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Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?

Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

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A quick search suggests that this book has been reviewed for Cannonball at least eight times already, so it’s not like anything I say about the book is likely to be new or revolutionary (see what I did there). I don’t think there was ever any doubt that I was going to love this book, considering just how much I love the musical. I don’t remember exactly when I first heard about Hamilton, but it’s likely to be early in 2016 (I got this as a birthday gift that year from my best friend, and then postponed reading it until […]

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6/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:45 |

Fifty shades of f*cked up

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

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I am facing my fortieth birthday by setting out a number of different goals. One of these is to read 50 Books That Every Woman Should Read Before She Turns 40. I realize this list is pretty arbitrary, and nothing says that more than their inclusion of Fifty Shades of Grey (2011) by E.L. James. However, I am impressed by most of the other choices and I’m definitely a completist. I figured, at the very least, Fifty Shades would be a quick and easy read. I had such low expectations coming into this book that I can honestly say it wasn’t as godawful as I […]

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6/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:26 |

Interested in time travel? Not like this.

Kindred by Octavia Butler

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In Kindred, Dana a black woman in the mid 1970s in America, is settling in to her new home with her husband when she is struck with a dizzy spell and is mysteriously and immediately transported to the time of slavery, to a plantation, and finds herself face-to-face with a scared little boy, the son of a plantation owner. Who is he? Why is she here? This story answers these questions and more as Dana finds herself tethered to this place, with little control over when/where she is, and for how long. The conceit was fascinating and overall I would […]

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6/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:27 |

It’s a familyyyyy traditiiiiion (of dysfunction)

The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

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Four siblings are eager to inherit what they affectionately refer to as “The Nest” from their late father. He worked hard his whole life, pinching and living a modest live, and his intention was to provide a modest bump for his children, but his investment practices and a favorable market have swollen the amount beyond what he could have imagined. But, when the eldest sibling’s bad decisions finally catch up with him, they all pay the consequences, literally. Now the nest is almost depleted, and financial times are tight. Will things be made right? This is a story of arrested […]

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6/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:26 |

Cooking with Magic

The Wizard's Cookbook by Aurelia Beaupommier

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I was in the local bookstore to pick something up, and what I was looking for wasn’t there. I browsed around a little since I had a 20% off coupon, and I saw this: The Wizard’s Cookbook. I made an impulse purchase. I regret nothing. This is a cookbook, but all the recipes are based on characters from modern fantasy literature and include everything from the expected Harry Potter and Wizard of Oz to the equally cool but less expected Magica DeSpell, Link, Asterix and Obelix, Bewitched, and Dungeons and Dragons. Thankfully there’s a reference guide to who/what everyone is […]

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6/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:38 |

We Can Get There, But It’ll Take Some Work

The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

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Best for: People who know that there’s a deeper problem with the police than most of our society will acknowledge, but don’t have all the evidence at their fingertips. In a nutshell: Sociology professor Vitale offers a logical and thorough examination of the many different areas where police are seen as necessary but are, in reality, making things worse. And, more importantly, offers alternatives to police involvement in those areas. Worth quoting: “At root, they fail to appreciate that the basic nature of the law and the police, since its earliest origins, is to be a tool for managing inequality […]

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6/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:36 |

How many miles to Babylon?

An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

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Proving once more that the third book of any urban fantasy series is where it hits its stride, An Artificial Night was absolutely everything I’d been looking for in this series and more, with Toby’s supposed investigatory skills taking a back seat and the strangeness of Faerie brought to the fore. When a number of children, both fae and human, are kidnapped from their homes one night, leaving behind nothing but a strange smell and burning window-glass, Toby heads to the older fae for answers and gets far more than she bargained for. For the culprit is Blind Michael, one […]

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6/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:40 |

Between Ragnarok and a Hard Place

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

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When I was a kid, I was fascinated with ancient mythology. My favorite myths were those from ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt, but I tried to read everything I could get my grubby little hands on. I thought that myths provide a deeper understanding of a particular culture, specifically their understanding of self, their environment, and their place in the universe. For example, isn’t it interesting that the “great flood” is a recurrent theme in myths cross-culturally? And what about the common theme of resurrection, wherein a male figure undergoes a great sacrifice, is dead for a specific number of […]

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6/16/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:4 |


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