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Good evening, everyone. I'm Leslie Monster, and this is Nightline. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: narfna's Quick Questions interview.)

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“A society that does not respect women’s anger is one that does not respect women; not as human beings, thinkers, knowers, active participants, or citizens.”

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

April 12, 2022 by narfna 6 Comments

“Is it possible to read a book about anger and not get mad? I haven’t found it possible in writing one. What are we doing? Why does anyone think that men who cannot say the word ‘period’ and do not know that the vagina and stomach are not connected are competent and trustworthy leaders?” I want to get my thoughts out before my book club meeting tomorrow (during which I have been told we will be smashing things! with protective eyewear*). I almost feel like […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: anger, audiobooks, feminism, gendered language, narfna, non fiction, Non-Fiction, rage becomes her, read by the author, Soraya Chemaly

narfna's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: anger, audiobooks, feminism, gendered language, narfna, non fiction, Non-Fiction, rage becomes her, read by the author, Soraya Chemaly ·
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“He’s got an arm off!”

You've Got Red On You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life by Clark Collis

April 12, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’m not a horror movie fan in general (I don’t like being scared, nothing fun about it for me) but I love Shaun of the Dead. Maybe it’s because it has a “happy” ending, or maybe just because it’s funny, or maybe because the main focus aren’t the zombies, but Shaun’s emotional arc, and the jokes of course. Whatever the reason, it’s great. When I was listening to Screen Drafts last year they were doing an episode about zombies, and author Clark Collis was on […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: behind the scenes, Clark Collis, film, How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, movies, non fiction, Shaun of the Dead, You've Got Red On You

narfna's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: behind the scenes, Clark Collis, film, How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, movies, non fiction, Shaun of the Dead, You've Got Red On You ·
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“As for order, it is my express wish to live as ordered a life as possible. But the world is filled with random chaos that often devils my attempts at arrangement.”

The Maid by Nita Prose

March 29, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I was really worried I wouldn’t like this, and I so wanted to like this. I heard the premise (maid finds dead body in hotel room, becomes suspect, decides to solve crime), pointed my finger, and loudly ejaculated, “THAT BOOK IS FOR ME.” Sorry I used ‘ejaculated,’ I just never have before (I don’t think?) and it was calling to me. I’ve been reading too much historical fiction set in 19th century England lately. People were always ejaculating back then*. *I could not type this with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: murder mystery, mystery, narfna, neurodivergent protagonist, Nita Prose, The Maid

narfna's CBR14 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: murder mystery, mystery, narfna, neurodivergent protagonist, Nita Prose, The Maid ·
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“Society is a consequential fool, and I am tired of rules and strictures that do no good and bring nobody happiness.”

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles

March 29, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Seriously, K.J. Charles is always a good time, but this one didn’t hit me in my swooners like some of her other stuff has. Maybe one swooner, a couple times. But it was still really good! Just probably won’t be on my re-read rotation. This is apparently the book she wrote to get her creative juices flowing again when she was stuck on the third Will Darling book. I’ve been saving it for a day when I needed something joyful and that I knew would […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: historical romance, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, m/m, Romance, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting

narfna's CBR14 Review No:44 · Genres: Romance · Tags: historical romance, K.J. Charles, LGBTQIA, m/m, Romance, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting ·
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“But there are many fools in the world. One praises God for their existence and keeps out of their way.”

The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race, #1) by Agatha Christie

March 29, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a fun outlier in Christie’s body of work, though it is actually one of her earliest published books. She doesn’t normally do thrillers or espionage (and when she does it’s often not all that great), or feature one-off main characters, or feature a narrative that has travel and adventure in it, but this book has all of that. It’s also unfortunately one of the more dated of Christie’s works because it takes place outside that domestic sphere her other work is so comfortable […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, audiobooks, emilia fox, espionage, mystery, narfna, The Man in the Brown Suit

narfna's CBR14 Review No:43 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, audiobooks, emilia fox, espionage, mystery, narfna, The Man in the Brown Suit ·
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My conflicted thoughts about SJM continue to be conflicted.

House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) by Sarah J. Maas

March 29, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’ve gotta say, this is related and unrelated to this book, I’ve been seeing quite a few status updates on Goodreads (the vast majority from people I don’t follow) expressing pretty negative and dismissive opinions about romance and people who read romance that seem borderline misogynistic to me. There’s an attitude there that because they don’t read romance or fantasy romance (or whatever romance) they are better, smarter, more elevated than those who do. This is bullshit, and it is unkind. I would highly suggest […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Crescent City, House of Earth and Blood, sarah j maas, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR14 Review No:42 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Crescent City, House of Earth and Blood, sarah j maas, Urban Fantasy ·
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