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“Children, set the table. Your mother needs a moment to herself.”

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

October 10, 2023 by Malin 3 Comments

#CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books recommended by friends Elizabeth Zott is a chemist struggling to be taken seriously by her male colleagues at a lab in the 1960s. She never completed her degree because her academic advisor raped her, but her lack of degree in no way means she’s not intelligent. Despite her brilliant mind, her male co-workers either treat her as nothing more than a lab assistant or steal her research and present it as their own. The one exception to this is Calvin Evans, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, CBR15, cooking, discrimination, feminism, friendship, gift, historical fiction, Malin, romantic, science, sexism, Sexual Assault, STEM, witcherwill

Malin's CBR15 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR15 passport, 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, CBR15, cooking, discrimination, feminism, friendship, gift, historical fiction, Malin, romantic, science, sexism, Sexual Assault, STEM, witcherwill ·
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It’s All About The Feeeeemaaaaales

Perfect Crime by Helen Fields

The Donor by Clare Mackintosh

Fractured by Karin Slaughter

September 25, 2022 by Zirza 1 Comment

The Perfect Crime (Helen Fields) *** Stephen Berry is having a rough night. Or a rough life, really; he cannot seem to get his bipolar disorder under control and his long-suffering girlfriend has left him. Desperate for some quiet, he intents to jump off a bridge, but a suicide counsellor who happens to be nearby intervenes. Stephen is quietly grateful, but then his body is found dead a few weeks later at the bottom of a tall tower. The cause of death seems like a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: APD, Atlanta, Clare Mackintosh, DI Callenach, donor transplant, edinburgh, Fractured, GBI, Helen Fields, Helen Sarah Fields, James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes, Karin Slaughter, little book of misogyny, Luc Callanach, Perfect Crime, scotland, sex crimes, sexism, The Donor, Trigger Warning, Will Trent, Will Trent Series, women, women in crime fiction

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: APD, Atlanta, Clare Mackintosh, DI Callenach, donor transplant, edinburgh, Fractured, GBI, Helen Fields, Helen Sarah Fields, James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes, Karin Slaughter, little book of misogyny, Luc Callanach, Perfect Crime, scotland, sex crimes, sexism, The Donor, Trigger Warning, Will Trent, Will Trent Series, women, women in crime fiction ·
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

August 11, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Props to my friend Aileen the Coolest Person Ever for this recommendation! How to describe this book? I think I’ve gotten so used to books with hooks or gimmicks that I found myself at odds trying to explain to other friends what exactly I’d just read and why I really hadn’t been able to put it down. The thing is, there’s not much of a gimmick here. Elizabeth Zott is a female chemist in a time when that’s not a thing. She battles sexism–unrelently, unmitigated […]

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Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: all the sexism, Bonnie Garmus, sexism

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:91 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: all the sexism, Bonnie Garmus, sexism ·
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out of the way, Mr. Hughes. Let the real stars shine.

Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood by Karina Longworth

May 5, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

You’ve seen The Aviator, yes? If not, maybe you know that it’s about Howard Hughes? Yes- the Spruce Goose guy. Yes, the keep on failing upwards guy. Yes, the “keep your pee in jars” guy. We’ve all heard or seen at least a little bit about Howard Hughes. His reach was wide and heavy, and he swept away businesses, careers, and entire studios in his wake. Karina Longworth, author of Seduction and podcaster extraordinaire, covered Howard Hughes’s Hollywood during a whole season of her phenomenal podcast a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century history, classical Hollywood cinema, gossip, Hollywood, Karina Longworth, Media, Money, Pop Culture, Power, sex, sexism, Show Business, showbiz, studio system, wealth, you must remember this

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century history, classical Hollywood cinema, gossip, Hollywood, Karina Longworth, Media, Money, Pop Culture, Power, sex, sexism, Show Business, showbiz, studio system, wealth, you must remember this ·
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One Woman Holds a Torch for the Three Women Who Kicked Down the Door to War

You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War by Elizabeth Becker

January 31, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

My master’s adviser at the University of Washington had rejected my thesis on the Bangladesh War of Independence after I refused to sleep with him. He said the one was not related to the other but would welcome having an affair if I changed my mind. That infuriating fact  introduces us to Elizabeth Becker. Becker is no stranger to reporting; she has covered revolution, war, and genocide all over the world. She has won many prizes for her work, including (but not limited to the) […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: ARC, camodia, Catherine Leroy, Elizabeth Becker, Fire in the Lake, Frances FitzGerald, Kate Webb, khmer rouge, Laos, military history, NetGalley, On the Other Side: 23 Days with the Viet Cong, photography, Photojournalism, ptsd, PublicAffairs Publishing, sexism, trauma, Under Fire: Great Photographers and Writers in Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam war, war, war reporting, Women in war

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: ARC, camodia, Catherine Leroy, Elizabeth Becker, Fire in the Lake, Frances FitzGerald, Kate Webb, khmer rouge, Laos, military history, NetGalley, On the Other Side: 23 Days with the Viet Cong, photography, Photojournalism, ptsd, PublicAffairs Publishing, sexism, trauma, Under Fire: Great Photographers and Writers in Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam war, war, war reporting, Women in war ·
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Soldiers in “Hello Kitty” panties are still soldiers.

Women In The Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots by Connie Goldsmith

January 19, 2021 by chelz.hawk Leave a Comment

“Military life poses significant challenges to women in many ways. Yet most are proud of having served their country and feel their time in the military was an important part of their lives. And as women continue to break barriers by joining every area of the military—including combat units—military culture will shift from a male-dominated organization to an institution where women are fully accepted, treated as equals, and encouraged to excel.” This book highlights major topics about women in the military. It starts with the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Connie Goldsmith, female veterans, military, military life, Sailors, sexism, soldiers, women

chelz.hawk's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Connie Goldsmith, female veterans, military, military life, Sailors, sexism, soldiers, women ·
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