Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Finally getting around to a classic, but I’m disappointed in the man

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

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“Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural paradise which lies all around us–if only we were worthy of it.” (208) “We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all men into crime or drugs or psychoanalysis.” (162) Desert Solitaire (1968) by Edward Abbey is one of those classic environmental books that I’ve heard about for years but never got around to reading. One reason I’ve avoided it is that I’ve often heard people comparing Desert Solitaire and Thoreau’s Walden. […]

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6/6/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:4 |

A sweet novella with one of my favorite heros

Blonde Date by Sarina Bowen

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Blonde Date (2014) is a sweet novella by Sarina Bowen. Bowen uses the Ivy League setting and characters we already met in The Year We Hid Away. The romance is between Katie, one of Scarlet’s roommates, and Andy, the guy who lives in the dorm room next door to Bridger. When Katie is looking for a nice guy to bring to a sorority party, Scarlet sets her up with Andy. The novella is set up in chapters with the alternating perspectives of Katie and Andy. Andy has had a crush on Katie since he first saw her in his Art History […]

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1/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:3 |

Even better than I expected

Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel

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I’ve been working my way through another book list I found, this latest one being NPR’s Best Books of 2016. With over three hundred books, this list is going to keep me busy for quite a while. There are just too many good books out there for me to keep up with. However, I was initially a little unsure of Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty (2016) by Ramona Ausubel. The blurb from amazon states: Labor Day, 1976, Martha’s Vineyard. Summering at the family beach house along this moneyed coast of New England, Fern and Edgar—married with three children—are happily […]

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1/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:2 |

A little therapy for the new year

F*ck Feelings by Michael I. Bennett, MD and Sarah Bennett

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F*ck Feelings (2015) by Michael I. Bennett, MD and his comedy writer daughter Sarah Bennett was probably recommended for me on Amazon at some time. The gist of this book is that many people go to therapy looking for miraculous solutions that simply aren’t going to happen. F*ck Feelings argues that  there is a more realistic and practical way of dealing with what life throws at you, from addiction to depression to dealing with asshole co-workers and asshole children. Michael Bennett is a psychiatrist and seems to have a large amount of experience and knowledge. On the whole, though, this book didn’t […]

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1/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:1 |

Typical historical romance from a different perspective

Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins

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I’m a sucker for lists. Give me a list of things to do, and there’s nothing I like more than checking items off as I complete them. I’ve found a number of lists of “books to read,” and any list that sounds interesting, or has books that I’ve already read and enjoyed, I save. This definitely makes my own to-be-read list more unmanageable, but I can’t help myself. The latest list I stumbled upon is NPR’s Best Books of 2016. It was on this list that I found Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins. A romance novel recommended by NPR? I was definitely […]

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12/31/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:58 |

Not what I was looking for

Friendly Fire by Marliss Melton

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I picked up Friendly Fire (2016) by Marliss Melton because I was craving a story, however unrealistic, about a superman-like, gorgeous guy who could make the world safe and good again. I’ve read a number of Melton’s book in the past and usually enjoyed them. I didn’t dislike Friendly Fire, but I didn’t love it either. It felt like there was very little actual romance in this one, and I didn’t connect to it. Jeremiah “Bullfrog” Winters ends up joining his Seal teammate Tristan on a cruise to Mexico after Tristan’s girlfriend/fiance dumps him. On the ship, he runs into Emma […]

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12/31/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:57 |

Free solo–something I’d rather read about than do

Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold with David Roberts

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It’s been less than two years since I decided on something of a whim to try climbing and ended up joining a climbing gym. It looked like fun, the gym also offered yoga, and I thought it would improve my grip strength. I still rarely venture outside (so far), but rock climbing has become one of my favorite things. So, as I often do with new obsessions or hobbies, I’ve picked up a few books on the subject. Alex Honnold is a world famous climber, and I find him fascinating. If you didn’t know better, you’d think he’s just a […]

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12/31/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:56 |

What would you do, if you could do it all over again?

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

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Like many of the books I read for my book club, I had not heard of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (2014) by Claire North, and I probably would not have chosen it on my own. It didn’t help that the Amazon page said this book was for eight to twelve year-old kids. Fortunately, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August turned out to be a thought-provoking and entertaining book. Harry August is a special kind of person, which he discovers in his second life. He finds that when he dies, his life starts over, exactly as it had before. He […]

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12/20/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:55 |

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