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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer

January 26, 2019 by yesknopemaybe 10 Comments

Normally I wouldn’t review a book I’d only read 22% of, but when that 22% is the size of a normal book, I feel pretty comfortable counting it. Also, nothing better than getting to pick out fuck off gifs for a book you hated, so there’s that I guess. I was so jazzed to tackle this behemoth as one of my first books in 2019. I’ve heard so many people talk about how this is the place to start with World War 2 history and […]

The More Things Change & The Weird Wild West

How to Suppress Women's Writing by Joanna Russ

Silver on the Road by Laura Anne Gilman

January 22, 2019 by sistercoyote Leave a Comment

The last two-book review I wrote was compare and contrast, because the material in each book related to the other book. This time, not so much: one is non-fiction, and one is fiction, and without performing some mental calisthenics at a level I’m not willing to do right now I don’t think I could write a unified review.

Why is this shit still happening all these years later?

Columbine by Dave Cullen

January 20, 2019 by yesknopemaybe Leave a Comment

I’ve been meaning to read this book for forever, but finally I felt like I was in a good enough place that I had the mental bandwidth. In reality, I probably shouldn’t have waited so long. It wasn’t an easy read obviously, it’s just that Cullen is such a good writer that the book was surprisingly readable. It feels a bit gross to say that a book about such a terrible tragedy was a page turner and yet… it really was. I think most people […]

Coffee Reading Lite

The Monk of Mokha by David Eggers

January 20, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

As my CBR handle suggests, I like coffee shops, both for the lattes and the atmosphere. So when I was in Chicago recently, I wanted to try out one of the trendy places as my touristy thing. At Intelligentsia Coffee, I saw this book for sale. I didn’t buy it then. I saw the same book a few days later, this time in paperback, for sale at a publisher exhibit. I didn’t buy it then. I did however, upon my return home, acquire said book […]

would you say it’s time for our viewers to crack open each other’s skulls?

The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis

January 18, 2019 by RecurringExtra 1 Comment

As the US government shut down drags on, I figured it was time to learn more about the threat the Trump presidency poses to the day-to-day running of America. Turns out that, like basically every political story from anywhere in the world at the moment, it’s significantly worse than I thought. Michael Lewis books are almost their own specific little sub-genre now – relatively light and readable looks at deeply boring topics. The Fifth Risk has less of an overarching narrative than previous works […]

The Life-changing Magic of having a Less F-ed Up Habitat

The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō

Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman

January 15, 2019 by sistercoyote 2 Comments

As with so many other things, I’m reviewing a thing long after it got popular, and yet this time, at least, I’m managing to be at least a little bit on-trend, so go me?

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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