Cannonball Read 16

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An AI-assisted review experiment

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

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Content disclaimer: I (openly) used ChatGPT to help me write this review, to try and see how the technology worked. Hence this review will be first about what I did, how I felt about it, and then the final review itself. Hopefully interesting to others! If anyone is interested, the long series of prompts that ended with this review (it’s…a lot). Process: The main idea was to figure out if ChatGPT would emulate my writing style, and as such if it could learn my style […]

anyone else want a “how fascism fell” reminder?

The Third Reich at War, 1939-1945 by Richard J. Evans

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If you’ve made it to this final installment of Evans’ trilogy on the Third Reich, you’re probably already a fan of his style. Having diligently followed the chain of events from Kaiser Wilhelm to Hitler, this book picks up the story where the Nazi regime is at war—essentially, the beginning of the end. And while we know the ending, it’s still shocking to read just how close Hitler and Germany came to winning early on through sheer audacity (long before the war really got going). […]

“If a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.”

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

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I started A Gentleman in Moscow (2016) by Amor Towles with high expectations. When my book club chose this book, one of my friends (who often aligns with me as far as liking similar novels) said it was one of her favorite books. And then the New York Times had it high on its list of best books of the 21st Century. Even when I started the first chapter, I really liked the tone of the novel. Unfortunately, my expectations were a little too high. […]

A Different Look at History

The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George Stephanopoulos

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The story: George Stephanopoulos takes look at the history of the Situation Room, from its inception during JFK’s presidency to how it’s being used today. Each chapter focuses on a different president, and most of them zero in on one specific incident that occurred during their presidency in which the Situation Room came into play (for example, the Jimmy Carter chapter focuses on the hostage crisis in Tehran). Why I read it: My dad recommended it, and I love this kind of book. What I […]

A cozy paranormal romance for the holidays~

Clara, Darling by Chace Verity

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Chace Verity is one of my absolute fave authors, and they’ve held that title since their debut, Team Phison, so any time they have a new release I get all excited. Clara, Darling is a holiday (Christmas) novella, but unlike Verity’s previous Christmas story (Team Phison Forever), this has much less family trauma and is almost dream-like in its story tell. Sadie has been married to Alvin for ten years, but in all that time she’s never forgotten her best friend and first love, Clara. […]

Holiday Book Exchange

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Thank you Pooja for this amazing holiday gift. I can’t wait to read!!! I am not familiar with Goblin Market, so this will be a real treat.  (And if I’ve already posted, sorry, I have a memory like a cheap Swiss Cheese! 



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