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Obscure Sex Fantasies Don’t Have to Make Sense

Reckless Heir by Jenika Snow

September 17, 2023 by Sarah 6 Comments

Listen, is this book good? No. Not really. It’s got a weird obsession with a particularly Victorian idea of virginity, and only the loosest possible concept of the physical logistics of real human sex. It’s distracting. These people need, like, so much sex ed. And also probably to see several doctors. And then to hire somebody to come and clean ALL of their furniture. But is this book compelling? Yeah, actually. Like, I get it. Until somewhat recently, I really didn’t see the appeal of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15 bingo, erotica, Fiction, Jenika Snow, Romance

Sarah's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR15, cbr15 bingo, erotica, Fiction, Jenika Snow, Romance ·
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Connecting stories and people through music

Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro

September 17, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR15 BINGO: On the Air, because these are all stories about music BINGO: Sex, On the Air, Nostalgia, Picture This, Europe Music has always been a complete mystery to me. I was born with zero musical talent, and the idea of creating a new tune out of nothing is so incomprehensible to me, it’s nothing short of magic. I’ll never be someone who can analyze music or discuss musical theory, yet I often find myself in awe when a song or a chord evokes ecstasy, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Kazuo Ishiguro, KimMiE", music, short stories

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Kazuo Ishiguro, KimMiE", music, short stories ·
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And now I’ll be humming “Brazil” for the rest of the day

Dom Casmurro by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

September 17, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR15 BINGO: South America, because Machado de Assis is one of Brazil’s most famous and beloved writers Note: The version I read is a translation by Margaret Jill Costa and Robin Patterson, published in 2023. Note #2: Shout out to my husband, Peter, for recommending this author to me! One of the best things about CBR BINGO is that it prompts me to read books that might otherwise languish on my TBR, such as Dom Casmurro, by Joaquin Maria Machado de Assis. Checking back on […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, KimMiE", South American literature

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:21 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, KimMiE", South American literature ·
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Adventure! True love! Sex with monkeys!

Candide by Voltaire

September 16, 2023 by KimMiE" 2 Comments

CBR15 BINGO: Europe, because Voltaire, he is very French It’s been so long since I read Candide that I can’t remember whether I was in high school or college at the time, yet the refrain, “Everything is for the best in the best of all possible worlds” has been stuck in my head like a 1980s Mountain Dew commercial. So when I was looking for a good candidate for the Europe BINGO category, I thought, “Why not revisit Voltaire?” To sum up Candide, a young […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, classics, French fiction, KimMiE", Satire, Voltaire

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, classics, French fiction, KimMiE", Satire, Voltaire ·
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“A woman’s life is endless work and suffering.”

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

September 16, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR15 BINGO: Asia & Oceania, because it focuses on characters in Korea and Japan Pachinko is the saga of a Korean family that spans 79 years, beginning in Korea in 1910 and ending in Japan in 1989. Being a weighty tome covering five generations, it’s hard to summarize the plot, though the main story begins with Sunja, the only surviving child of a struggling Korean couple who run a boarding house in Busan, Korea. Sunja’s father, Hoonie, has a cleft palate and a crooked leg, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: asian american author, Asian culture, CBR15, cbr15bingo, historical fiction, KimMiE", Min Jin Lee

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: asian american author, Asian culture, CBR15, cbr15bingo, historical fiction, KimMiE", Min Jin Lee ·
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A phone displaying the audiobook, "Melissa" written by Alex Gino next to a partially complete book bingo card.

To help create a more empathetic society, this should be mandatory reading for middle grade readers (and everyone else, honestly)

Melissa by Alex Gino

September 14, 2023 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

CBR15 Bingo: Bodies, Bodies – When Melissa was born everyone assumed she was a boy because of her body. Melissa is a girl but no one else knows she is, as it was assumed at birth she was a boy.  As a result, she was given the name of George.  Melissa is her secret name, admitted only to herself.  We are introduced to Melissa while her 4th grade classroom is reading Charlotte’s Web.  Melissa is moved to tears when Charlotte dies and the boys in […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Alex Gino, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, LGBTQ, middle grade, non-binary author, transgender

Dome'Loki's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Alex Gino, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Children's, Dome'Loki, Fiction, LGBTQ, middle grade, non-binary author, transgender ·
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