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One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus

November 8, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

CBR 16 Bingo – Part 2: The second instalment in the series. Since Simon died, there have been many gossip blogs trying to copy his, but none as interesting as this new one, which, instead of being a blog, it’s a game of truth or dare. The first target learns that if you refuse to play it is an automatic truth, and chaos ensues from there. People are making their choices, and one, eventually, results in death, causing a new mystery at Bayview High. Personally, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr16bingo, karen m mcmanus

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: cbr16bingo, karen m mcmanus ·
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Just one more chapter… and then its been 2 hours

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

November 8, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

CBR 16 Bingo – Part 1: The first book in what I originally thought was a duology but actually isn’t. It’s still the 1st part, even if it isn’t out of 2 parts. You know a book has my interest if the description on Goodreads starts with “Pay close attention and you might solve this.” It tells the story of 5 kids all stuck in detention. However, only 4 make it out of the classroom alive. The police believe the death wasn’t an accident. Yet, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr16bingo, karen m mcmanus

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: cbr16bingo, karen m mcmanus ·
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Great for sports fans and non-sports-fans alike (bingo)

The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown, Gregory Mone (adaptor)

November 8, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

CBR 16 Bingo – Rings: Olympics “He saw the power of trust, the strength of the affection that sometimes grew between a pair of young men. Or among a boatload of them striving honestly to do their best.” My family has a history of rowing. Both my parents participated in the sport, and now they indoctrinated me and my brother with it as well. Because of this, my interpretation of this book might be different than someone who read it without understanding the sport, since […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr16bingo, daniel james brown, Daniel James Brown, Gregory Mone (adaptor), gregory mone

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:30 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: cbr16bingo, daniel james brown, Daniel James Brown, Gregory Mone (adaptor), gregory mone ·
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Rage against the dying of the light

Men Have Called Her Crazy (2024) by Anna Marie Tendler

November 8, 2024 by drmllz Leave a Comment

Bingo square rage. I think this completes my bingo row, along with fanfic, fiasco, earth day, golden Content note for the book: suicidal ideation, eating disorders, self harm, mental health “Now I’m furious, so angry my whole body feels hot, and I can tell I’m about to cry.” (p. 211) I’m (still) a fan of Tendler’s ex-husband–and I love that this isn’t about him. Well, it’s about him in the sense that he’s the ‘unfaithful husband’ of the narrative, presumably, the shadow that lurks behind […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, Anna Marie Tendler, cbr16 bingo Rage, cbr16bingo, drmllz, fuck the patriarchy, life writing, Mental Health, patriarchy, Relationships, women's writing

drmllz's CBR16 Review No:13 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, Anna Marie Tendler, cbr16 bingo Rage, cbr16bingo, drmllz, fuck the patriarchy, life writing, Mental Health, patriarchy, Relationships, women's writing ·
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“What would happen if we spoke the truth?”

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

November 8, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

CBR 16 Bingo – Pride: LGBTQ+ author “I’d been upstaged, demoted from protagonist in my own drama to comic relief in my parents’ tragedy” I read this book for my book club in June, for pride month, since we try to plan our books in acordance to the different heritage months. We also try to have diversity in the types of books we choose, and we hadn’t had a graphic novel yet this year, so we ended up settling on Fun Home as our book. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Alison Bechdel, cbr16bingo

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:29 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Alison Bechdel, cbr16bingo ·
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I don’t know what to say, except that you need to read this book

Scythe by Neal Shushterman

November 8, 2024 by Bibliophile Leave a Comment

CBR 16 Bingo – Tech: Set in the future where they have a lot of new and interesting tech. “My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.” My brother recommended that I read this book and given that […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr16bingo, Neal Shushterman, Neal Shusterman

Bibliophile's CBR16 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr16bingo, Neal Shushterman, Neal Shusterman ·
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