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What, no mention of his bodkin?

November 15, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

Neil Gaiman writing about Norse mythology?  No way, not him.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, fantasy, Fiction, Neil Gaiman, Odd and the Frost Giants, Robyn Robotron

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, fantasy, Fiction, Neil Gaiman, Odd and the Frost Giants, Robyn Robotron ·
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Reese Witherspoon is a good actor.

November 15, 2014 by Robyn Robotron 2 Comments

As an extra for the movie version of this book, I was in a scene in a post office where Strayed had been expecting a package and it wasn’t there.  My off camera position to wait for the next take happened to be exactly where Witherspoon walked to when she made her exit.  She seemed so angry, it was frightening to have her coming right towards me.  She knows what she’s doing, that’s for sure.

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Cheryl Strayed, non fiction, Robyn Robotron, wild, Wild:From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:26 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Cheryl Strayed, non fiction, Robyn Robotron, wild, Wild:From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail ·
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Feminism ruins everything, but not in the way you might think.

November 15, 2014 by Robyn Robotron 1 Comment

You know how when you’re young and you don’t realize how problematic some things are, but then you learn better and cringe when you reread a comic you once thought was super awesome?  It’s like that.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Animal Man, Animal Man: Flesh and Blood, Comics, fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Jamie Delano, Robyn Robotron

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Animal Man, Animal Man: Flesh and Blood, Comics, fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Jamie Delano, Robyn Robotron ·
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“Because ‘You’re perfect just the way you are,’ is what your guidance counselor says. And she’s an alcoholic.”

November 14, 2014 by scootsa1000 3 Comments

Last year, my book club read The Diviners by Libba Bray. I really enjoyed the fun, 1920′s vibe and the contrasting darkness of the horror in the story. I made a mental note to look for other books by Bray, and finally got around to picking one up. And Beauty Queens couldn’t be more different from The Diviners if it tried. This book made me laugh. A lot. Beauty Queens is the satiric story of a plane filled with teen beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Beauty Queens, Libba Bray, Scootsa1000

scootsa1000's CBR6 Review No:50 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Beauty Queens, Libba Bray, Scootsa1000 ·
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Only love pads the film.

November 13, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

Or more accurately, only children’s books pad the race (but if you get my reference, you get a metaphorical cookie).  I really want to make it to 52 reviews, but being only around halfway with less than 2 months left, I’ve had to resort to drastic measures.  Not to fear, however, I did include a review of a great up-and-coming artist’s book that isn’t available on Amazon (this time, I don’t have any more obscure friend’s books waiting in the hopper for any future kids’ […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Kids books, Little Golden Book, Michael Horwitz, My Boyfriend Walt Whitman, Rev. W. Awdry, Thomas and Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Kids books, Little Golden Book, Michael Horwitz, My Boyfriend Walt Whitman, Rev. W. Awdry, Thomas and Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine ·
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All is forgiven.

November 13, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

It’s the return of Hope for Fables fans, literally and figuratively.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Bill Willingham, Comics, Fables, Fables: Camelot, fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Robyn Robotron

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Bill Willingham, Comics, Fables, Fables: Camelot, fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Robyn Robotron ·
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