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Third time through liked this just as much.

Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

August 10, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

It was interesting to read this after finally having read Little Fuzzy, the original novel Scalzi reimagined, that forms the basis of the story of this book. They were essentially the same story, but had key differences that made them entirely different reading experiences. Scalzi’s version of the story is much less sweet, for one. It’s much more anti-capitalist, though I wouldn’t quite say anti-colonial, and it’s less about answering the central question of “What is sapience?” and more about how the Fuzzys find a […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Fuzzy Nation, john scalzi, narfna, re-read, retellings, sci-fi

narfna's CBR12 Review No:95 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Fuzzy Nation, john scalzi, narfna, re-read, retellings, sci-fi ·
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cbr12bingo – Friendship (MORE adventures in teenage time-travel!)

Startled by His Furry Shorts by Louise Rennison

Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison

August 3, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I have, for the second-t0-last time, dipped my toes back into a favorite series from my early-teen years. Georgia Nicholson, our teenage Bridget Jones stand in, is back (in her words) “on the rack of luuuuuuuurve”. She’s in limbo between Robbie, the aforementioned “Sex God”, and Massimo, the “Luuuurve God”. Robbie left England to study in New Zealand, and sends wistful letters her way. Massimo replaced Robbie in his band, the Stiff Dylans, and is not ready to commit to being anyone’s boyfriend. Also, both […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 2000s, british humor, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, confessions of geogira nicolson, first love, friendship, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:86 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 2000s, british humor, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, confessions of geogira nicolson, first love, friendship, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites ·
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More Teenage Time-Travel

...and That's When it Fell Off in My Hand by Louise Rennison

Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers by Louise Rennison

July 15, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

As in I am traveling back to both the time of my early teendom and the book series that I loved at that age; Louise Rennison’s Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. You’ll find my first block of re-reads back here, if you are so inclined. A fun thing happened while digging back into the misadventures of Georgia and her mates: I was struck by the sudden discovery that I had not, in fact, actually read the entire series! I realized that I was in unfamiliar waters about […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 2000s, british humor, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:77 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 2000s, british humor, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, re-read, Series, teen favorites ·
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Even better on re-read.

Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4) by Tana French

July 6, 2020 by narfna 2 Comments

This is one of my favorites from this series, and I’m kicking myself for not writing this review immediately upon finishing it for the second time, because I got something different out of it this time than I did on my first read. But I don’t remember what that was! The only notes I left myself consisted of the temporary review I left over on Goodreads, which read, “This one whomped me good.” So helpful. Maybe it was something about Scorcher and his black and […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: broken harbor, dublin murder squad, Irish, mystery, narfna, psychological, psychological suspense, re-read, Tana French

narfna's CBR12 Review No:61 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: broken harbor, dublin murder squad, Irish, mystery, narfna, psychological, psychological suspense, re-read, Tana French ·
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cbr12bingo – Violet! well, lavender really. Teenage Re-Reads: Do They Hold Up?

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers by Louise Rennison

Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison

Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennison

July 6, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 1 Comment

A few weeks back I was a few drinks in and thought it would be an excellent idea to order the entire 10-book Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. I  read them initially as they came out, what with being a ridiculously over the top teen girl in the early aughts, and loved every second that I spent with Georgia and the Ace Gang. Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging kicked off the series back in 2000, and the series came to an end in 2009. I had […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 2000s, british humor, cbr12bingo, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, mildly problematic, nostalgia, re-read, teen read

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:72 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 2000s, british humor, cbr12bingo, Georgia Nicholson, louise rennison, mildly problematic, nostalgia, re-read, teen read ·
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A much stranger re-read than I was expecting

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

June 22, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

Official book description: DAY ONE The Georgia Flu explodes over the surface of the earth like a neutron bomb. News reports put the mortality rate at over 99%. WEEK TWO Civilization has crumbled. YEAR TWENTY A band of actors and musicians called the Travelling Symphony move through their territories performing concerts and Shakespeare to the settlements that have grown up there. Twenty years after the pandemic, life feels relatively safe. But now a new danger looms, and he threatens the hopeful world every survivor has […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CannonballRead10, #Science Fiction, cbr12, Emily St. John Mandel, Malin, Post Apocalyptic, re-read, Station Eleven

Malin's CBR12 Review No:27 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CannonballRead10, #Science Fiction, cbr12, Emily St. John Mandel, Malin, Post Apocalyptic, re-read, Station Eleven ·
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