Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I am a born and bred southerner and transplant to the Midwest. I read because I NEED to (as a former English major, it's in the DNA) and because I'm possibly ignoring frigid temperatures. Until summer, and then I'll just be reading outside. I also enjoy cooking, witty banter, and cheese. All the cheese. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: ardaigle's Quick Questions interview.)

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“My truth is not the same as yours because we don’t experience life in the same way.”

The Maid by Nita Prose

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I’m taking a new writing prompt for a spin wherein at the start of my review, I will throw out five words to give a quick look into what the book is about. Helps my brain get a review going and maybe will tell you, dear reader, if this is a book for you. In five words: unexpected, mystery, nuerodivergent, grandmother, loneliness This book was lurking on one of the display shelves at my library, and I’m always down for a cozy mystery so nabbed […]

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

Animal Farm by George Orwell

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In five words: masterpiece, Stalin, dystopia, idealism, satire I have reread Orwell’s 1984 more times than I can admit. I think it (and he) is what started my lifelong love of dystopian fiction. Even though Animal Farm is much shorter, and I’m sure I read it in high school (only because it lives on my bookshelves in the “stuff from high school” area) I didn’t remember much about it. My kiddo came home with it from 9th grade and I grabbed my copy, ready to […]

“Mama always said to be successful in life you need to do three things: learn everything you can, try your hardest, and be the best at what you do.”

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

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In five words: twisty, Louisiana, thriller, identity, high-stakes Having had success with my new foray into reading and running with Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter, I needed something else to read as I geared up for my first half marathon (GULP). And this book literally helped me get to the finish line, with a twist in the book that hit me in mile 10 and distracted me from the absolutely nuts activity I was trying to complete, and my aching knees. (Spoiler, I finished the race. Woot!) […]

Life’s big hard questions – what will happen? Who will I become/have largely been answered. And now I feel like there’s this huge absence where the mystery used to be. And I guess that’s really what I’m after.”

Wellness by Nathan Hill

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I am trying a new thing…each of my reviews will begin with “in five words,” wherein, wait for it, I sum up the book in five words.  (It’s a HOOK baby… or that’s the hope.) In Five Words: modern, love story, transformative, satire My first-ever podcast guest, CliftonStrengths coach Heidi Convery-Liscum, recommended this book on Episode 10, she was effusive in her praise and said that it gripped her and she would not soon forget it. What she said made such a strong impression that […]

“Women were built to endure the rules men make.”

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

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I would think it a real challenge to make a story about women suffering under abusive husbands and the difficulties of living in the caste system in India incredibly funny, but this book managed to do that. The humor is dark, but the characters (mostly women) are authentic, interesting and very relatable as they try to navigate the world of men while finding ways to advocate for themselves in a world that doesn’t want them to do much at all. Geeta’s awful husband disappeared 5 […]

“I jumped to a conclusion that was so wrong, it was almost completely right.”

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

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The journey to me reading this book was a funny one. I accompanied my husband to a birthday party for a classmate, which was held at said classmate’s childhood friend’s apartment. At said party, I got to talking about books with the partner of the childhood friend, as you do when you don’t know anyone at a party but you see a good-looking bookshelf, and then they, a complete stranger, loaned me this book. Because let’s be real: book people are the BEST people. I’d […]



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