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Due mid-April 2020 a new celebrity offering

Escape Goat by Ann Patchett

January 17, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Escape Goat has the pun/metaphor of being a goat that is blamed for all the bad things that happen (they are the Escape Goat) and they are an actual goat that is always escaping their pen. Ann Prachett’s latest picture book is one that deals with the story of telling the truth. It is not overly subtle but also does not come out and say, “You are lying. Tell the truth!” as the characters are being beaten over the head. Yet, it is said that […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, Farm Animals, Robin Preiss Glasser

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:18 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, Farm Animals, Robin Preiss Glasser ·
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Our childhood was a fire.

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

October 21, 2019 by Leedock Leave a Comment

Books that follow a set of characters over decades (in this case a span of 50-ish years) and allow the reader to watch lives unfold from childhood to adulthood are fascinating to me. I appreciate the time spent to grow with them and to see how and why they become who they are. Combine that with the succinct, marvelous, heart-wrenching prose that Patchett dishes out and I am invested. When Cyril Conroy purchases a mansion outside of Philadelphia as a surprise for his wife, Elna, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, cbr11, Fiction

Leedock's CBR11 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, cbr11, Fiction ·
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The stunning success of the house could be attributed to the architect…

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

October 4, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is the new Ann Patchett novel, and I have a variety different thoughts about it. For one, I think it’s good. Two, the audiobook is read by Tom Hanks, and while he doesn’t bring any expressly different kind of dimension to the novel, he’s obviously a comforting presence as a reader. Three, this novel is an interesting experiment in which a contemporary novel I am familiar with (Boomers writing about their post-war childhoods dealing with distant parents, divorce, Vietnam, and other aspects of a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, the dutch house

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:548 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, the dutch house ·
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And they won by a lambslilde!

Lambslide by Ann Patchett

May 8, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I tend to roll my eyes when here is a children’s book (or any book) by a famous adult author or person. You know that the book will either fly off the shelf or sit there because of who it is and not necessarily because it is a good or bad book. However, you pretty much know the outcome ahead of time: if you are in a liberal area you know Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Nation’s Capital will most likely not sell, but in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, Farm Animals, Robin Preiss Glasser

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:154 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, Farm Animals, Robin Preiss Glasser ·
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Hostages and Opera

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

February 16, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I picked up Bel Canto (2001) by Ann Patchett because it was chosen for my book club. And about a week after my book club met, I finally finished reading it. My tardiness in finishing should not reflect on this novel, which I found very interesting and read quickly. The problem was that I started reading the night before my book club met. An unnamed South American country (most likely Peru) is wooing Katsumi Hosokawa, a Japanese business mogul, to invest in their country. They throw a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: ann patchett, Sophia

Sophia's CBR11 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: ann patchett, Sophia ·
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CBR Bingo (7) Dream Vacation

November 1, 2018 by Caitlin_D 1 Comment

My husband is Brazilian; he was born in Sao Paulo but moved to Texas when he was a pre-schooler and became a US citizen years before we got married. I’ve always found it ironic that my soul mate was born thousands of miles away from me but the houses we grew up in are walking distance from one another. Despite our long relationship and the extensive family he still has living down there I’ve never been. There are a few reasons for this: it is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, cbr10bingo, state of wonder

Caitlin_D's CBR10 Review No:111 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, cbr10bingo, state of wonder ·
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