Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Make your own meat and cheese without involving animals

Fake Meat Real Food for Vegan Appetites by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

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It looks like the theme for vegan cooking for early 2023 is make your own meat substitutes. The newest entry to this group is Fake Meat by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. The author is basically the OG of modern approachable vegan cooking. She’s also my only cookbook automatic pre-order any and all new … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: , , , , , , ·

I third this fairy tale self aware fun

Cursed Princess Club v.1 by LambCat

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I saw Cursed Princess Club v.1 on a shelf and thought it looked interesting but left it there; then I was reminded of this title by a fellow Cannonballer, and decided that maybe I wanted to pick it up. Turns out I didn’t remember which store I’d seen it in, so I ordered it, then saw it on the shelf … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

I get the appeal but not my cup of tea

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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I was gifted this book by the fabulous @teresaelectro as part of the 2022 CBR Book exchange. Thank you very much for the books, teresaelectro! August is a 23 year old just trying to figure out her own place in the world. She has just moved to New York City to attend what feels like her fourth … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , ·

Pride, Prejudice and Social Justice

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

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During my high school years, I was introduced to Jane Austen and the Brontes but for some reason never Elizabeth Gaskell. She was a contemporary of the Brontes, friend to and biographer of Charlotte, and in her novel North and South she channels both the dark undercurrents of the Brontes and the … [Read more]

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

This was just such a fun ride

Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

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I received this book from the marvelous @teresaelectro as part of the 2022 Cannonball Read Book Exchange. Let me start by saying this book was simply a ton of fun. Captain Tavi Zarola is a former military captain who runs a small bounty-hunting crew. Though the massive inter-galactic war between … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: , , ·

The Racism of People Who Love You

The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging by Samira K. Mehta

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Book: 5 starsAudiobook narration: 5 stars The Racism of People Who Love You is a very good book, and you should read it. In seven thoughtful, compelling, and sometimes (frequently) devastating essays, author Samira Mehta examines the broad concept of what she refers to as "mixedness" through the … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , ·


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