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The first Christie book I haven’t liked.

The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) by Agatha Christie

January 26, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

At first listening to this audiobook, I was enjoying myself quite a bit. Poirot was there, Hastings was there, back from Brazil, and aren’t we all having a good time now that this mysterious man has shown up in the bedroom, and then expired. Except pretty quickly after that, I realized in fact that the book was not good, and I was not enjoying myself, and even though I did listen to the whole thing in its entirety, I did not *listen* to the book […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, Detective Fiction, espionage, Hercule Poirot, mystery, narfna, poirot, the big four

narfna's CBR11 Review No:14 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, Detective Fiction, espionage, Hercule Poirot, mystery, narfna, poirot, the big four ·
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“All Bette’s stories have happy endings. That’s because she knows where to stop. She’s realized the real problem with stories—if you keep them going long enough, they always end in death.”

Preludes & Nocturnes (The Sandman, #1) by Neil Gaiman

January 24, 2019 by narfna 2 Comments

This is one of those books that come heavy with the weight of other people’s expectations. I genuinely had almost no idea what it was about, only that the people who love it LOVE IT, and I had a general idea that it was pretty weird. The only thing I knew for sure was that Death was a character, because Gaiman spun her off into her own comic at one point. I added it to my TBR when it became apparent that I would probably like it if […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, Comics, faintingviolet, narfna, Neil Gaiman, preludes & nocturnes, The Sandman, the sandman vol. 1, Vertigo

narfna's CBR11 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, Comics, faintingviolet, narfna, Neil Gaiman, preludes & nocturnes, The Sandman, the sandman vol. 1, Vertigo ·
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A strong finish to this series about magical oppression.

Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, #3) by Jonathan Stroud

January 22, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

Worth slogging through book two just to get to this one. (And I’m still not convinced my reaction to that book wasn’t just me trying to read it at the wrong time.) This is the third and final book in the original Bartimaeus Trilogy (he wrote a prequel in 2010 but I think I’m going to pass on that one). It takes place three years after the events of The Golem’s Eye. Nathaniel/John Mandrake is high up in government now, in charge of what is […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, children's fiction, Jonathan Stroud, middle grade, narfna, ptolemy's gate, the bartimaeus trilogy

narfna's CBR11 Review No:12 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, children's fiction, Jonathan Stroud, middle grade, narfna, ptolemy's gate, the bartimaeus trilogy ·
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Middle book syndrome? Or just me?

The Golem's Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, #2) by Jonathan Stroud

January 18, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

I read the first book in this series a couple of years ago and liked it, but I never got around to finishing the series. Probably should have read it closer together . . . This was a perfectly serviceable follow up to The Amulet of Samarkand, and honestly I think my ‘meh’ reaction to it is mostly on me. The only real criticism I have of the book is that it was too long. This is supposed to be children’s/middle grade book, and it’s […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, children's lit, Jonathan Stroud, narfna, the bartimaeus trilogy, the golem's eye

narfna's CBR11 Review No:11 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, children's lit, Jonathan Stroud, narfna, the bartimaeus trilogy, the golem's eye ·
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Kick butts, eat nuts.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North & Erica Henderson

January 15, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

I think I actually got this book free from Amazon. They sent me an email for some reason saying, here, pick a free book! I don’t remember why, but this was the one I picked. I potentially imagined this and actually bought the book while it was on sale, but either way, I’ve had it on my Kindle app for a while. (P.S. Reading comics on your Kindle app is surprisingly great. I still prefer hard copies so I can get as close to the […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Comics, Erica Henderson, Marvel Comics, narfna, Ryan North, squirrel girl, Squirrel Power, superheroes, The unbeatable Squirrel Girl, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power

narfna's CBR11 Review No:10 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Comics, Erica Henderson, Marvel Comics, narfna, Ryan North, squirrel girl, Squirrel Power, superheroes, The unbeatable Squirrel Girl, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power ·
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What might happen if a fan got to live inside her favorite story.

The Fandom by Anna Day

January 14, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

“What the fuck is the fandom?” — Reagan, Fangirl Every time I have seen the title of this book, or the word “fandom” in any context since 2013 (the year Fangirl was published), I have thought of this line.  And it somehow feels fitting for my reaction to this book to be precluded by a quote from another (better) book, because The Fandom just did almost nothing for me as a reader. This was actually the first book I picked out of my brand new […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, anna day, fandom, narfna, speculative, the fandom, Young Adult

narfna's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, anna day, fandom, narfna, speculative, the fandom, Young Adult ·
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