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King in Brief

Everything's Eventual by Stephen King

February 27, 2020 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Everything’s Eventual is a collection of fourteen stories, all of which were published in the ’90s or very early 2000s. Occasionally that comes through with halting references to email or other tech stuff of that era, but for the most part the stories are somewhat timeless. Quality-wise they are a mixed bag, as I suppose all short story collections are. I’ve been reading this collection inbetween other books for a few months new, so in writing this review I struggled to remember what the lesser […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Stephen King

jeverett15's CBR12 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Stephen King ·
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“Anyway, we delivered the bomb.”

In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton

February 26, 2020 by TheShitWizard 5 Comments

A lifelong Jaws fan, the most I ever really knew about the USS Indianapolis was what was related by Quint in one of my favourite scenes in cinema, so when I spotted this book, complete with its same-surname-as-me author, it was a must buy. It turns out – as always –  that reality is far, far more horrifying than any Hollywood blockbuster could ever wish to be. For those who don’t know what happened to the Indianapolis and her men, a brief synopsis. Fresh from […]

Filed Under: History, Horror, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Doug Stanton, horror, naval, non fiction, survival, war

TheShitWizard's CBR12 Review No:9 · Genres: History, Horror, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Doug Stanton, horror, naval, non fiction, survival, war ·
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Why don’t you find yourself a new wife, Pops?

Audition by Ryu Murakami

February 25, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I guess I didn’t really like this one. I’ve never seen the movie and so part of that appeal is lost for me, and I ended up reading it because it was available on Hoopla and short and figured why not. The story begins with an aging filmmaker, a widower with a son, looking for a new wife or thinking about growing into old age in a relationship rather than alone. He and a friend come up with the idea to create a casting call […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: Audition, Ryu Murakami

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:89 · Genres: Horror · Tags: Audition, Ryu Murakami ·
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When You Make a Deal with a Nixie, remember to find out if your wife is pregnant.

The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories by Kel McDonald

February 24, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do not judge a book by the cover is probably the first thing I learned about books. However, sometimes you can, sometimes not and sometimes there are books that you do both. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories is one of those books that you think you know what is going on (there will be a Nixie, which looks like a mermaid/banshee/fairy, that will do something in a mill-pond) but open it up and there is something completely different. On page one we […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: anthologies, Country & Ethnic - General, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, Kel McDonald, Legends & Mythology

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:101 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: anthologies, Country & Ethnic - General, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, Kel McDonald, Legends & Mythology ·
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“If you spy a naked man among the pines, you must run as if the Devil were after you.”

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

February 23, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Never have truer words been spoken! This collection of short stories crept around my periphery for some time, and I am both overjoyed to have finally given in to it and disappointed in myself for not biting earlier. I came across it originally on a list of fairy-tale retellings on Autostraddle, and when it popped up again in the employee recommendations section of one of my favorite booksellers (Crow Bookshop in Burlington, what’s up!) I knew that it was meant to be. Still, it sat […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories Tagged With: Angela Carter, beauty and the beast, bluebeard, european folklore, fairy tale, feminist retelling, magical imagery, puss in boots, Red Riding Hood, retelling, vampires, violence, werewolf, witchcraft

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories · Tags: Angela Carter, beauty and the beast, bluebeard, european folklore, fairy tale, feminist retelling, magical imagery, puss in boots, Red Riding Hood, retelling, vampires, violence, werewolf, witchcraft ·
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When you have a soft spot for Russians named Viktor and he still doesn’t save the book

Deadly Class, Volume 1: Regan Youth by Rick Remender

February 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A joy of being a bookstore employee is that you never know what you might find. Usually I find some gem when they find their way to the cart next to my desk that unfortunately means we were unable to sell it and it is being returned to the publisher. Deadly Class, Volume 1: Regan Youth was not one of those gems. There is no question why Rick Remender’s graphic novel was being returned. The cover was the draw for me so that was not […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: assassins, Children of criminals, David Lapham, High schools, Nineteen eighties, Rick Remender, Schools, Wes Craig

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:84 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: assassins, Children of criminals, David Lapham, High schools, Nineteen eighties, Rick Remender, Schools, Wes Craig ·
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