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“And so I made the decision to change. It might seem like change was impossible, given my nature and my age, but I understood exactly what there was to lose. It was chemistry all over again. The point wasn’t whether or not I liked it. The point was it had to be done.”

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

October 25, 2021 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In one word: Bummer Cannonball Read Bingo: People I haven’t read any Ann Patchett previously; I could have sworn that I read Bel Canto but Goodreads shows it is in my “to read,” and I consider it a better history-keeper than my memory. I’m a big sucker for a book with accolades, so the “Pultizer finalist” sticker on the cover had my heart. I picked it up as it was the monthly selection of my library book club. In my estimation, this is both a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ann patchett, cbrbingo13, family, historical fiction, pulitzer finalist, stepmother, the dutch house

cheerbrarian's CBR13 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ann patchett, cbrbingo13, family, historical fiction, pulitzer finalist, stepmother, the dutch house ·
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For the night is dark, and full of terrors

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

October 21, 2021 by Malin 1 Comment

4.5 stars CBR13 Bingo: Shelfie In five creepy stories ranging from the historical to more recent times, writer and artist Emily Carroll gives us her take on proper spine-tingling fairy tales. Accompanied by her absolutely beautiful art, the tales are all the more chilling because of the illustrations. This absolutely qualifies as a graphic novel, or probably more accurately a graphic short story (or fairy tale) anthology. Some of the stories are short, some are longer, all managed to truly unnerve me, while also entertaining […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense Tagged With: #fantasy, Anthology, cbr10bingo, CBR13, emily carroll, Fairy Tales, family, friendship, Graphic Novel, horror, Malin, mystery, shelfie, Through the Woods

Malin's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: #fantasy, Anthology, cbr10bingo, CBR13, emily carroll, Fairy Tales, family, friendship, Graphic Novel, horror, Malin, mystery, shelfie, Through the Woods ·
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When “Crank it up” doesn’t mean the music

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

October 20, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ellen Hopkins is a thoughtful and interesting writer. They have a style with their prose poetry that can be both a pull, drawing you into the story and be a bit confusing as they will shape poems to fit the mood of the theme and/or point of the poem itself. The mayhem of the life, feeling or event Hopkins wants to show you is not easy, yet Hopkins handles it with a respect to the reader and subject. Crank could have had more to it, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: addicts, Crank!, drug addition, Ellen Hopkins, family, meth, triggers

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:355 · Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: addicts, Crank!, drug addition, Ellen Hopkins, family, meth, triggers ·
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A monumental achievement that mostly worked like I thought it would

Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

October 15, 2021 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

I was shocked to see that this book had only been reviewed one time for Cannonball Read. My cultural frame of reference for this show is that it came out before my time, was one of the biggest shows in the history of television. The show premiered in January of 1977 and Part I garnered a 40.5 share. The show was aired over the course of a single week because CBS was afraid it was going to be a bust, and preferred one bad week […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: Africa, Alex Haley, antebellum, civil rights, civil war, controversy, family, Roots, Slavery

ingres77's CBR13 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: Africa, Alex Haley, antebellum, civil rights, civil war, controversy, family, Roots, Slavery ·
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You don’t need a little orange book to be prepared for this book

Worst-Case Collin by Rebecca Caprara

October 13, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The prose poetry allows Worst-Case Collin by Rebecca Caprara to be a quick read, but without sacrificing the story. In the tone and style of Love that Dog and Hate that Cat, Caprara created a book that is both familiar in the subjects presented (growing up, bullies, the loss of a parent, friendship, mental health issues) and different (the father’s particular mental health issues). While I felt the ending was a bit forced, it also was the only way to do it. The realism of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: bullies, Death, family, friendship, Mental Health, parents, Rebecca Caprara, school

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:351 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: bullies, Death, family, friendship, Mental Health, parents, Rebecca Caprara, school ·
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Sequel as good as the first if not better

Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?! (A Graphic Novel) by Sophie Escabasse

October 13, 2021 by BlackRaven 4 Comments

Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?! (A Graphic Novel) by Sophie Escabasse is the sequel to the Witches of Brooklyn Volume one. This is a delightful little story that flows well. For the adult reader, it is easy and will take no time to read. Yet, the ages 8 to 13 will be the perfect group to savor every piece. This story is a familiar one about friends and envy, but with the addition of fun, kooky aunts, their equally fun, kooky friends, an oddball pet, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: family, friendship, magic, Social Themes, Sophie Escabasse

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:350 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: family, friendship, magic, Social Themes, Sophie Escabasse ·
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