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“The way to stay married is simple – don’t get divorced.”

Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun

March 22, 2023 by booktrovert 3 Comments

Ada Calhoun has attended many weddings – and like most married people, there’s a feeling of the uncanny in listening to the hopeful speeches given. There are variations, but most boil down to some style of blessing / mission statement that THIS couple is so perfect, all they need is love. Calhoun was moved to write a Modern Love column that gives  a more realistic depiction of marriage – it’s love, sure, but staying married is also about addressing some real dark-night-of-the-soul style moments. In seven […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Ada Calhoun, Women's History Month

booktrovert's CBR15 Review No:21 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Ada Calhoun, Women's History Month ·
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Luz Jimenez, Daughter of the Nahua – Guest Post by Terry T

Child of the Flower-Song People by Gloria Amescua, Duncan Tonatiuh

March 22, 2023 by Emmalita 1 Comment

Throughout history, the lives of certain individuals, when examined closely, illustrate the times in which they lived. This was true of the life of Luz Jiménez. The famous muralists and other artists of Mexico considered Luz to be the perfect model of the Indigenous Woman. She remarked at one time that she didn’t need a picture of herself because she was portrayed all over Mexico City. I heard Ms. Amescua read a part of Child of the Flower-Song People this past weekend. She stated that she […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Featured, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Child of the Flower-Song People, Gloria Amescua, Duncan Tonatiuh, Guest Post, Terry Tannert, Women's History Month

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Children's Books, Featured, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Child of the Flower-Song People, Gloria Amescua, Duncan Tonatiuh, Guest Post, Terry Tannert, Women's History Month ·
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“When I think about geology, it feels like time is so long – which makes my own time so short – I don’t intend to wast a minute of it. The hard thing is knowing what constitutes waste.”

Seventeen Against the Dealer by Cynthia Voigt

March 22, 2023 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

What a sweet and poignant end to a beautiful coming-of-age story for Dicey and the entire Tillerman family! My only complaint is that I wish Voigt had written more because I would love to see more of the Tillermans. In this volume, we are back to where it all began with Dicey. At this point, Dicey has dropped out of college to realize her dream of being a boatmaker. She has a small shop, and a vague plan, and the strongest will of anyone, but […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Cynthia Voigt, Women's History Month

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Cynthia Voigt, Women's History Month ·
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“Oh God, Lucy.”

Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

March 22, 2023 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

I’m a big fan of Modern Mrs. Darcy and her end of year best-of list (linked) aligns well with what I have already enjoyed / will be putting on my list for the coming year (she also has a fantastic summer guide, not to mention a podcast entirely about helping people find the right book which is super charming – I highly recommend checking her out). I haven’t read any Elizabeth Strout before this year, but so many people love the world that she has […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: elizabeth strout, Women's History Month

booktrovert's CBR15 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: elizabeth strout, Women's History Month ·
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Edith Wharton (13)

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

March 22, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

“Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of Miss Lily Bart.” If a lot of literature in the early 1800s, especially Jane Austen, is concerned with people finding themselves in the right kind of marriage, by the end, with Thomas Hardy, Henry James, and Edith Wharton leading the way, it’s about seeing what happens when you end up in the wrong kind of marriage. Here we have Lily Bart, a woman […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Edith Wharton, Women's History Month

vel veeter's CBR15 Review No:187 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Edith Wharton, Women's History Month ·
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Epic bravery and sensible fears

Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders

March 21, 2023 by Emmalita 8 Comments

There was a point several years ago when I got frustrated with YA and all the teenagers saving the world/saving the universe. Part of my frustration was that I don’t want kids to have to save the world. I got over that fairly quickly, but I remembered that feeling towards the end of Promises Stronger Than Darkness. Now I am so grateful that teens have a whole body of literature about fighting oppression and fascism. I might get a bit esoteric, because I don’t want to […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: advance reader copy, charlie jane anders, NetGalley, Promises Stronger Than Darkness, TransRightsReadathon, Unstoppable, Women's History Month

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:23 · Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: advance reader copy, charlie jane anders, NetGalley, Promises Stronger Than Darkness, TransRightsReadathon, Unstoppable, Women's History Month ·
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