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Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter

January 1, 2017 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

Although I was late to the Hamilton party, I think I’ve made up for it with my wealth of enthusiasm since joining the festivities. Things began with the cast recording, and from there I’ve moved onto the documentary (which I signed up for the $5/mo. PBS donation to watch), the behind-the-scenes book, and now two Hamilton pins for my vest at work. Sorry, I can’t resist the urge to include a plug for my flair game. That’s 73 pins, in case you were wondering yet didn’t feel like counting. I’ve added one more since, and have one other on […]

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

Remember This Scrappy Little Nobody?

Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick

January 1, 2017 by Travis_J_Smith 1 Comment

Since my glory days of completing a Cannonball multiple times over a couple years in a row, the amount of reading I’ve done has cratered. Amusingly enough, re-reads have comprised most of my reading, which is funny because I’m not the type to re-read anything normally. Rainbow Rowell’s become the exception to that rule, with each of her books making me feel at home and serving as ample distraction from whatever worrisome thoughts or situations happen to be clouding my mind. If she were to somehow up her output to a book a day, you can be damn sure I’d […]

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

Guess who’s back

Watchmen by Alan Moore

May 1, 2015 by Travis_J_Smith 4 Comments

For those wondering where I’ve been, I was consumed by a game called League of Legends. See, I’m currently at the lowest rank possible (Bronze V), and the players you’re matched with and against, as well as the ease with which you can move up, are all based upon an invisible rating called MMR (Match Making Rating). My MMR is in the crapper, as I was horrid at this game when I first started last year, which means climbing the ladder is proving next to impossible; however, that hasn’t stopped me from investing way too much time in playing ranked […]

5/1/2015 Travis_J_Smith's CBR7 Review No:11 |

Stories and Personalities, Both Mixed Bags

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins, Rainbow Rowell, David Levithan, Holly Black, Kelly Link, Gayle Forman, Myla McEntire, Kiersten White, Mathewde la Pena, Jenny Han, Ally Carter, Laini Taylor

January 4, 2015 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

#6: Legion by Brandon Sanderson: 2 stars. #7: My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories: 3 stars.

1/4/2015 Travis_J_Smith's CBR7 Review No:7 |

Here We Go… on the Roald Again

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

January 1, 2015 by Travis_J_Smith 2 Comments

#1-4: The Twits, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl: 4 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars, 4 stars. #5: William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher: 1 star.

1/1/2015 Travis_J_Smith's CBR7 Review No:5 |

My Triple Cannonball, and Why I Won’t Even Try for the Quadruple

Tsugumi Ohba by Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom

November 25, 2014 by Travis_J_Smith 5 Comments

#151: Yes Please by Amy Poehler: 1 star. #152: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut: 4 stars. #153-4: Death Note, Vol. 1 & 2 by Tsugumi Ohba: 5 stars. #155: Lucky Bastard by S.G. Browne: 2 stars. #156-7: Doughnut and When It’s a Jar by Tom Holt: 4 and 3 stars.

11/25/2014 Travis_J_Smith's CBR6 Review No:157 |

OCD, The Martian, and Me

Andy Weir by The Martian

November 14, 2014 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

#145: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl: 2 stars. #146: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins: 4 stars. #147-8: Lola and the Boy Next Door and Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins: 1 star each. #149: OCD, the Dude, and Me by Lauren Roedy Vaughn: 1 star. #150: The Martian by Andy Weir: 5 stars.

11/14/2014 Travis_J_Smith's CBR6 Review No:150 |

Goosebumps, Adult Goosebumps (Stephen King), and Other Assorted Mediocrity

The Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz

October 24, 2014 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

#137: Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown: 2 stars. #138: Blockade Billy by Stephen King: 1 star. #139-141: Let’s Get Invisible, The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, and Say Cheese and Die by R.L. Stine: 1 star each. #142-3: Phantom of the Auditorium and The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine: 1 star each. #144: The Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz: 2 stars.

10/24/2014 Travis_J_Smith's CBR6 Review No:144 |

emmalita on Why Change is HardThis sounds really interesting. Is it more geared towards organizations, or would an individual working outside of an organized structure benefit?
Jen K on Dating and Food in LAThat is kind of a perfect description. There really isn’t much conflict; they slip into a relationship, Nik gets cold feet, and then she gets...
Jen K on The ReverendVery cool! Congratulations to your friend! A friend recently asked me to read a novel she is working on for feedback, and I can’t wait...
emmalita on Dating and Food in LAI really liked the way this one started, but it ended on a whimper for me.
emmalita on Choose Your Own Austin AdventureI liked this one a lot too.

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