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Canadian girl; collector of Pride & Prejudice; trying (unsuccessfully) to read the books I already own before buying more.

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No less powerful when reading it 25 year later…

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

September 2, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo: Banned Books   In trying to decide what to read for the Banned Book square, I considered several options, but landed on re-reading this classic. The first time I read To Kill A Mockingbird was in my Grade 10 English class. I remember being shocked as an adult to hear that it was so often protested, because it was just accepted as a classic in my classroom twenty-five-ish years ago. Maybe a difference between where Canadians and Americans draw their lines in the literary sand? […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: banned books, cbr11bingo, classics, harper lee, to kill a mockingbird

kella's CBR11 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: banned books, cbr11bingo, classics, harper lee, to kill a mockingbird ·
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Maybe the coolest, mind-trippiest, concept I’ve ever encountered in a book.

S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst

September 1, 2019 by kella 2 Comments

CBR11 Bingo – Listicle   If you look this book up on Goodreads, it ends up on several of their book lists, including “Best Experimental Books Ever”, “Books With Innovative Designs”, and “Books You Can’t Read On A Kindle”. All of these categories hint at the unique design concept which makes this book the amazing piece of work that it is (and with JJ Abrams (yes, that one) as the co-creator, it’s not a shock). The story is about Jen, a university undergrad who works […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: cbr11bingo, doug dorst, Fiction, JJ Abrams, listicle, mystery, s.

kella's CBR11 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: cbr11bingo, doug dorst, Fiction, JJ Abrams, listicle, mystery, s. ·
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Required reading for all teens, parents of teens, or anyone who knows a teen.

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

August 4, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo: Youths!   This was one of those books that I had heard of but really didn’t know what it was about. I picked it up at a discount book sale based on name recognition alone; when I needed a YA selection for this bingo square, I dug it out of the TBR pile. Speak is a novel about a girl named Melinda, and picks up just as she starts her first year of high school.  From day one she is a social outcast […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Laurie Halse Anderson, speak, YA fiction, Youths!

kella's CBR11 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr11bingo, Laurie Halse Anderson, speak, YA fiction, Youths! ·
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Sadly, the album is NOT on iTunes.

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

July 30, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo – Canonballer Says   This book has been popping up on ‘must read’ lists, and in bookstore displays all year, but in reading the description, I wasn’t sure it would be my jam. But then it was on the new releases shelf at the library, and there had been a couple recent 5star reviews here (Jen K, Manimama, and ardaigle), so I tossed it in my pile on a whim. The book is laid out like a VH1 Behind the Music interview, with […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1970s, canonballer says, cbr11bingo, daisy jones and the six, Fiction, Taylor Jenkins Reid

kella's CBR11 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1970s, canonballer says, cbr11bingo, daisy jones and the six, Fiction, Taylor Jenkins Reid ·
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Austen meets Downton

Longbourn by Jo Baker

July 29, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo – Remix   When tackling the Remix bingo square, it was OBVIOUSLY going to be some sort of Pride & Prejudice variation, with the actual challenge being which one to pick. Then I read LanierHgts’ review of Longbourn, and it immediately got bumped to the top of my list. Unlike other remixes that tend to modernize the story, or speculate what happened next, this book takes place during the events of the original Pride & Prejudice, but is told from the point of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #remix, cbr11bingo, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice

kella's CBR11 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #remix, cbr11bingo, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice ·
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In which the illustrations were not up to par for this Type 4.

The Enneagram Made Easy by Renee Baron and Elizabeth Wagele

July 22, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo – Illustrated I’ve been a fan of the Enneagram for years, but with its recent popularity rise, I’ve been entering into more and more conversations with friends and coworkers who are starting to explore this for the first time. This book is different than all the other Enneagram books on my shelf for a couple reasons, with the illustrations being one of them. This is very much a beginner’s overview, and would be geared towards more of the casual enthusiast. Unlike some of […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Enneagram, illustrated, the enneagram made easy

kella's CBR11 Review No:33 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, Enneagram, illustrated, the enneagram made easy ·
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