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Life: it’s not nothing

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: A Novel by Shehan Karunatilaka

November 21, 2022 by ElCicco 1 Comment

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is the winner of this year’s Booker Prize. Set in 1980s Sri Lanka, the action takes place amidst the violence of Tamils versus Sinhalese versus Indians, not to mention a variety of outside groups and organizations connected to them. The main character is a photographer and gambler, the gay son of Burgher/Tamil mother and Sinhalese father. Maali Almeida says he is not on any side partaking in the violence in Sri Lanka, that his goal is to take the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida ·
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A sweet, short read.

The Library by Bella Osborne

November 13, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a nice read. A bit misleading of a title—it’s less about the library than you’d think—but nice. As with many three-and-a-half-star books for me that are just good reads—nothing out of the ordinary or particularly noteworthy, but nothing worth criticizing either—it’s pretty hard to drum up a review. Especially since I have forgotten all the characters’ names and just had to look them all up. Through a series of charmingly contrived circumstances, sixteen-year old Tom and seventy-two year old Maggie become friends through […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bella Osborne, British, contemporary fiction, Fiction, narfna, The Library

narfna's CBR14 Review No:185 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bella Osborne, British, contemporary fiction, Fiction, narfna, The Library ·
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Arthurian Legend, Feminist Perspective

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian

November 11, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of re-imagined classics: Achilles, Circe, the Trojan women — I love a take on a well known tale from a marginalized perspective. Of course, all of those that I mentioned are Greek myths, with which I have quite a bit of familiarity. On a recent trip to the bookstore I found Half Sick of Shadows, which really piqued my interest — the story of King Arthur and Camelot from the perspective of Elaine Astolat, Lady of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Arthurian legend, Camelot, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Half Sick of Shadows, Laura Sebastian

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Arthurian legend, Camelot, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Half Sick of Shadows, Laura Sebastian ·
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That’s not sparkle. It’s rage-glitter.

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss

November 6, 2022 by Leedock 3 Comments

CBR14 BINGO: Holiday square (BINGO! Cold to Holiday BINGO! Gaslight to Elephant. BLACKOUT!!!) (Christmas romance is about as holiday as you can get, I think, and a great way to hit the bingo blackout.) I love holiday romance movies. All of them. I can snort-laugh while I wrap presents when half watching the really terrible ones. I can snuggle up on the couch under my twinkle lights and fall right into the good ones. I can hunt down and bookmark the 10 or so that I have to watch every […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, christmas, Fiction, Jenny Bayliss, Romance

Leedock's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, christmas, Fiction, Jenny Bayliss, Romance ·
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A little town in a big forest.

The Winners by Fredrik Backman

November 6, 2022 by Leedock Leave a Comment

CBR14BINGO: Cold square (BINGO! Snake to Bodies) (Takes place in Sweden. Lots of ice talk.) When a book moves you like this one, the review is so hard to write. I’m afraid that I’m gonna end up with at least 250 words that amount to “GAH! This book!” I know this because that’s what I kept saying out loud as I read it. I had to put the book down and wipe my eyes when my tears made it too blurry to read. Many, many times. I […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Beartown Trilogy, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Fiction, Fredrik Backman

Leedock's CBR14 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Beartown Trilogy, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Fiction, Fredrik Backman ·
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We were kindred in this respect, closer than sisters, and irrevocably estranged at the same time.

Circling the Sun by Paula McClain

November 6, 2022 by Leedock Leave a Comment

CBR14BINGO: Hot square (BINGO! Cozy to Question) (Takes place in Africa, so a hot place. Sun in the title. Sun is hot, no?) Consulted my ridiculously hefty “to read” list in Goodreads until I found a title with something hot about it. Landed on his dazzling little number and was not disappointed. I have never read or seen Out of Africa which is something that I will need to remedy since I have now been introduced to some of the players in that world. Karen Blixen, the author of that […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Fiction, historical fiction, Paula McClain

Leedock's CBR14 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Fiction, historical fiction, Paula McClain ·
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