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Surprisingly Serious Truths from a Seriously Silly Guy

Vacationland by John Hodgman

February 12, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

John Hodgman is many things: Daily Show correspondent, a “PC”, podcast guest and host, internet judge, former literary agent, and generally droll New England weirdo. He wrote several books prior to  Vacationland, and all of those books were collections of “facts”. I say “facts”, as that is what he might say as well: Hodgman (with the help of Jonathan Coulton) created three full books of completely made-up facts that he presented as being VERY true. They are a weird delight, and sometimes they are correct, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: Boston, brookline, Daily Show, family, growing up, humor, John Hodgman, john roderick, jonathan coulton, judge john hodgeman, maine, maximum fun network, New England, podcast, Show Business, summer, vacation, western mass, Yale

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:16 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor · Tags: Boston, brookline, Daily Show, family, growing up, humor, John Hodgman, john roderick, jonathan coulton, judge john hodgeman, maine, maximum fun network, New England, podcast, Show Business, summer, vacation, western mass, Yale ·
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The Dead aren’t the only ones walking

Daybreak by Brian Ralph

February 12, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Had I read Daybreak by Brain Ralph as a teen; I do not think I would have been sophisticated enough to understand it. I am honestly not sure I am sophisticated enough as one well into my adult years to have read this. But read it I did. While it only took me a night to fly through this book, I know I missed a lot. A second or even third reading is not a bad idea. The pacing is as odd as the set […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Brian Ralph, survival, zombies

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:77 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Brian Ralph, survival, zombies ·
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“Bravery wasn’t an identity, so much as a choice.”

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

February 11, 2020 by Nart 6 Comments

I cannot with this book. I cannot with this author. It’s a problem I’m going to have to work through since any time I get off the wait list for one of her books I basically become a non-entity till I’m done and I regularly have to resist the urge to email Ms. Hibbert to inform her that we are basically soul mates because that seems a little intense coming from a stranger. My preferred review for this book would just be various noises, but […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Talia Hibbert

Nart's CBR12 Review No:9 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Talia Hibbert ·
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Wide-awake and definitely NOT tired!

No More Naps!: A Story for When You're Wide-Awake and Definitely Not Tired by Chris Grabenstein

February 11, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Annalise Devin McFleece is Definitely Not Tired! Nope. Not her. She is a typical kid who cries, fights and will not, no matter what, go take her nap. A fate more than one parent has encountered I am sure. And Miss Annalise’s partents are suffering through that in No More Naps!: A Story for When You’re Wide-Awake and Definitely Not Tired. The McFleece family is your typical modern family: Mom, Dad and one cranky toddler named Annalise Devin. Her cries and screams can crumble the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Bedtime & Dreams, Chris Grabenstein, Leo Espinosa

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:76 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Bedtime & Dreams, Chris Grabenstein, Leo Espinosa ·
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Bond, Jimmy Bond

SilverFin: The Graphic Novel by Charlie Higson

February 11, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I must have read this in the novel format as this morning, when sitting down to write my review, everything seemed to feel familiar. It also could be that this is a very common mystery/adventure story of a young boy trying to find out why another boy went missing, making friends and figuring out what the plan of the villain is (who of course is the father of the bully the boy must deal with at school). SilverFin: The Graphic Novel is an interpretation of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: & Detective Stories, Charlie Higson, espionage, james bond, Kev Walker, scotland, spies

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:75 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: & Detective Stories, Charlie Higson, espionage, james bond, Kev Walker, scotland, spies ·
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“Jesus Christ went by the name Jesus and was only called “Geez” by his closest friends.”

A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk

February 10, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

HEY! DO YOU LIKE TO BE SHOUTED AT BY BOB ODENKIRK AND HIS FRIENDS? BECAUSE BOY HOWDY, DO I HAVE THE BOOK FOR YOU! Bob Odenkirk is one of the greatest shouters of all time. No one can bellow DAMN IT quite like him- a skill he’s been sharing with us for 30 years. When he isn’t the one yelling, he is busy writing shouts upon shouts. He is responsible for Chris Farley’s Matt Foley- you know, they guy in a VAN down by the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: alt comedy, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, fast read, irreverent, Jerry Minor, McSweeney's, Megan Amram, Mr. Show. With Bob and David, Paul F. Tompkins, scott c., short fiction, Tony Millionaire

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:14 · Genres: Audiobooks, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: alt comedy, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, fast read, irreverent, Jerry Minor, McSweeney's, Megan Amram, Mr. Show. With Bob and David, Paul F. Tompkins, scott c., short fiction, Tony Millionaire ·
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