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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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“Because, my girl you are sacred, valuable, indispensable, and irreplaceable”

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale (editors)

April 2, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I keep doing reading challenges for a couple reasons, but one of them is that it tends to point out areas that my reading habits need to expand. This year the Read Harder Challenge includes tasks for both YA Non-fiction and to read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author. I’ve already read one YA Non-fiction this year, but while I was hunting up titles I came across #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Lisa Charleyboy and […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: #NotYourPrincess, Anthology, faintingviolet, Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale (editors), Native American, read harder challenge, read women, we need diverse books, womens voices, YA, YA nonfiction

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:25 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: #NotYourPrincess, Anthology, faintingviolet, Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale (editors), Native American, read harder challenge, read women, we need diverse books, womens voices, YA, YA nonfiction ·
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Cows On Strike

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)

April 2, 2020 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

In my time with CBR I have reviewed very few children’s books. Mostly its because I don’t have many kids to read to so my exposure to and enjoyment of children’s books is limited. But I do have a wonderful coworker who read Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type to her own kids a few years ago. When we were having lunch together shortly thereafter she told me about it and when I expressed delight at its conceit she bought me my own copy for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: barn humor, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator), click clack moo, cows, cows who type, Doreen Cronin, Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator), faintingviolet, international children's book day

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:24 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor · Tags: barn humor, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator), click clack moo, cows, cows who type, Doreen Cronin, Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator), faintingviolet, international children's book day ·
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“It amazed me how quickly a lie loses its power in the face of truth.”

In Order to Live: a North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers

April 1, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

First, I feel a little bad rating In Order to Live: a North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom three stars. Park’s life story to the point of her writing this book, just 21 years, is full of the sort of deprivations, suffering, drive to survive, and eventually hope that make you want to love the work. Yeonmi Park’s life deserves notice and her book deserves to be read. Unfortunately for me, it felt more like homework than a captivating read. Second, there are some books […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: China, faintingviolet, human rights violations, In Order to Live, North Korea, read harder challenge, read women, refugee, Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:23 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: China, faintingviolet, human rights violations, In Order to Live, North Korea, read harder challenge, read women, refugee, Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers ·
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“There isn’t ever going to be an end,” she said. “The point is that people have to continue always speaking up. And not being afraid.”

She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey

March 25, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I was telling a friend when I sat down to write this review that I was having a tough time finding my way in. When I reviewed Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill, I was able to talk about him as part of the review, since he put himself on the page as part of the writing, and that was my way in to getting my thoughts down. That book was about both the harassment and abuse of women by men in power and the efforts […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: faintingviolet, investigative journalism, jodi kantor, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, me too, megan twohey, NDAs, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, she said

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: faintingviolet, investigative journalism, jodi kantor, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, me too, megan twohey, NDAs, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, she said ·
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Kind, Tender Romance Heroes for the Win

The Ultimate Pi Day Party by Jackie Lau

March 22, 2020 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

Apparently incoming global pandemics make concentrating on reading tough for your friendly book club maven. Other than Station Eleven I didn’t finish another book for three weeks. But now that we’re in the “ordered to stay home by my governor” phase I’ve apparently settled in and am ready to return to a semi-normal schedule. So, as the anxiety fog cleared, I remembered that I had intended to read and review The Ultimate Pi Day Party by Jackie Lau for Pi Day on the 14th. I […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Baldwin Village, diverse romance, faintiingviolet, Jackie Lau, The Ultimate Pi Day Party, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:21 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Baldwin Village, diverse romance, faintiingviolet, Jackie Lau, The Ultimate Pi Day Party, we need diverse books ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: Station Eleven Revisited

March 20, 2020 by faintingviolet 76 Comments

Welcome to our first #CannonBookClub of 2020 – a return trip to Station Eleven. When MsWas and I discussed revisiting our first book club book six months ago we couldn’t have known what the state of the world would be when we got to March. COVID-19 is very different than the Georgian Flu, but it certainly gave us a new lens through which to view Emily St. John Mandel’s book. On to the boilerplate: ground rules remain the same as they always have. For those […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction Tagged With: book club, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, Emily St. John Mandel, faintingviolet, reread, Station Eleven, Station Eleven Revisit, survival is insufficient

Genres: Book Club, Fiction · Tags: book club, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, Emily St. John Mandel, faintingviolet, reread, Station Eleven, Station Eleven Revisit, survival is insufficient ·
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