Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Judging a book by its cover worked in my favor this time

For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World by Sasha Sagan

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I picked up this book based entirely on the title and cover for the Read Harder challenge. I had no idea what to expect, but this was such a good get. I checked out the audiobook version read by the author from my local library, but I absolutely will be purchasing a physical copy for myself. I have … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

Put a little love in your heart

Heart and Hand by Rebel Carter

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Rebel Carter's Heart and Hand was added to my TBR list after seeing a TikTok of recommendations that were intended to add diversification to your spice. It is a sweet, interracial menage set in 1880s Montana. I'm not sure why it was on SpiceTok, because while the sex scenes were plentiful and sweet, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , ·

Donald Barthelme (1)

Snow White by Donald Barthelme

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"She is a tall dark beauty containing a great many beauty spots" I wasn't sure what a reread of this book was going to bring me. But I did it. The reread did go better than the initial one, but I am not sure I liked it any better when it comes down to it. This book is a retelling of Snow White, but … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:190 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

“She might be less than what she had once been, but she was still worth a hell of a lot.”

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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Billie and her three colleagues - Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie - are gearing up for retirement. After forty years of being international assassins, it's time to hang up their weapons. Their organisation, The Museum, sends them on a fabulous cruise as part of the send off, but in the midst of the … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , ·

“A brave man helps. A coward just gives presents.”

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

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I'm a big King fan: I have seen a few movie adaptations, would put "The Stand" on my list of top 20 books, and this is the 15th book of his I have read. This new edition to his pantheon caught my eye at the library and was hesitantly recommended by a friend who was already shin-deep into this book, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: , , , , ·

Probably Should Have Just Stuck with Alice

The Elephanta Suite by Paul Theroux

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CBR15Passport India The Elephanta Suite is a collection of three tales, each describing the encounter of an Anglo with India.  The first story is that of a retired British couple who stay longer than they intended, the second is of a Bostonian businessman who become a Jain monk, and the … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·


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