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Ardent reader of pretty much anything, including the backs of shampoo bottles. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Pooja's Quick Questions interview.)

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Pioneer Woman

Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women by Marianne Monson

The Paper Daughters of Chinatown by Heather B. Moore

November 19, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Frontier Grit – 3.5 stars In this book we meet twelve women who traversed the American frontier in search of their dreams, though what these dreams were and the paths they took to them vary extraordinarily. As a child I devoured Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books. Though I’ve have quite a lot of bubbles burst about her depiction of her childhood (check out Caroline Fraser’s Prairie Fires to learn more), my interest in those so-called pioneers who tried to ‘tame’ the Wild West still persists, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Western Tagged With: 19th century, biography, california, Heather B. Moore, historical, history, human trafficking, Marianne Monson, United States

Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Western · Tags: 19th century, biography, california, Heather B. Moore, historical, history, human trafficking, Marianne Monson, United States ·
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Land of the Rising Sun

Ancient Tales & Folklore of Japan by Richard Gordon Smith

November 15, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Smith, a Victorian traveller to Japan, compiled into this book a number of folktales that he heard from the people around him while there. I have always been interested in mythology and folklore. My great-grandmother used to tell me stories from Hindu mythology when I was four or five (though unfortunately her versions are now lost to the sands of infantile amnesia), and throughout elementary school I branched out to Greek and Norse mythology as well. I’m not sure why I love fairytales and folklore […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Short Stories Tagged With: #history, folklore, folktales, ghosts, Japan, magic, Richard Gordon Smith, short stories

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:82 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Short Stories · Tags: #history, folklore, folktales, ghosts, Japan, magic, Richard Gordon Smith, short stories ·
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Black and White and Technicolor

Kafka by Nishioka Kyoudai, David Yang

Goblin Mode Guide to Life: Embrace Your Feral Side and Thrive in Imperfection by Editors of Chartwell Books

November 9, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Kafka – 3.5 stars Nine of Franz Kafka’s surreal and unsettling short stories are adapted into manga form, including both well-known works and less prominent ones among the collection. Like the creators of this book, I didn’t really “get” The Metamorphosis when I first read it. Something about the detail of the killer apple made me snort with laughter – but then my impulse in uneasy situations is generally maniacal giggling so I’m not sure how much that says. Unlike the creators of this book, I am […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, crafts, Editors of Chartwell Books, horror, manga, NetGalley, Nishioka Kyoudai, David Yang, Self-help, short stories, translation

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:81 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, crafts, Editors of Chartwell Books, horror, manga, NetGalley, Nishioka Kyoudai, David Yang, Self-help, short stories, translation ·
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Very Tired Pawns

Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert

October 17, 2023 by Pooja 4 Comments

CBR 15 Bingo- Getaway: Not that I mind thinking about South America, but I simply don’t have any book coming up that’s related to it, and I want to black out my bingo board! I supposed Katee Robert’s work is pretty escapist too. Eris must wed Theseus, who made his way into the Thirteen through murder, to keep a closer eye on him. To irk him she takes up with his best friend Pandora; to irk her he takes up with her ex-boyfriend Adonis. But […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr15bingo, Dark Olympus, enemie-to-lovers, erotica, Katee Robert, lgbt, marriage of convenience, Polyamory, Romance

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:79 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, cbr15bingo, Dark Olympus, enemie-to-lovers, erotica, Katee Robert, lgbt, marriage of convenience, Polyamory, Romance ·
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“His poor judgment is further evidenced by his continued denial of his obvious guilt.”

Midnight Son by James Dommek Jr.

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

October 12, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Midnight Son – 4 stars An upcoming native Alaskan actor, Teddy Kyle Smith, vanishes into the wilderness after his mother’s death and, attacking the first men who come across him, leaves them for dead. But when he is finally captured, he has a bizarre story to tell – that of encountering the Iñukuns, a mythic lost tribe. An Audible original, this audiobook is executed in an interesting documentary format, incorporating interviews and clips from police interrogations and court testimony alongside narration. The case is not […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Alaska, audiobook, crime, David Grann, James Dommek Jr., Native American, oklahoma, true crime, United States

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:78 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Alaska, audiobook, crime, David Grann, James Dommek Jr., Native American, oklahoma, true crime, United States ·
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Colonialism Lives!

The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain's Colonial Legacy by Philippe Sands

October 11, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR 15 Bingo – Africa: This book is about the Chagos Archipelago, which is a part of Mauritius, as well as the aftereffects of colonial legacy in Africa more generally. In the 1960s, Britain created its last colony when it detached the Chagos Islands from the fledgling nation of Mauritius, forcibly deporting the residents whose families have lived there for centuries. Philippe Sands, who was one of the lawyers representing Mauritius at the World Court, tells the story of how this came to be, and the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Africa, ARC, cbr15bingo, colonialism, international relations, NetGalley, Philippe Sands, politics, united nations

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:76 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Africa, ARC, cbr15bingo, colonialism, international relations, NetGalley, Philippe Sands, politics, united nations ·
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