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An addition to the Question of Who Wrote Shakespeare

Seven Shakespeare by Harold Sakuishi

August 24, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 20 (History/Schmistory) This is actually a review of 9 books, sort of. Seven Shakespeares turned out to be a lot more interesting than I thought. The premise sounded simple: a re-imagined version of how William Shakespeare become the household name that he has been since about 1600. I was pretty impressed by the degree of historical accuracy in the world, in that a lot of real Londoners involved in the theatre scene appear, as do a lot of real elements of Renaissance London beyond […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History Tagged With: cbr11bingo, elizabethan theatre, Graphic Novel, Harold Sakuishi, historical fiction, renaissance england, seven shakespeares, Shakespeare

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:69 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History · Tags: cbr11bingo, elizabethan theatre, Graphic Novel, Harold Sakuishi, historical fiction, renaissance england, seven shakespeares, Shakespeare ·
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Holmes is an Avocado

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis HIll

August 24, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 19 (Cannonballer Says) On 8/7/19, Cannonballer Leedock posted a review for The Affair of the Mysterious Letter. It sounded interesting and got a 5-star review, so I tracked it down. It is most definitely a Sherlock Holmes inspired book, but also very much its own thing. Everything is told by an older John, looking back on his past. The basic gist of the beginning of the mystery is similar to Holmes, with a medical type (alchemist) who has had to leave the Army (Company […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, Alexis Hall, cbr11bingo, LGBTQ, sherlock holmes inspired, the affair of the mysterious letter

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:68 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, Alexis Hall, cbr11bingo, LGBTQ, sherlock holmes inspired, the affair of the mysterious letter ·
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Not Just Problems, But Solutions.

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

August 24, 2019 by blauracke Leave a Comment

This has been on my radar since I first read ASKReviews’ great review in the best/worst of CBR10 post. Now that I have finally read it, I can say that I should have done that sooner. I don’t know that any book examines racism and its facets as clearly and concisely as this one does it, while also effortlessly uncovering one’s own biases and prejudices. First of all, the author discusses the definition of racism that should be used, and it is one of institutional […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anti-Racism, CannonballerSays, cbr11bingo, Ijeoma Oluo

blauracke's CBR11 Review No:42 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Anti-Racism, CannonballerSays, cbr11bingo, Ijeoma Oluo ·
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Over the edge for yonks (in the best possible way)

The Complete Far Side by Gary Larson

August 23, 2019 by Wanderlustful Leave a Comment

I’m about to date myself with some very specific references: when I was a kid, my parents clipped their favourite Far Side cartoons out of the Sunday newspaper and scotch-taped them to the wall next to the rotary phone.  Because my Dad is a farmer of mostly cattle, he shared Gary Larson’s love of all things bovine, so there was no shortage of Far Sides to ponder while tethered to the phone line.  I recently happened on the complete three volume Far Side set in […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Comics, Far Side, Gary Larson, illustrated, The Complete Far Side

Wanderlustful's CBR11 Review No:38 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr11bingo, Comics, Far Side, Gary Larson, illustrated, The Complete Far Side ·
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Listening with your eyes

Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners by Naomi Shihab Nye

August 23, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #ILoveThis I am not sure if this is a good thing or not, but I read about half way through Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners by  Naomi Shihab Nye before I realized I thought I had read it before. This is due to one poem being fairly unforgettable in subject. (However, had you asked me the title I could not have told you). This poem was about Nye visiting Jack Kerouac’s wife, in their home, and how it seems real life was as […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Naomi Shihab Nye

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:331 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: cbr11bingo, Naomi Shihab Nye ·
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Post-Apocalyptic, but also Pre-Apocalyptic

Severance by Ling Ma

August 22, 2019 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

BINGO: Own Voices Best for: Those who enjoy novels that move around in time. Those who liked Station Eleven. In a nutshell: The fever has taken over the world. Candace has survived it, and is now traveling with other survivors. Through chapters alternating in the past and present, we learn what Candace’s life (and the life of her immigrant parents) was like, and is like now. Worth quoting: “It made me wistful for the illusion of New York more than for its actuality, after having […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, Ling Ma

ASKReviews's CBR11 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, Ling Ma ·
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