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1930s Cinema History

Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema; 1930-1934 by Thomas Doherty

September 28, 2025 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Are you looking for a primer on how the enforcement of what became known as the Hayes Code on the movie business in the 1930s impacted what came before and after 1934? I might have the book for you. In 1999 Thomas Doherty published what might be considered the go to book on early 1930s Hollywood, deep diving the various social forces at work and how they effected the creative output of the artists (and businesspeople) in Hollywood.   The Code was adopted in 1930 but was without any enforcement measures. By 1934, however, the enforcement was […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: arts, cbr17bingo, cinema history, classic hollywood, moral panic, read harder challenge, Thomas Doherty

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:40 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: arts, cbr17bingo, cinema history, classic hollywood, moral panic, read harder challenge, Thomas Doherty ·
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World of Marcus Pfister

My Friend the Paintbrush: The Colorful World of Marcus Pfister by Marcus Pfister

July 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo Arts (paintbrushes and an artist are the theme) When I saw the title (via an online reader copy) My Friend the Paintbrush: The Colorful World of Marcus Pfister by Marcus Pfister and translated by David Henry Wilson, I figured it might be cute, but not overwhelmingly WOW. I did see it was due at the end of March/early April 2026 but still thought I’d read it “now” instead of putting it on my TBR list. And I am glad I did. While it might […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: arts, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo Arts, David Henry Wilson, Marcus Pfister, paintbrush, painting

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:342 · Genres: Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: arts, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo Arts, David Henry Wilson, Marcus Pfister, paintbrush, painting ·
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Be Takei and you know, do stuff!

It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger

July 28, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Cbr17bingo White  It Rhymes With Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger took me over a week to read. This is not because it was a bad graphic novel, but for three main reasons. First, it is actually on the longer side. Second, because it has heavy subjects it deals with. And finally, the pages can be a bit crowded, making images and text blur together and/or making it hard to follow at times, so I just took my time with […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: activists, actor, arts, Asian-American, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo White, george takei, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, japanese, Justin Eisinger, LGBTQ, Social Themes, Steven Scott

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:334 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: activists, actor, arts, Asian-American, cbr17bingo, Cbr17bingo White, george takei, George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, japanese, Justin Eisinger, LGBTQ, Social Themes, Steven Scott ·
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The grandfather, the boy, the guitar and the song

The One About the Blackbird by Melanie Florence

June 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Bring the tissues when you read The One About the Blackbird by Melanie Florence and illustrator Matt James (read via an online reader copy, due later October 2025). This is a bittersweet story of the love of a grandson and grandfather and how the tables turn as time goes by, but music always pulls them together. The story is about how a young boy is always surrounded by music. One night he tells his grandfather he, too, wants to make music like his favorite song […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History Tagged With: arts, Diseases, family, grandfathers, grandsons, Illness, Matt James, Melanie Florence, multigeneration, music, Performing Arts

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:306 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History · Tags: arts, Diseases, family, grandfathers, grandsons, Illness, Matt James, Melanie Florence, multigeneration, music, Performing Arts ·
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Out of step in dance, love and friendship

Leap by Simina Popescu

May 12, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

One of my flaws is that I collect links to reader copies, then forget to read them. I have had one of those links for so long I had forgotten that I not only had it, but all about the book, Leap by Simina Popescu. But once I found this graphic novel, I wasn’t sure I wanted to read it. Dancers? Ballet? Another LGBTQ story? Not that I have anything against any of those subjects or themes, but dancing and ballet are not usually my […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: arts, ballet, body image, Bucharest, coming-of-age, dance school, Dancers, dancing, friendship, LGBTQ, modern dance, roommates, school, self-esteem, Simina Popescu

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:257 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: arts, ballet, body image, Bucharest, coming-of-age, dance school, Dancers, dancing, friendship, LGBTQ, modern dance, roommates, school, self-esteem, Simina Popescu ·
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The food she ate, the wine she drunk, and the sexy times in between

An Age of License: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley

September 24, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

If I had An Age of License: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley before her others, I don’t think I would have liked her writing as much as I do. Usually her work has a humorous edge to things, even when it is the serious story of dating, getting married or having a baby. Her semi-autobiographical books (the younger readers) also are lighter and great in color and details but are not overwhelming. With her travelogue graphic novel we are given a journal/diary of a few […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: arts, coming-of-age, europe, family, Lucy Knisley, Social Themes, travel, trips, women

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:461 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: arts, coming-of-age, europe, family, Lucy Knisley, Social Themes, travel, trips, women ·
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