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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

July 11, 2019 by lowercasesee Leave a Comment

This had been on my list and then I saw that a number of Cannonballers had read it before me (namely, lumenatrix and scootsa1000) and then I SUPER wanted to read it. Other reviewers give it kind of a Bridget Jones-y feel but, never having read or watched those, I picked up on some similarities with, of all things, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. Mostly in its mental health angles, but you might see what I mean. Or I might be totally off base. I also […]

CBR11Bingo: True Story

Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro

July 11, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

In this memoir (True Story!), we meet author Dani Shapiro, who took a DNA test from a genealogy website — just for fun. But when the results came back, it shook her world. It turns out that her father was not her biological father. “After listening to my entire story, he quietly said: “You can say, “This is impossible, terrible.’ Or you can say, ‘This is beautiful, wonderful.’ You can imagine that you’re in exile. Or you can imagine that you have more than one […]

“Nothing was worse than someone wanting you to talk when the words you needed to say hadn’t even been invented yet.”

Far From the Tree by Benway, Robin

July 11, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

cbr11bingo – Award Winner! Grace’s steady life is shattered during her high school junior year when she becomes pregnant. Her previously reliable boyfriend dumps her and removes himself from any rights to the child, and her parents are on eggshells around her. She decides to give the baby up for adoption, which in some ways makes sense: she herself was adopted by her parents, and maybe her baby, who she nicknames Peach (the size the baby was when she realized she was pregnant), will be […]

CBR11Bingo: Far and Away

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

July 11, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

I have read a couple of Jane Harper’s novels (The Dry and Force of Nature, both of which I’d recommend) and what I love about them is the setting: her books take place in Australia (Far and Away!) but not in the cities — they’re set in tiny little towns in the Outback, a place so massive and wild and dangerous that it’s basically its own character. “Life out here is hard. We all try to get through the best way we can. But trust me, […]

Sand and Sea, and a Little Victorian Mystery

The Hotel Under the Sand by Kage Baker

July 11, 2019 by Ale Leave a Comment

There’s a huge bargain book shop not far from my house where my dad and I sometimes go to spend a Saturday morning thumbing through the racks. Books are literally stacked to the ceiling and there’s not much organization, but you can pick up hardbacks for $2.00, and it’s fun just to see what’s there. The Hotel Under the Sand had been tossed on a shelf amidst a bunch of nature books and non-fiction, but the title caught my eye. I’d never heard of Kage […]

Tan Rocks!

Naturally Tan by Tan France

July 11, 2019 by Classic 2 Comments

So I have to admit something. Out of all of the Queer Eye guys, I love Tan the best. I just love his accent, his hair, and his delight he gets in clothes and helping others look their best and be comfortable with their bodies. I always hated clothes shopping with my mother because she loved to just plop me in anything that was pink with ruffles. I was her only girl and I got it, but good grief when I see pictures of me […]

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