Good news! I didn’t have to wait until 2019 to get The Consuming Fire. Don’t read this review if you haven’t read The Collapsing Empire.
Every book is a different hood, a different country, a different world.
Ibi Zoboi’s Pride is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in Brooklyn. The best adaptations take a familiar story and use it to explore contemporary issues. Once we identify each new character with it’s P&P counterpart, we understand where they fit in the story and then we can move on to the meat of it. We know class is going to be a part of the conflict, and since this is a modernization, we know getting the 5 Benitez sisters married off isn’t a motivation.
Bingoin’ Right Along
It’s October and we are moving right along with CBR10 Bingo. With 7 weeks left, there is plenty of time to join and play along.
This check-in post is a place for you to ask questions, ask for recommendations for categories, and find a review buddy if you need one. You can always post your questions in our Facebook group – Cannonball Read Book Chat, or on Twitter @cannonballread. We will also post the prizes we have so far. Check out our Instagram feed where we are posting pictures of the prizes every week. Finally, we’ll be posting administrative notes and reminders.
Ebeneza Petty and the Toxic Masculinity (With Spoilers)
I listened to the audio version of this narrated by Euan Morton, who is playing King George in Hamilton currently. I really enjoyed it. The night after I finished the book, I was having a tough time falling asleep so I started listening to Carry On again. Now I am addicted to falling asleep to Carry On. I don’t know what this says about me as a person or about the book.
You’ve Finally Become a Woman Who Runs With the Wolves
Today I turn 50, and biology willing, my ovaries will run out of eggs soon. I keep thinking it’s about to happen, but after taking a break for several weeks, my ovaries find more goddamn eggs. I have probably overestimated how close I am to menopause, but damn I am tired of this whole process.
Why me? Ugh
This review is not for people who have not read the book.
Verdict: It’s fine, but I wanted better.
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