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August 26, 2015 by bonnie 1 Comment

I grew up reading Sherlock Holmes adventure stories. I immersed myself in the short stories and novels alike, and I delighted in the adaptations, particularly the episode of Wishbone that adapted The Hound of the Baskervilles (to date, my favorite Holmes novel). So I am always curious/suspicious when someone not-the-author writes a spinoff or adaptation of a popular and beloved author’s work (see: admirers or sycophants of Jane Austen). But when my friend K offered to lend her copy of Anthony Horowitz’s take, The House […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Anthony Horowitz, bonnie, Sherlock Holmes

bonnie's CBR7 Review No:169 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Anthony Horowitz, bonnie, Sherlock Holmes ·
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Eh.

August 24, 2015 by bonnie 1 Comment

Oh, sweet mercy. What am I supposed to say about this book? My sister and my friend F both read it last year or so. My sister LOVED it, and F was “meh” on it. Basically, I’ve heard you either love it or hate. And spoiler alert: I did not love it. I felt like there two different novels jammed into one. Theo Decker goes to the art museum with his mother, when an explosion kills her but leaves him miraculously alive. While trying to […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, Donna Tartt

bonnie's CBR7 Review No:168 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bonnie, Donna Tartt ·
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A love letter to books and readers

August 24, 2015 by bonnie 1 Comment

My brother’s English major cohort read 84, Charing Cross Road for their book club last fall, and I was intrigued. I’m always interested in what other book clubs are doing, and I often will read what other people read, because I’m one of those highly social people who is all about talking about books with other people who like books. Cannonball Read is my kind of hangout (although the Extrovert in me would *love* an in-person meet). But back to 84, Charing Cross Road. Helene […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, helene hanff

bonnie's CBR7 Review No:167 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: bonnie, helene hanff ·
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Saga! Saga! Saga! Saga!

August 24, 2015 by bonnie Leave a Comment

Oh, now I’m sad. I’ve read all my Saga and now I have to wait until September. Like the rest of everybody. That’s the problem with really loving something in the moment—you catch up and you can’t binge read/watch it. Blargh. Volume 4 takes place a few years after the events of the third. By now, Hazel is an adorable toddler, though her narrative voice is still that of a much older individual. Both Alana and Marko are trying to figure out how to make […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Graphic Novel, Saga

bonnie's CBR7 Review No:166 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: bonnie, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Graphic Novel, Saga ·
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SAGA x3!!!

August 24, 2015 by bonnie Leave a Comment

I can’t imagine how torturous it must have been to read Saga as the issues and volumes were released. Volume 2 ended on a cliffhanger (I won’t say what it was, obviously), so I was very grateful to have Volumes 1-4 on my hands right away. You’ll want to read Volume 3 quickly after Volume 2, that’s all I’m saying. Again, in her irreverent style, Hazel narrates the text. But this time, the narration goes back and forth in time a little bit. Here, I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Graphic Novel, Saga

bonnie's CBR7 Review No:165 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: bonnie, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Graphic Novel, Saga ·
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MOAR SAGA

August 24, 2015 by bonnie Leave a Comment

So, I definitely polished off the published volumes of Saga way too quickly. How could I help it? I’ve never read anything quite so compulsively readable and addicting! I think just about every graphic novel I read from here on out is going to be hampered by unfair comparisons to Saga. It’s pretty much the most perfect space opera I’ve ever read: adventure, gory action, romance, and deliciously dark humor. Side note: it’s going to be difficult to say a whole lot about Saga that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Graphic Novel, Saga

bonnie's CBR7 Review No:164 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: bonnie, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Graphic Novel, Saga ·
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