Cannonball Read 11

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Caitlin_D

Aiming for my fourth Double Cannonball with this awesome community

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In Pieces by Sally Field

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In Pieces was not what I expected at all from a celebrity memoir but it is all the better for it. I enjoy listening to memoirs in the audio-book format but not if I am required to use the right side of my brain for a task at the same time; because of this I tend to listen audiobooks while driving or cleaning but listen to music at work. However, this week I devoured Sally’s story during a long day at work that involved a lot of numerical data entry. “How can you change who you are and learn what […]

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3/31/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:29 |

“She used to be the hunter, and now she was the prey.”

The Huntress by Kate Quinn

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I thoroughly enjoyed The Alice Network and was very excited to hear Kate Quinn was releasing a new novel, The Huntress, this year. Quinn focuses again on WWII and its aftermath using various points of view resulting in a complex, layered narrative. Nina’s story is primarily set during the years Russian was engaged in battle with World War II. After growing up by the Old Man, an affectionate name from the Siberian lake outside her home, with an abusive father who openly denounces Stalin, Nina Markova runs away from home to become a pilot. While initially rejected for war she eventually becomes a […]

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3/31/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:28 |

“Unfairness is a far more natural state in the world than fairness.”

Us Against You (Björnstad #2) by Fredrik Backman

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Fredrik Bachman is one of the best writers I’ve had the pleasures of encountering; he excels at pushing the knife into your gut and twisting it just enough that you’re still willing to come back for more. Beartown was a hauntingly beautiful novel and Us Against You is a near-perfect follow up. Spoilers ahead for Beartown~ Us Against You picks up shortly after the events of its predecessor. Kevin’s parents have divorced and his mother has taken him away from Beartown; while the removal of a rapist from the community (and the narration) should be a relief it is anything but. Maya is still being […]

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3/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:27 |

A lack-luster follow up

Access Restricted (Word$ 2) by Gregory Scott Katsoulis

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I enjoyed All Rights Reserved last month and sought out Katsoulis’s follow-up Access Restricted only to be disappointed. I began reading this book almost 3 weeks ago when I was in Arkansas for a funeral but I only finished it this weekend when I realized I needed to turn it back into the library on Monday. Spoilers for All Rights Reserved~ At the close of the last novel Speth Jime, along with Kel, Henri and Margot, have disrupted the WiFi of their dome in order to give people the ability to communicate (literally) freely. This novel picks up right where we left off and […]

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3/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:26 |

“As a proper Asian, I chose death over shame.”

How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents by Jimmy O. Yang

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Jimmy O. Yang was born in Hong Kong but immigrated to the United States, specifically Los Angeles, when he was thirteen. He learned English by watching BET, smoked a lot of weed and chose UCSD sight unseen because there was a beach nearby. Jimmy eventually graduated with a degree in economics from UCSD and comedy juggernaut Mike Judge was the commencement speaker that year. He unwittingly inspired Jimmy to reject the life his parents wanted for him in favor of one in comedy. “I turned down a job in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. My dad thought […]

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3/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:25 |

She just wanted to afford a vet visit for her cat!

Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel

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Every letter reproduced here, along with hundreds like them, were turned out by me — conceived, written, typed, and signed — in my perilously held studio apartment in the shadow of Zabar’s on New York’s Upper West Side in 1991 and 1992. I heard about Lee Israel and her forged autograph scheme during Melissa McCarthy’s Oscar campaign this year. I was only four when Lee’s legal shenanigans occurred so I missed the original scandal- was there much of a scandal? This was a fairly niche crime… Anyway, Lee Israel had a mildly successful career as a biographer but after a […]

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3/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:24 |

“Because a goddess’s job isn’t to be good. It’s to have compelling stories lyre players can tell about her at the court of kings and princes.”

My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir through (Un) Popular Culture by Guy Branum

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My Life as a Goddess was recommended to me by my sister, the elusive badkittyuno, who told me I needed to get the audiobook in order to enjoy the full experience. I will echo her advice- you must read this book, you should also try and listen to the audio. I know Guy Branum from Chelsea Lately but I grew tired of Chelsea Handler before Guy did so I didn’t know they’d had a falling out. It does seem like Guy has managed to come out on top of their failed working relationship though. My Life as a Goddess is not your typical memoir; […]

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3/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:23 |

“Something’s wrong in the air, you know, when a book costs less than a bullet. Or a Coke. Values-wise.”

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan

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Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore is not the book I thought it would be when I found it on Overdrive. But it was actually better than I was expecting! There are two mysteries at the center of Midnight, one in the past and one in the present, that our protagonist, Lydia, finds herself struggling to solve on her own. In the present day Lydia works at a bookstore where one of her favorite patrons, an unemployed ex-con with a penchant for books named Joey, commit suicide by hanging himself. Lydia discovers the body and, before the police arrives, discovers Joey died with […]

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3/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:22 |


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