Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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4 Star Reviews

Book three held its own - The Rising Tide (Island Book volume 3) by Evan Dahm

I picked up a beat up old looking book and was given a treat - Age of Reptiles Omnibus, Volume 1 by Ricardo Delgado

Maybe don’t date a writer… - Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane

Maybe if they taught the epic poem this way, we’d get it! - Bea Wolf   by Zach Weinersmith

Sticky Icky - The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran

“You try again. You fail better.” - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Mommy Dearest - I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Do you remember the 21st night of September? - See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

How can a novel about dementia be beautiful? - The Swimmers: A Novel by Julie Otsuka

CBR BINGO – On the Road: “. . . happiness comes not from bodily pleasures or wealth or power, but from living a life that’s right for your soul.” - In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

“In Swahili it’s called utu. In Zulu, the word is ubuntu. It translates to ‘humanity,’ but what it really means is ‘community.’ I am because we are. Our humanity is tied together.” - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

More Lady Killers, Please - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

“What would happen if I were to leave? No one notices the air they breathe.” - The Air You Breathe: A Novel by Frances De Pontes Peebles

I really liked a cozy mystery! - The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Lydia Travers

Why is it always the innocents who suffer most? - Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder by Jerry Bledsoe

A Small Southern Town with a Large Helping of Sex, Murder and Violence. Fun! - My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby

“All authority is fiction.” - The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

There’s a universe where I can still eat gluten and dairy. I find this comforting. - Self-Portrait With Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka

They put the fun in fungi - Fungi Grow by Maria Gianferrari

More than just Lady Edison - Beulah Has a Hunch!: Inside the Colorful Mind of master Inventor Beulah Louise Henry by Katie Mazeika

Three biography reviews all in one place for your reading pleasure! - Dressing UP the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head by Jeanne Walker Harvey; Jose Feeds the World: How a famous chef feeds millions of people in need around the world by David Unger; The Snow Man: A True Story by Jonah Winter

Ode to books - Ode to a Bad Day  by Chelsea Lin Wallace; Odd Couples: A Guide to Unlikely Animal Pairs  by Maria Birmingham

The wild world of ramen, fireworks and gunpowder - The Asian Hall of Fame: The Discovery of Ramen by Phil Amara and Oliver Chin; The Asian Hall of Fame: The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder by Phil Amara and Oliver Chin

How to love Oh no. - How  to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone  by Alex Norris

Use your words - Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

A Complex Stepsister Grapples With Her Path Forward - A Spark in the Cinders by Jenny Elder Moke

A Long Legacy of Tragedy - Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie

One Messy Family Visit - Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie

Disney Songs, Supernatural Problems, Romance, and Death - Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

When Reality and Fiction Overlap in NYC - The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin

CBR15 Bingo: Relation”ship” - It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

How to Make A Difference - Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (And the Next) by Dean Spade

Roll Call of the Anonymous Dead - Lay Them to Rest by Laurah Norton

It seems I can love horror - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

São Paulo and the Gates - Paradise City by Joe Thomas

A family’s struggles…and successes - Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt

“Don’t swim with the dolphins during a labor dispute. No matter how much they try to convince you otherwise.” - Starter Villain by John Scalzi

I want to tell your story, the way it really happened. - Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman; Maus II : And Here My Troubles Began, Maus. A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

All the single ladies - Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

Dual Narratives That Come Full Circle - A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

such a delightfully odd book, definitely on my list of books to recommend in turn - Red Plenty by Francis Spufford

Isn’t it pretty to think so? - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Your Own Little Bit of Batshit. - The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage Into the World of the Weird by  Dan Schreiber

Adding vampires to history and historical fiction, metaphor or plot device? - Scarlet by Genevieve Cogman

Yes, THAT Vampire Series - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; New Moon by Stephenie Meyer; Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer; Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Our Man in Ghana - Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World by Yepoka Yeebo

A multi-generational exploration of Black experience from the early days of the slave trade through modern day. - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Ah, to be young and have much money… - And I'd Do it Again by Aimee Crocker

Get your D&D on without D&D - Legends & Lattes V01: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree; Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins: Volume III by Jody Houser

Friends Forever Ever - The Return by Rachel Harrison

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