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It was a relief and a horror to be known so perfectly.

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

January 20, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I’m not sure if I can categorize this book as dark academia, but the characters and the story remind me so much of what I enjoyed about “If We Were Villains” and “The Secret History,” it is impossible for me not to draw parallels between them. All three stories are linked by a sudden and violent death, and how those left behind cope with their secrets. Paul is a seventeen-year-old who has recently graduated from high school. He lives with his mother and his two […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: 1970s, class divide, codependence, dark academia, Donna Tartt, emotional abuse, forbidden love, if we were villains, Jewish American, jewish culture, M.L. Rio, Manipulative behavior, Micah Nemerever, murder, Pittsburgh, queer author, queer romance, teen drama, the secret history, Toxic Romance, tragedy, Vietnam era

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: 1970s, class divide, codependence, dark academia, Donna Tartt, emotional abuse, forbidden love, if we were villains, Jewish American, jewish culture, M.L. Rio, Manipulative behavior, Micah Nemerever, murder, Pittsburgh, queer author, queer romance, teen drama, the secret history, Toxic Romance, tragedy, Vietnam era ·
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“What?” Noelle protested. “You’re still my person. And Miriam is your person, and now somehow I’m Cole’s person. We’re all just each other’s people.”

Season of Love by Helena Greer

December 11, 2022 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

Season of Love would not have made its way to my holiday season reading if not for emmalita’s lovely gifting of it to me, but it does check several boxes for my recent reading input: it is a queer romance which unpacks big emotions, specifically grief and trauma responses. Season of Love is also a very Jewish story told around several holidays, including Christmas. It also made Buzzfeed’s list of most anticipated LGBTQ romances of 2022 and the books I’ve read from that list (Love […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: excellent supporting cast, f/f romance, Helena Greer, holiday romance, jewish culture, sapphic romance, Season of Love, trauma

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:79 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: excellent supporting cast, f/f romance, Helena Greer, holiday romance, jewish culture, sapphic romance, Season of Love, trauma ·
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Where pastrami and hot dogs come from

Pastrami on Rye by Ted Merwin

August 18, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Bingo 18 (Award Winner) In 2015, Ted Merwin’s Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli won the National Jewish Book Award, which is presented by the Jewish Book Council. I neither knew that nor would have cared if I had known when I bought the book, but it’s rather convenient for a Bingo Square. Basically, this book is as the subtitle suggests a social and cultural history of the Jewish deli in the United States starting in 1880sish NYC through nearly the […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, food history, food writing, jewish culture, jewish food, pastrami on rye, ted merwin

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:67 · Genres: Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, food history, food writing, jewish culture, jewish food, pastrami on rye, ted merwin ·
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