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She’s Not There

You Have a Friend in 10A by Maggie Shipstead

August 1, 2022 by MG Dietzel 1 Comment

Bingo square – REC’D – I would recommend this book For some reason when I think of Maggie Shipstead’s short story collection You Have a Friend in 10A I think of the Zombies’ song, “She’s Not There”. Well, no one told me about her, the way she lied Well, no one told me about her, how many people cried But it’s too late to say you’re sorry How would I know, why should I care? Please don’t bother tryin’ to find her She’s not there […]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Maggie Shipstead, short stories

MG Dietzel's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Short Stories · Tags: cbr14bingo, Maggie Shipstead, short stories ·
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Alas, even an exploding whale couldn’t save this one.

April 12, 2015 by scootsa1000 10 Comments

Here is a brief list of things that I enjoy more than I enjoyed this book: Getting my teeth cleaned. A colonoscopy. Going to the grocery store. Making three interesting & healthy bag lunches every day for my kids. Helping with math homework. Doing laundry. Driving on the beltway. Shoveling snow. Dusting. Vacuuming my car. Cleaning up confetti. Eating radishes. Here’s a list of what I did like about this book: Exploding whales. I did not like this book. I got it from some sort […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR7, Maggie Shipstead, Scootsa1000, Seating Arrangements

scootsa1000's CBR7 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR7, Maggie Shipstead, Scootsa1000, Seating Arrangements ·
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