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“…a voice on the radio offering a loom on which to spin his dreams.” – All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
CBR15 BINGO (On the Air square: Lots about radios and radio communication) BINGO! Dwelling to On The Air This is going to be a terrible review. I liked this book too much and generally, when that happens I freeze when … Continue reading
“How incompetent must a man be to turn a simple hymen breaching into one of the biggest Society scandals in years?” – A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas
CBR15 PASSPORT (Stamp #14 : Books From Different Countries. International Waters count I think?) CBR15 BINGO (Relation “ship” Square: Takes place on an actual ship, all sorts of relationships: mother/daughter, romantic, friendship) The seventh novel in Thomas’ Lady Sherlock series is … Continue reading
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“You weren’t a son, but you are everything you ought to be.” – Hang The Moon by Jeannette Walls
CBR15 BINGO: (Politics Square: the poltics of prohibition, organized crime, and a family dynasty running ALL of the politics of a rural Virginia town) I’m a big fan of Jeannette Walls so this one was put on hold at the … Continue reading
“They had no idea what lay ahead, and maybe it was a good thing.” – Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas
CBR15PASSPORT (Stamp #6: New to me author) CBR15BINGO (North America square: about homesteading in Wyoming) When I saw a “highly recommend” quote on this book cover from Paulette Jiles that was all I needed to pull it from the library shelf. … Continue reading
“For I had seen with startling clarity that the two are connected, the fall of New Bethany and the rise of Disney’s Magic Kingdom.” – The Magic Kingdom by Russell Banks
Closing out CBR14 with a whimper, not a bang, folks. This is one of those books that I’m sure will get rave reviews. There are probably countless deep dives out there about how this book is an indictment of capitalism. … Continue reading
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“We were kindred in this respect, closer than sisters, and irrevocably estranged at the same time.” – Circling the Sun by Paula McClain
CBR14BINGO: Hot square (BINGO! Cozy to Question) (Takes place in Africa, so a hot place. Sun in the title. Sun is hot, no?) Consulted my ridiculously hefty “to read” list in Goodreads until I found a title with something hot … Continue reading
“Well, I am not proud of it, but a fellow has to make a living and I was blessed with two assets – a passably handsome face and an exquisitely persuasive tongue.” – An Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn
CBR14BINGO: Font Square (BINGO! Shadow to Font) (I’m not sure what the fonts are, but they grace the cover of every Veronica Speedwell novel along with that unmistakable silhouette cover art situation. I can spot it on a crowded bookshelf … Continue reading
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“There is nothing Shakespeare didn’t anticipate.” – Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
CBR14 BINGO: Gaslight Square (BINGO! Bodies to Gaslight BINGO! Snake to Gaslight) (For the literal: Takes place in the mid-19th century when gaslight was used. Figuratively: everyone gaslights each other in this one. Full of manipulative spouses, parents, siblings, neighbors, … Continue reading
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“..they suspended their arguments, united for once in their astonishment at the unusual spectacle of an elephant lumbering across the square.” – The Elephant of Belfast by S. Kirk Walsh
CBR14 BINGO: Elephant Square (Another literal one.) In 1940s Belfast, a young woman working at the local zoo sees the arrival of a new baby elephant as her opportunity to prove herself. Hoping to become the first female zookeeper at … Continue reading
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“You are not the arbiter of knowledge, sir. You are its librarian.” – The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
CBR14 BINGO: Question square (I was going to give this the Gaslight square until I read the author’s note: “This book began as two simple questions: Do words mean different things to men and women? And if they do, is … Continue reading
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