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Taking a Stand.

The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales from Stephen King's The Stand by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene

November 24, 2025 by Caesar's Wife 2 Comments

The Stand was first published in 1978 and is regarded among Constant Readers as King’s seminal work. Ask any true King fan for their thoughts on The Stand and settle in for the response. From the original published version vs the complete and uncut edition, the miniseries vs the ill-fated remake, Frannie (oh dear god that woman…), the “magical negro” stereotype… People have Opinions. Then, 2020 happened, and we all lived through a real super-flu. Sure, it wasn’t nearly as fatal, but it did seem […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Christopher Golden and Brian Keene

Caesar's Wife's CBR17 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Christopher Golden and Brian Keene ·
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The unofficial Best and Worst List 2025 (so far!)

November 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know I put in the official Best and Worst List but honestly out of almost 600 reviews (and several I haven’t posted yet) I’m going to have more than three best and one worst. Therefore, I am going to honor y’all with my list of only the ones I have posted a review for here that could have been used. The bold are the ones I used in the official count, italics almost used and the rest were on the list. WORST DAYGLOAYHOLE #1 […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult

Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: ·
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Well, I had an experience.

DAYGLOAYHOLE #1 by Ben Passmore

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was not going to review DAYGLOAYHOLE #1 by Ben Passmore. Mostly because I really disliked it. I mean I cannot stress how much I really disliked this book. The second reason is you can only get this book via Silver Sprocket’s website. This is probably because it is more of a zine or comic book store comic (so I guess you might be able to locate it at your local comic store), and less of a traditional graphic novel.  But when I realized that […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Ben Passmore, Dystopian, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:513 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Ben Passmore, Dystopian, Social Themes ·
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I found a new place to dwell

Heartbreak Hotel by Micol Arianna Beltramini

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Several books on my recent HBR (Have Been Read) list have had similar feelings and/or themes. And yet, each one is its own unique read. Heartbreak Hotel by Micol Arianna Beltramini and illustrator Agnese Innocente falls into this “alike but not alike” category. This coming of age story is similar to the stories The History of Everything: A Graphic Novel by Victoria Evans, Raging Clouds by Yudori, and The Flip Side by Jason Walz. Yet, it is also its own work and has its own […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Agnese Innocente, Death, emotions, friendship, grief, LGBTQ, Micol Arianna Beltramini, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:506 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Agnese Innocente, Death, emotions, friendship, grief, LGBTQ, Micol Arianna Beltramini, Social Themes ·
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Fish Fingers

Gyo by Junji Ito

November 15, 2025 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

Gyo follows the increasingly grotesque misfortunes of Tadashi, a young man enjoying a seaside getaway with his girlfriend at his uncle’s coastal home when an inexplicably foul smell begins to fill the air. This isn’t your standard low-tide whiff — it’s an invasive, putrid stench that sends his already-germaphobic girlfriend into a spiral. Soon after, accompanied by strange swooshing noises, Tadashi spots the first of what becomes a full-blown invasion: a dead fish scuttling across the land on mechanical metal legs. From there, the story […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Junji Ito

Caesar's Wife's CBR17 Review No:18 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Junji Ito ·
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Allegory of power

Pigeons!: A Fable For Our Times by Marc Chalvin

November 11, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If I have one complaint about Pigeons!: A Fable For Our Times by Marc Chalvin (due December 2025, read via an oline reader) is that the people who need to read this book, won’t. This is the commentary about what is happening today. It comes out and tells us how the Dictator will use anything he can to stay in power. It comes out and tells us there are well meaning people, but they are missing a few pieces of the puzzle. And those who […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Dystopian, elections, Marc Chalvin, Philosophy, politics, Satire

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:500 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Dystopian, elections, Marc Chalvin, Philosophy, politics, Satire ·
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