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Books. Yai! Words? YAI! (Learn more about this Cannonballer: tillie's Quick Questions interview - as mathildehoeg.)

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I had expected it to be bigger, and cleaner, and more colorful. But still, it is a jewel.

December 2, 2017 by tillie Leave a Comment

The trope of the opposite sex being alien is so old that’s it’s already so far gone that it’s on another planet all of its own. Nevertheless that’s the premise of this book. Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Or rather, Enn is from Earth and all the girls at the party are from…somewhere? Spacy-thing. Doesn’t matter. His friend Vic drags him to a party with the advice “You just gotta talk to them.” It’s an old joke and it really is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: cbr9, Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mathildehoeg, Neil Gaiman, science fiction, short stories

tillie's CBR9 Review No:39 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: cbr9, Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mathildehoeg, Neil Gaiman, science fiction, short stories ·
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No.

November 27, 2017 by tillie Leave a Comment

No. Just. No. You need more? Fine. Here’s more. I was reading the introduction to this because Margaret Atwood wrote the introduction and it was lovely. Here was this old lady who decided to write a comic book about a man who’s both bird and cat even though she’s so old that she no longer has a cat, because she is afraid she would trip over it. Then she starts talking about Catbird. She dives into the themes of a man being both a cat […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: angel catbird, cbr9, Comics, Graphic Novel, Margaret Atwood, Mathildehoeg, paul rudd

tillie's CBR9 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: angel catbird, cbr9, Comics, Graphic Novel, Margaret Atwood, Mathildehoeg, paul rudd ·
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Fave play is fave

November 25, 2017 by tillie Leave a Comment

“None but libertines delight in him.” Claudio and Hero love each other and want to get married. Beatrice and Benedick….well that’s what the play is about. Look this play makes no fucking sense what-so-ever. I mean, why is Hero wooed by someone else, in a mask? Why the fuck does Dogberry stumble around? And Claudio is dickweasel numero uno for believing Don John whatshisface…who meddles to actually give the play a plot. But then again, this is much ado about nothing so it does make […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor Tagged With: cbr9, classic literature, drama, Mathildehoeg, Much Ado About Nothing, Play, Shakespeare

tillie's CBR9 Review No:37 · Genres: Comedy/Humor · Tags: cbr9, classic literature, drama, Mathildehoeg, Much Ado About Nothing, Play, Shakespeare ·
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English puts us beneath the stars

November 25, 2017 by tillie Leave a Comment

“My whole life I thought I was the star of an overly earnest romance movie, and it turns out I was in a goddamned buddy comedy all along” Aza is dealing with anxiety. Her thoughts spiral out of control, invade her mind, and make life hard. Still, she goes to school, she keeps up with her friends and tries her best to do what her therapist tells her. Her friend Daisy convinces her to take a trip down the river when an old childhood’s billionaire […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Anxiety, cbr9, john green, Mathildehoeg, Mental Health, Turtles All The Way Down

tillie's CBR9 Review No:36 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Anxiety, cbr9, john green, Mathildehoeg, Mental Health, Turtles All The Way Down ·
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Content warnings are a thing for a reason.

November 20, 2017 by tillie 3 Comments

This is the kind of book that needs to land in your lap at just the right time. It is a quirky book filled with lots of different and varied life advice. It has everything from showing gratitude and chasing your dreams to managing anxiety and remembering to brush your teeth. And one chapter about getting a dog…? So yeah, his is the kind of book that needs to land in your lap at just the right time. Sadly this was not the time for […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: #memoir, advice, cbr9, Mathildehoeg, Mental Health, real artists have day jobs, Sara Benincasa

tillie's CBR9 Review No:35 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor · Tags: #memoir, advice, cbr9, Mathildehoeg, Mental Health, real artists have day jobs, Sara Benincasa ·
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The end

November 13, 2017 by tillie Leave a Comment

The end of batman is always a fascinating concept, because Batman can’t die. Not really. He’s not a mortal man, he’s an idea a legend which is what makes him able to still be alive after so many years, changing and evolving to be a vigilante in whichever time period that doesn’t need him, but totally deserves him. The story takes place at the wake of Batman. We enter a small Gotham City bar in an alley where a lone bartender guards the entry to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: Batman, cbr9, comic book, Graphic Novel, Mathildehoeg, Neil Gaiman

tillie's CBR9 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: Batman, cbr9, comic book, Graphic Novel, Mathildehoeg, Neil Gaiman ·
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