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My Name Is Brave

My Name Is Brave: LGBTQIA+ by William Anthony

My Name Is Brave: The Environment by William Anthony

December 18, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My Name Is Brave: LGBTQIA+  by William Anthony (due January 2025) is a nice book and a good introduction on LGBT+ issues, but it has been done before. You could find this information in almost any book on the subject. However, the addition of showing how the reader can partake in helping this or another cause they need to be brave for, is good.  The mixture of photographs and drawing bring to life a handful of advocates. In a few pages each we see a transgender […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: activism, civil rights, environmental, Environmental Conservation & Protection, human rights, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, My Name Is Brave, nature, science, Social Justice, Social Themes, William Anthony

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:606 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: activism, civil rights, environmental, Environmental Conservation & Protection, human rights, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, My Name Is Brave, nature, science, Social Justice, Social Themes, William Anthony ·
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Balancing faith with who one is

Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood by Lonnie Mann and Ryan Gatts

December 17, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood by Lonnie Mann and Ryan Gatts is currently available, I read via an online reader. Which is actually good, as I am not sure I personally want to have a copy. However, this graphic novel is one that is needed for more than one person, I’m sure, as I am sure Lonnie is not the only person who grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family as a gay person. I’m actually giving this more of a 3.5 […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: friendship, gay men, Jewish gay men, LGBTQ, Lonnie Mann, Lonnie Mann and Ryan Gatts, Orthodox Judaism, Ryan Gatts, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:602 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, gay men, Jewish gay men, LGBTQ, Lonnie Mann, Lonnie Mann and Ryan Gatts, Orthodox Judaism, Ryan Gatts, Social Themes ·
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Was he the weather vane being blown bout? Or was he the wind blowing the art? Or was he just a big hack?

Andy Warhol: A Graphic Biography (BioGraphics) by Michele Botton

December 16, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Andy Warhol: A Graphic Biography (BioGraphics) by Michele Botton and illustrated by Marco Maraggi is told from the point of view of Warhol himself. As we go through several sections of his life, the unfolding of his life is chronological and compact. While it is obviously a pro-Warhol graphic novel and honors his work and influences on the people around him, and the historical times (and not just in art and/or pop art, but in music, photography and film as well), the question of “hack […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: Andrew Warhola Jr, Andy Warhol, artists, Campbell's soup cans, Marco Maraggi, Michele Botton

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:600 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: Andrew Warhola Jr, Andy Warhol, artists, Campbell's soup cans, Marco Maraggi, Michele Botton ·
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first book from my first IRL book group!

The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich

December 15, 2024 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Oddly enough this very evocative book about the American West was suggested for and by my very British book club. I say oddly, of course, like American culture hasn’t permeated all corners of the globe, especially the English-speaking globe, but there’s something specific about wide open vistas and the loner cowboy that I always assumed would be of interest only to those of us who have some passing familiarity with the place. After all, you’re talking about giant swaths of land with disproportionate electoral and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Gretel Ehrlich

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:30 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Gretel Ehrlich ·
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not gossip-y enough to be worth it

Ten Years to Save the West: Lessons from the Only Conservative in the Room by Liz Truss

December 15, 2024 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I mean, what is there to say about this book? It manages to be disappointing even for what it is, because I was really hoping to read lots of gossipy bits about the Tory part but instead it’s like, 15% gossip and 85% City on a Hill-type grandstanding by someone who genuinely believes in the saving power of trickle down economics. It’s not much fun to try and argue with someone like that, and it’s even less fun to read her book. If you must, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Liz Truss

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:29 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Liz Truss ·
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methinks you aren’t as happily married as you think

More: A Memoir of Open Marriage by Molly Roden Winter

December 15, 2024 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Again, it has been a while since I read this book but here is my takeaway: the issue here is that the main character, Molly Winter, pursues an open marriage without fully understanding the fundamental reasons for which she wants said open marriage. Each relationship that she embarks upon seems to exacerbate an issue she’s having within her own marriage, as opposed to being additive to it. To back up a bit: there are no end of books, well known ones, about this seemingly newfangled relationship dynamic […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Molly Roden Winter

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:24 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Molly Roden Winter ·
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