review No:74 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #biography, #history, American Prometheus, J Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, McCarthyism, nuclear war, red scare, Robert Oppenheimer, World War II ·
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The Last Race

Flamethrower by Maggie Estep

July 27, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Can’t believe it’s been four years between me reading books 2 and 3 of this series. I greatly enjoyed the first two but I kept forgetting about finishing the series. When I did remember, I’d have to get it on an interlibrary loan and it would take the loan too long to get in and eventually I’d lose interest. But then I saw it at a used bookstore and huzzah! Let’s finish this one. And it’s sad because this is the book I always wanted […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Aqueduct, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Flamethrower, horse racing, Maggie Estep, mystery, New York City

Jake's CBR15 Review No:73 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Aqueduct, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Flamethrower, horse racing, Maggie Estep, mystery, New York City ·
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Americana Sports

Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association by Terry Pluto

July 24, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: North America. The story of the American Basketball Association takes place exclusively in the United States and the organization has the word “American” in it. The other day, I was at a basketball team store when I saw a New York Nets hat for sale. I’ve tried really hard not to purchase clothes and hats these days but I just couldn’t help myself. It was beautiful, with the old school Nets logo. It represented everything good about the old American […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: 1970s, ABA, American Basketball Association, basketball, cbr15bingo, Julius Erving, NBA, north america, sports, Terry Pluto

Jake's CBR15 Review No:72 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: 1970s, ABA, American Basketball Association, basketball, cbr15bingo, Julius Erving, NBA, north america, sports, Terry Pluto ·
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RideScare

Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns

July 21, 2023 by Jake 1 Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: Guide. Damani is a ride share driver guiding folks to their destinations and also a guide through her messed up city and life. Had to sit on this review for a few days because the book blew me away but I wasn’t sure what to write about it when I was done. Without question, it’s one of  the best things I read this year. Yes, it’s definitely a riff on Taxi Driver. Your mileage may vary as to whether or not it’s […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: cbr15bingo, crime, guide, LGBTQIA, Priya Guns, Your Driver Is Waiting

Jake's CBR15 Review No:71 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: cbr15bingo, crime, guide, LGBTQIA, Priya Guns, Your Driver Is Waiting ·
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To Catch A Killer…but make it funny

Killing Me by Michelle Gagnon

July 16, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: On the road. The characters here take a couple of road trips, don’t want to say where or why, lest I spoil a big part of the book. You know a writer is really good when you’re enjoying a book solely for the writing even if you couldn’t care less about the plot (and not much more about the characters). That’s high praise — or perhaps even damning with faint praise. But I really enjoyed the experience of reading Michelle […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Suspense Tagged With: cbr15bingo, comedy, Killing Me, Michelle Gagnon, on the road, serial killers, Suspense, thriller

Jake's CBR15 Review No:70 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Suspense · Tags: cbr15bingo, comedy, Killing Me, Michelle Gagnon, on the road, serial killers, Suspense, thriller ·
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Strange Worlds

The Midnight Library by Matthew Haig

July 13, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: strange worlds. The premise of the book is the MC traveling to different lives she lived in different worlds as she exists in a state between life and death. I’m gonna be honest up front: it will be very hard to squeeze 250 words out of me regarding this book. If it wasn’t for the bingo, I’d just slap it on the leftovers. I’ve long considered the concept of living past lives, wondering if things would have been better. I […]

Filed Under: Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, cbr15bingo, Matthew Haig, multiverse, Speculative Fiction, strange worlds, The Midnight Library, Young Adult

Jake's CBR15 Review No:69 · Genres: Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, cbr15bingo, Matthew Haig, multiverse, Speculative Fiction, strange worlds, The Midnight Library, Young Adult ·
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