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This book is fudging (only I didn’t say fudge) messed up! But … I think I liked it

Psychotic by Jacques Mathis

August 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Psychotic by Jacques Mathis is a, “What the Flying Monkey did I just read,” read. With Sylvian Dorange illustrating this splintered, crazy, odd, all over the place graphic novel, Mathis tells his own story. It is a story of one man’s madness, and the journey he takes to try and put himself back together again. Yet, some days, if what we see on the page is the real type of things he experienced during his manic episodes, it is a miracle is did not stay […]

A hilarious and cheeky take on who Jesus (Joshua) was growing up, before becoming the Messiah

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

July 27, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

CBR13 Bingo Square: Pandemic – I highly recommend reading this during a pandemic, the laughs were needed! No disrespect to Christopher Moore but had I not procrastinated I would have seen Jenny Lawson in conversation with either Felicia Day or Neil Gaiman for her Broken (in the best possible way) promotion. However, I’m grateful I did as this was my first event with Moore and he was highly entertaining! Lawson shared that Lamb is her favorite book by him which instantly put it on my […]

Don’t avoid this book like the plague!

Magical History Tour #5: The Plague by Fabrice Erre

July 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr13bingo New Series (started in 2021) The 5 here is rounded up. While I love the Magical History Tour series, I am always looking for more, so Magical History Tour #5: The Plague is a 4.5 read. However, ages 7 to 10 are the perfect ages for this book and the text and information is perfect for them making this most likely a 5 for them. Fabrice Erre has once again researched history and this time has come up with the plague. Or more accurately, […]

The Greek Gods: Soap Opera 101

Olympians V01 Zeus: King of the Gods by George O’Connor

July 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr13bingo Mythic I have been on the fence about this series, Olympians by George O’Connor since I first saw them. I thought, “Another Greek myth book?” The graphic novel aspect also made me cautious about reading/looking into it. But when I finally read this first book, Olympians V01 Zeus: King of the Gods, I realized there was some “good stuff” there. There are a few holes (such as a bad sex joke) and of course, it is not extensive, but it is pleasant and covered […]

Buddhism meets Psychology

The Trauma of Everyday Life by Mark Epstein

July 6, 2021 by Claire Badger Leave a Comment

Maybe the title is contrived, but something about it made me curious when I saw it in the store. After we’ve all lived through a worldwide trauma, there was something appealing about a book that would look at the regular occurrences we all endure and help them make sense. I’ve been reading a lot about psychology, and a lot of modern psychologists are starting to urge people recovering from trauma towards mindfulness and meditation, as studies are now confirm the real and lasting benefits of […]

“All is Brahman”

The Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran

June 28, 2021 by Halbs Leave a Comment

It seems unhelpful to review the substance of a spiritual text, so here I want to focus on the impact the book had on me to help other readers determine if they want to have a similar experience. When I was in high school we used as textbooks special versions of Shakespeare’s texts. On one side was the text itself. On the other side was a kind of contemporary Pop Up Video commentary explaining the cultural and literary references made by Shakespeare. That marginalia was […]

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