Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


I’ve been on all sides of this story

So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship by Sophie Lambda

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CBR15Passport,already own It might have been ironic or appropriate that I finished this book on Valentine’s Day. But regardless, So Much for Love: How I Survived a Toxic Relationship Sophie Lambada’s memoir is a very strong, humorous, serious, clever, delightful read. Lambda's journey is … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:107 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Deep Thoughts With Jack Gladney

White Noise by Don DeLillo

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Jack Gladney is obsessed with death. As a professor of Hitler Studies, a field he pioneered, death plays a large part in his career. But he's also obsessed with his own death. He and his fourth wife Babette frequently discuss which of them will be the first to die. Their conversations about death, … [Read more]

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

“Terror and delight sitting next to each other, their feet dangling off the side of a bridge very high up.”

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

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The book: A few weeks before his 42nd birthday, Ross Gay decided to try to write a daily essay on delight, starting on his birthday and ending one year later, when he turned 43. Although he ended up not writing every single day, there are about 100 short essays in here, some only a paragraph, some … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , , ·

“When you catch someone lying about a murdered girl, you go ask them why”

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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CBR15 Passport Challenge - New to me author Five years ago, blonde and beautiful high school girl Andie Bell was murdered, although no one ever found her body, despite careful searching. However, Andie's boyfriend Sal Singh confessed in a text message to his dad and then committed suicide before … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

Early 80s Gothic YA

The Callender Papers by Cynthia Voigt

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I picked up The Callender Papers after reading a reference to it, and wondering how it would compare with Cynthia Voigt's other books.  I read several of her others (Homecoming, Dicey's Song and Jackaroo) as a teen, and had kind of a love hate relationship with them.  Those books are very much … [Read more]

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

Gentle kids book for dollhouse fans

Miss Happiness and Miss Flower by Rumer Godden

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I recently discovered the Internet Archive, where one can read older books online by borrowing 1 hour at a time.  This is a fantastic resource for those older books you loved as a kid.  I've been obsessed with dollhouses my whole life, and one of my favorite books was Little Plum by Rumer Godden, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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