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I might lend you a shovel, but I am NOT cleaning up after you, sister or no sister….

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Ovinkan Braithwaite

July 15, 2019 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

#crb11bingo #CannonballerSays My Sister, the Serial Killer has been reviewed several times here, but when I found faintingviolet’s review, I knew that it was going to be the one for my #crb11bingo #CannonballerSays. Why? Because I liked the image. I liked they were not sure about reading it as they did not like horror. And frankly, why not? Ovinkan Braithwaite has a distinctive not Western voice. Therefore, this book could fill several bingo slots. It could be for Far And Away; Own Voices; and […]

How to probably not run the English Department at Payne U

The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher

July 7, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

The Shakespeare Requirement is part sequel, part novel, and part satire of the modern university system as seen from the mostly inside. This is one of those books that’s supposed to be fiction, but a lot of it realistic to the point of being a little scary. If you haven’t read the first novel featuring Jason Fitger (Dear Committee Members), you really should as it’s funny (especially if you have ever been to college or work at one) and it introduces his character. The Shakespeare […]

“The thing is, I mean, there’s times when you look at the universe and you think, ‘What about me?’ and you can just hear the universe replying, ‘Well, what about you?'”

Thief of Time (Discworld, #26) by Terry Pratchett

June 24, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

There wasn’t enough Death in this, but then again, he’s done all his growing already in other books, so that was probably the smart choice. I still really enjoyed it. The actual main characters of this book are Death’s granddaughter, Susan, who has reached the ultimate peak of her badassdom; a history monk named Lu-Tze; and his apprentice, Lobsang. The history monks are cool. They live in this place where Time doesn’t really exist, and their job is to basically monitor history, and in a […]

A silly tale of the end times

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

June 15, 2019 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Good Omens, The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch was my first foray into the mind of Terry Pratchett. It was my fourth read from Neil Gaiman. I know, I know, I need to read more Pratchett. Since I enjoyed this collaboration, I definitely will soon. The book follows two unlikely friends Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, who must stop the end of the world. They’ve known each other since the Garden of Eden. They kept in touch despite working for […]

Two very different novels from a very English author

The Tenth Man by Graham Greene

Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene

April 14, 2019 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

Graham Greene was a prolific English writer who, in addition to writing over 25 novels, wrote movie treatments and screenplays. Probably his most famous adaptation was for the Orson Welles classic The Third Man, based on Greene’s own novella of the same name. The author conceived of The Tenth Man in the 1940s while working for MGM, but nothing happened with the draft for 40 years. When MGM sold the rights in 1983, the buyer allowed Greene to revise and publish the novel, giving us […]

Am I a Dunce?

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

March 10, 2019 by tikkersweet 2 Comments

I caught a little bit of the Great American Read from PBS which led me to their website. I reserved several books at the library from the list to try and expand my reading. Well the first one that came available from the list was a DNF (One Hundred Years of Solitude) and I am kind of torn on this one. I snickered out loud all through this book but I cannot say I enjoyed it and I cannot reconcile in my brain not enjoying a […]

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