This is for my backlog CBR square because I bought it at the same time as my white whale about three years ago, and despite being a tenth of the size it took me about as long to finish. This was such a letdown; this book was booooooring. I really wanted a fun book with an “Ask a Manager” vibe, as I enjoy true life tales of mundane absurdity from the hoi polloi. A few contributors have since gone on to bigger things, there are […]
Wizard! You shall not pass!
This one is my listicle space for CBR bingo; I’m counting my last review of the short story collection The Time Traveler’s Almanac a list of authors to read into further because I love sci-fi but MAN am I picky about sci-fi and fantasy, and DAMN did I love that collection. Ursula K LeGuin has been on my to-read list for a while, (not to mention a ton of women in sci-if lists) and I really enjoyed her contribution to the almanac even if it […]
Emma Thompson is a goddess and should always be treated as such. Oh, and BINGO.
I’ve read Emma a few times before, and have read several re-imaginings and retellings as well. I’ve seen at least four adaptations (Mark Strong as Mr. Knightley…Jonny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightely…the web series made by the folks who did The Lizzie Bennett Diaries…and of course, the GOOP version), and always thought I preferred the movie to the book. I mean, come on. Jeremy Northam gave so much beautiful side-eye to Goop in that movie. And then, low and behold, Audible gifted me with the Emma […]
From multiple attempts, I stab at thee!
This is my CBR White Whale for two reasons. One: I don’t remember when I bought this book, but I’m certain I wasn’t pregnant and the kid is one and a half, so it’s been a minute; two: this beast is nearly 1000 pages. I’m a sucker for cheap books and this was dozens of short stories about time travel – my favorite sci-fi variation – for 2.50 at a local bookstore. I had to buy it, especially because the authors included in this short […]
Award Winner #cbr10bingo
#cbr10bingo Award Winner Heaney’s Beowulf won the Whitbread Award Beowulf is a classic epic poem that many students read in high school or college. Featuring brave warriors, terrifying monsters, good leaders and bad, Beowulf has been translated by many different scholars and has even been put into graphic novel form. This review will focus on the widely praised translation by Irish poet Seamus Heaney, which won the Whitbread Award. Beowulf is set about 1000 years ago in Denmark and Sweden. This is a feudal world, […]
Well, I got my center square
Well, that was a book. I really wanted to like this. I like Craig Ferguson, even if for some damn reason my addled brain kept getting confused and thinking “this doesn’t read like it was written by Stephen Fry” when they’re really not terribly alike. I guess European men who vaguely remind me of my erudite and shameless father all just get lumped into one, so pay attention if I review anything by John Cleese to make sure it’s him, I guess. I bought this […]
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