Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Current events, old story

Borders by Thomas King

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My reader copy of Borders by Thomas King was not finished, therefore, most of my feelings of the book come from an incomplete galley with missing illustrations. I would have liked to see more closely some of the emotions and actions the art of Natasha Donovan would have shown as this would have made the reading a bit smoother. However, I enjoyed this book and will look for it when it comes out to reread it in a completed state. The artwork is what moves […]

A special book with a Special message

Beautifully Me by Nabela Noor

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When I first saw Beautifully Me advertised, I thought it was either going to be a good and positive addition to the “I love Me” genre, or be terribly preachy, cliched and pushy. However, Nabela Noor made a book that, while I am not feeling OMG BEST EVER about it, I am on the this is a good addition to the I Love Me/Body Positive genre. Zubi is a Bangladeshi girl who is not your stereotypical “slim and trim pretty girl.” However, she sees nothing […]

I want to know more about the skunk woman

Astro Mouse and Light Bulb vs the Troublesome 4 by Fermin Solis

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With a character called Caca what do you think Astro Mouse and Light Bulb vs the Troublesome 4 is about? Well, Fermin Solis created a book about a Mouse called Astro Mouse, a space explorer who is as bright as a burned-out light bulb. There is a Light Bulb (that is robotic like and floats along) who is smart and who has a crush on a lamp. There is a Lamp that likes having adventures with Light Bulb. There is a funky Space Chicken, talking […]

Don’t even need to have pants to read this

Amah Faraway by Margaret Chiu Greanias

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Are you close to your grandparents? Physically or spiritually? I was physically close to both sets of grandparents (one lived in the upper part of the house, the other about 20-30 minutes’ drive).  Therefore, when kids would say, “I’m going to New Jersey for Christmas.” I was, “Huh? You mean you don’t put on a pair of pants and slippers and go upstairs?” After all, it was a big deal if we went to the other grandparent’s house (the drive) I mean we had to […]

Come for the plot, stay for the doggo.

Let’s Play Volumes One by Leeanne M. Krecic

Let’s Play Volumes Two by Leeanne M. Krecic

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Come for the plot, stay for the doggo. Is how Let’s Play Volumes One and Two promote themselves. This two-book series is only the first 40 or so episodes of a web comic from WebToon. This website allows you to read graphic novel/comics online. However, some of the more popular titles are getting in real life editions made. I sat down on a Saturday to start reading book one and was done sometime on Sunday as I had to sleep. Leeanne M. Krecic created a […]

“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

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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 […]



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