Cannonball Read 18

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Maybe a bit too on the nose for a post today as what her first book is about

Run Home: A Graphic Memoir by Alyssa Bermudez

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Run Home: A Graphic Memoir by Alyssa Bermudez for me is a nice, and even with a somber plot point, cozy read. Granted, while I felt that it was not as strong as their first book, Big Apple Diaries, it is a delightful read about coming of age, dealing with changes and loss. It is a good coming of age story that is not overwhelming or too mature. It is a memoir of Bermudez’s feelings, thoughts and events. It is a personal read that is […]

I’m looking forward to the third book, Fertile: A Graphic Memoir from Street Noise Books.

Bad Kid (A Graphic Memoir): My Life as a "Troubled Teen" by Sofia Szamosi

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EDIT: When I wrote this review it was right after Marjane Satrapi had passed. So this has sat for a bit.   Due to the death of the author Marjane Satrapi, any story that remotely reminds me of their work gets a little extra love (I admit, I’m being sentimental and have no logic there). Therefore since Bad Kid (A Graphic Memoir): My Life as a “Troubled Teen” reminds me of Satrapi’s work, I gave it a little extra lovin’.  Also, it is the the […]

Big, bad, beautiful

Katie, Big and Strong: The True Story of the Mighty Woman Who Could Lift Anything by Jennifer Cooper and Jen White

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I thought I had read about Katie Brumbach more than my official record shows. But regardless, I had (though currently available) an online reader copy of  Katie, Big and Strong: The True Story of the Mighty Woman Who Could Lift Anything by Jennifer Cooper and Jen White (illustrator) and therefore, I can say I have read at least one.  I really can’t do this book justice for story, so I’ll take the publisher description: Even from a young age, Katie Brumbach was BIG and STRONG. […]

Yes, that Megan Fox

Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems by Megan Fox

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For the poetry collection, Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems by Megan Fox I give it a two.  This is one reason why I almost didn’t write a review, I mean, why set myself up for Megan Fox fans to say she’s a genius and what amazing writing and writer she is, and how she is so meaningful? Then I realized, I’ve dealt with a Beyonce fan and believe me they are very intense so I think I can handle Megan Fox’s fans. So, the reason […]

Fairy Tales as Free Therapy

Ripening: Why Women Need Fairytales Now by Sharon Blackie

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Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now by Sharon Blackie is probably the only type of self-help book I like. Dr. Blackie is a psychologist and folklorist who examines how women can apply fairy tales and folklore to the different parts of their lives. She likens a woman’s life cycle to that of a tree (which is very fairy-tale of her), and makes a very sound case for the use of fairy tales as bibliotherapy. Dr. Blackie believes we are all storytellers of a sort, […]

History Little H But With a Big Punch

Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Ashley Yazdani

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When people think of history, they think of something with a big H. They think of Big Things. Important and Earth Shattering things. Things like the Statue of Liberty, a volcano, the World Trade Center, a royal death or birth, the Declaration of Independence. But much of history is done on a smaller scale. It might have a larger reach, but in the end it was something as simple as cutting ice from a pond. But not just any pond, mind you, but Walden Pond. […]



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