Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


I’m dying. I’m dead. Murdered by the puppy cannon!

The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan

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CBR15passport recommended ‘You can address me by my preferred title: you idiot.’ I’ve seen references to “the puppy cannon” amongst romance novel fans here on CBR over the years. I never really investigated what it meant and in my head, for some reason, it was “the puppy canon,” like some kind of … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·

There he was, minding his own business, thinking he was as good as everyone else, never realizing he was committing the crime of being Fat.

A Work in Progress. by Jarrett Lerner

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WOW. WOW. WOW. (Did I say WOW?)  The one thing you need to know about this book is Wow. The rest is gravy. Which is, this is a story about body image and is told in a familiar manner. But this time it is told from the point of view of a boy instead of a girl like we are used to. I have had … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:155 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: , , , ·

Dario Fo (2)

Can't Pay? Won't Pay! by Dario Fo

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"Blimey, home at last. My feet are killing me." Can't Pay? Won't Pay! Like a lot of good satire, not only is the target of the satire savaged in this play, so too, are the ones whose opinions most closely align. When I think about say Nineteen Eighty Four, in the way that all dystopia is a … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:158 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

“I don’t know why I’m telling you this.”

Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse

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It's complicated to say that I loved reading this book - the experience was difficult because the subject matter is so heavy, and I often felt very frustrated, or sad, or just horrified at what humans are capable of while I was reading this book. But at its core, this is a book about an important … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: ·

Derek Laufman has a new fan

The Witch of Wickerson by Derek Laufman

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   CBR15Passport, New Author  The Witch of Wickerson by Derek Laufman is a fantastic book with amazing illustrations and a clever story. I could see a series and/or a movie or animated series adapted from it. While it has twists and turns, and can be dark, it is a slightly easier and less … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:154 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , ·

“It’s a strange state of vacillating between having our shit together and feeling less and less like we give a damn about what the rest of the world thinks.”

Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun

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Why We Can’t Sleep is a book about Gen X Women and how mid-life is affecting them. Why then, am I a Millennial lady reading it? Because as someone who just turned 40 I often find that I identify more with things that are defined as Gen X as opposed to Millennial (the accepted year bracket for Gen X … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·


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