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Whelp, another dystopian book. But this one is a bit more hopeful!

The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, read by Adam Grupper

September 4, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

This is a non-fiction book about what would happen to the environment if all humanity suddenly disappeared.  What would happen to all of our structures, the animals, the plants, and the oceans?  For the most part, good things!  Well, not the structures.  Most of them will fall apart, and fairly quickly without human maintenance.  Without people and power, the NYC subway system is a goner in a few days.  But the forests will come back, although perhaps not the same.  We’ve introduced many invasive species […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Adam Grupper, Alan Weisman, Alan Weisman, read by Adam Grupper, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Green, Non-Fiction

crystalclear's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: Adam Grupper, Alan Weisman, Alan Weisman, read by Adam Grupper, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Green, Non-Fiction ·
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You gotta do what makes you Happy

Super Powereds: Year 1 by Drew Hayes, read by Kyle McCarley

Super Powereds: Year 2 by Drew Hayes, read by Kyle McCarley

Corpies by Drew Hayes, read by Kyle McCarley

Super Powereds: Year 3 by Drew Hayes, read by Kyle McCarley

Super Powereds: Year 4 by Drew Hayes, read by Kyle McCarley

September 4, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

I saw somewhere that re-reading or re-watching things we’ve enjoyed in the past is great for anxiety, because you’ve already experienced it.  You know exactly what’s going to happen.  And a pandemic is full of anxiety, so a lot of us have discovered this comfort!*     Someone on Facebook was asking for recommendations for an audiobook to listen in the car with her 13- and 15-year-old sons, so I recommended Super Powereds: Year 1 by Drew Hayes.  I remembered that the story was fantastic and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, college, coming-of-age, Drew Hayes, Drew Hayes, read by Kyle McCarley, happy, I love these books so much, kicking ass, Kyle McCarley, reread, super heroes, Super Powereds

crystalclear's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, college, coming-of-age, Drew Hayes, Drew Hayes, read by Kyle McCarley, happy, I love these books so much, kicking ass, Kyle McCarley, reread, super heroes, Super Powereds ·
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Most of this review is whited out spoilers, because I just needed to say some things.

Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16) by Jim Butcher

September 4, 2020 by narfna 7 Comments

No fifth star here, folks. What we’ve got here is a part one of two situation. This is basically the first book in a duology inside the series proper, with Battle Ground being part two. We now know why the surprise second book! And I can’t fully judge this one until I see how (most of) it turns out. Luckily, September 29th isn’t that far away. I had to step away from this one for a bit to try and see what Butcher was going […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, narfna, peace talks, Peace Talks/Battle Ground, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy

narfna's CBR12 Review No:123 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, James Marsters, Jim Butcher, narfna, peace talks, Peace Talks/Battle Ground, the Dresden Files, Urban Fantasy ·
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cbr12bingo – Nostalgia! sweet, silly, stupid nostalgia

Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley

September 4, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

“Now here’s a little story I’ve got to tell About three bad brothers you know so well It started way back in history With Ad-Rock, MCA, (and me) Mike D” Beastie Boys Book, while a delightful name, is a bit of a misnomer. This isn’t a book- it’s an EXPERIENCE. Adam “Ad-Rock” (Ad-Rock) and Michael “Mike D” Diamond  got together with friends, collaborators, fans, contemporaries, rivals, pop-culture icons, and countless others to tell the story of the Beastie Boys: who they are, where they came from, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Ada Calhoun, adam horovitz, adam yauch, amy poehler, Andre Leon Talley, beastie boys, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Bobby Cannavale, cbr12bingo, Chloe Sevigny, Chuck D, Colson Whitehead, creativity, Crosby Fitzgerald, Dave Macklovitch, Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka, fame, hardcore, hip-hop, Ian Rogers, Jarvis Cocker, Jeff Tweedy, John C. Reilly, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Lethem, Josh Hamilton, Junit Tondora, Kate Schellenbach, Kelly Reichardt, kim gordon, LL Cool J, Luc Sante, Maya Rudolph, MC Serch, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley, Mix Master Mike, music, music business, Nadia Dajani, Nas, New York City, nostalgia, oral history, Pat Kiernan, Philippe Zdar, Rachel Maddow, Randy Gardner, rap, record industry, Rev Run, Rick Rubin, Rosie Perez, Roy Choi, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Spike Jonze, Steve Buscemi, Talib Kweli, Tim Meadows, tribute, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Yoshimi O

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:96 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: Ada Calhoun, adam horovitz, adam yauch, amy poehler, Andre Leon Talley, beastie boys, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Bobby Cannavale, cbr12bingo, Chloe Sevigny, Chuck D, Colson Whitehead, creativity, Crosby Fitzgerald, Dave Macklovitch, Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka, fame, hardcore, hip-hop, Ian Rogers, Jarvis Cocker, Jeff Tweedy, John C. Reilly, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Lethem, Josh Hamilton, Junit Tondora, Kate Schellenbach, Kelly Reichardt, kim gordon, LL Cool J, Luc Sante, Maya Rudolph, MC Serch, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley, Mix Master Mike, music, music business, Nadia Dajani, Nas, New York City, nostalgia, oral history, Pat Kiernan, Philippe Zdar, Rachel Maddow, Randy Gardner, rap, record industry, Rev Run, Rick Rubin, Rosie Perez, Roy Choi, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Spike Jonze, Steve Buscemi, Talib Kweli, Tim Meadows, tribute, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Yoshimi O ·
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“The nature of the criminal justice system has changed. It is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed.”

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

September 2, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

I wouldn’t make this your first anti-racism read, but it’s a must-read after you have some basis of the history of Black people and anti-Black racism in America. Two books I read previous to this one were particularly helpful: Stamped from the Beginning, a comprehensive history of anti-Black racism in America (and, by extension, Black history), and Locking Up Our Own, which has an interesting perspective on the War on Drugs, the justice system, and the history of mandatory minimum sentencing. If you just want […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 10th anniversary edition, Anti-Racism, mass incarceration, Michelle Alexander, narfna, non fiction, The New Jim Crow

narfna's CBR12 Review No:118 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 10th anniversary edition, Anti-Racism, mass incarceration, Michelle Alexander, narfna, non fiction, The New Jim Crow ·
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So much goodness stuffed into one little novella.

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

September 2, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was very entertaining, and very refreshing. I just wish it was longer! (That seems to be a common complaint.) This is an alternate history and steampunk fantasy novella set in New Orleans post-Civil War. In this version of history, the Civil War ended with two separate Americas, and New Orleans also seceded into a neutral city-state that is heavily diverse, and populated by many people from the free Caribbean region. Our main character is Creeper (given name Jacquelin, but don’t call her that, she […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, alternate history, historical fantasy, narfna, novellas, P. Djèlí Clark, read harder challenge 2020, steampunk, the black god's drums

narfna's CBR12 Review No:115 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, alternate history, historical fantasy, narfna, novellas, P. Djèlí Clark, read harder challenge 2020, steampunk, the black god's drums ·
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