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A reader and caffeine addict who consumes all sorts of books, some just more frequently than others. Your CBR Book Club Maven with over a decade of Cannonballing experience I believe in the beauty that comes from a common goal of reading, reviewing, and discussing. Also, Fuck Cancer. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: faintingviolet's Quick Questions interview.)

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“If this is the last decision I can ever make, at least it is my decision. Let me go, Alyosha. I am not afraid.”

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

September 23, 2021 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

One of our #CannonBookClub prompts asked if there’s any special power in taking a known story and envisioning it in a new way, and for me the answer is a resounding yes. Whether its something along the lines of Longbourn where characters who are merely set dressing in the original tale are given the limelight or something like The Bear and the Nightingale where history and folktales are put into a blender, metaphorically, and something new arrives there is more often than not an engaging […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: book club, CannonBookClub, cbr13bingo, faintingviolet, fairytale adaptation, Katherine Arden, low fantasy, remade folktale, The Bear and the Nightingale

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: book club, CannonBookClub, cbr13bingo, faintingviolet, fairytale adaptation, Katherine Arden, low fantasy, remade folktale, The Bear and the Nightingale ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: Deerskin

September 17, 2021 by faintingviolet 18 Comments

Welcome to our Fairy tale Adaptations  book club! This go round we’ve selected four books that showed their author’s take on various fairy tales and folktales. Each of our books below have their own Discussion Posts and don’t forget, we’ll be having our Zoom Book Club on Saturday September 18 at 7 pm EDT. Other Discussions The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Deerskin by Robin McKinley Sea Witch by Sarah Henning Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson For those of you returning […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: book club, CannonBookClub, Deerskin, Discussion Post, donkeyskin, fairytale adaptations, Robin McKinley

Genres: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: book club, CannonBookClub, Deerskin, Discussion Post, donkeyskin, fairytale adaptations, Robin McKinley ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: Alif the Unseen

September 17, 2021 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Fairy tale Adaptations  book club! This go round we’ve selected four books that showed their author’s take on various fairy tales and folktales. Each of our books below have their own Discussion Posts and don’t forget, we’ll be having our Zoom Book Club on Saturday September 18 at 7 pm EDT. Other Discussions The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Deerskin by Robin McKinley Sea Witch by Sarah Henning Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson For those of you returning […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Alif the Unseen, book club, CannonBookClub, fairytale adaptations, Folk Tale, G Willow Wilson, The Jinn, Thousand and one nights

Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Alif the Unseen, book club, CannonBookClub, fairytale adaptations, Folk Tale, G Willow Wilson, The Jinn, Thousand and one nights ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: Sea Witch

September 17, 2021 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

Welcome to our Fairy tale Adaptations  book club! This go round we’ve selected four books that showed their author’s take on various fairy tales and folktales. Each of our books have their own Discussion Posts and don’t forget, we’ll be having our Zoom Book Club on Saturday September 18 at 7 pm EDT. Other Discussions The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Deerskin by Robin McKinley Sea Witch by Sarah Henning Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson For those of you returning or […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: book club, CannonBookClub, Discussion Post, fairytale adaptations, Sarah Henning, sea witch, the little mermaid

Genres: Book Club, Fantasy, Horror · Tags: book club, CannonBookClub, Discussion Post, fairytale adaptations, Sarah Henning, sea witch, the little mermaid ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: The Bear and the Nightingale

September 17, 2021 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

Welcome to our Fairy tale Adaptations book club! This go round we’ve selected four books that showed their author’s take on various fairy tales and folktales. Each of our books below have their own Discussion Posts and don’t forget, we’ll be having our Zoom Book Club on Saturday September 18 at 7 pm EDT. Other Discussions The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden Deerskin by Robin McKinley Sea Witch by Sarah Henning Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson For those of you returning […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: book club, CannonBookClub, Discussion Post, fairytale adaptations, Katherine Arden, Rumplestiltskin, The Bear and the Nightingale, the winter king, Twelve months

Genres: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: book club, CannonBookClub, Discussion Post, fairytale adaptations, Katherine Arden, Rumplestiltskin, The Bear and the Nightingale, the winter king, Twelve months ·
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“I did not know that there are miles between running out of things to say, and running out of the strength to say them.”

Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

September 11, 2021 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

When we had out August CBR Zoom Check-in I talked about this book and praised it while warning others away. It is still my prevailing view – Somebody’s Daughter is an absolutely fantastic piece of writing where Ashley C. Ford immerses the reader in her childhood, and it is not for the faint of heart or those who may not be in the most stable mental health space. You might know Ashley C. Ford from her podcasts or writings for outlets such as BuzzFeed, The […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, Ashley C. Ford, cbr13bingo, free, reincarnation, Sexual Assault, Somebody's Daughter, trauma

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, Ashley C. Ford, cbr13bingo, free, reincarnation, Sexual Assault, Somebody's Daughter, trauma ·
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