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The sword fighting is more interesting than the romance but not the point

Fence: Disarmed by Sarah Rees Brennan

October 10, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 20: Star I think I mostly like the comics better; the novels for Fence, including Fence: Disarmed, get too wrapped up in the personal drama. At least Fence: Disarmed fits the star square; part of the premise of the whole series is that Nicholas, the new(est) kid at King’s Row boarding school, wants to become a star fencer to impress his supposed father Robert Coste who is a major figure in the sport. Part of the problem though is that Robert may have no […]

Moneyball

The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg

October 2, 2022 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Like many Americans, I have become increasingly interested in the English Premier League over the last few years. I find myself drawn to the history of the game and the passion of its fans. The concept of relegation and promotion, completely unthinkable in American pro sports, are irresistible and imbue every game with high stakes. There is also the fact that I just like having live sports on TV (or Peacock, grumble grumble) on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Watching the games you get some sense […]

The Best is Back

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

October 1, 2022 by Jake 2 Comments

Read this as part of CBR14bingo: question. I wanted to know who Carrie Soto is and what she is coming back from. Later, I wanted another question answered… I was at a bookstore about a month ago when I heard two people gabbing about Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new book, Carrie Soto Is Back. One began with, “I just finished the book…” and instead of the platitudes I expected, she continued “and I hated it. The lead character was terrible there was nothing else to go on after […]

The Complicated Splinter

The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams by Ben Bradlee, Jr.

October 1, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR14Bingo: star. Ted Williams was one of the biggest stars in baseball history and this biography is worthy of him. When I read Leigh Montville’s Ted Williams: The Biography of An American Hero about ten years ago, I figured that would be the end of my journey with the life of the Splendid Splinter. I liked reading about Williams, I find him interesting, but I didn’t need more than one 500+ page work on his life. When Ben Bradlee, Jr. dropped this 775 page tome […]

Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) ROBIN!

Batman and Robin and Howard by Jeffrey Brown

September 28, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One reviewer from Goodreads said Batman and Robin and Howard was (to be more polite) less than intelligent, and while I will not disagree, I think they missed the point. This is an over the top, fun, story about being the new kid vs. the before kid at school. The story of two people who do not click and make assumptions about each other. It is a goofy way to help kids try and see both sides of the cape. While the adult doofus Batman […]

I Swear the Fact That This Book Uses Photograph by Nickleback as an Emotional Beat is Good, Actually

The Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose

September 23, 2022 by Abi 3 Comments

So funny thing about me is that I’m Scottish, kinda. I’m like, the right amount of kinda Scottish to vibe with the way in which this book is kinda Scottish. It’s set in Ottawa. I live in London. Moira Murray (a name so Scottish my parents are wishing I’d changed mine to something similar instead of making it so that my Scottishness is no longer the first thing that anyone immediately knows about me) and Kenzie Andrianakis (closer to my current level of Scot) are […]

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