Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


And Poetry for All

The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and Others by Robert Schechter

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I enjoy poetry. But recently I have concluded that I need fun and lighter poetry. Yet, I want it to be adult aimed. The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and Others fits all categories but being only adult geared. However, I do not think a child would mind sharing their poetry book, nor the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:535 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: , , , ·

Tell me a love story

Love Stories by Trent Dalton

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Trent Dalton is a local legend in Brisbane, an award winning and renowned author who has brought great acclaim to our little Aussie city. During the pandemic, Dalton decided to pen his next novel. But it's not a story of fiction or auto-biographical, like his previous work. This time, he … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: ·

Roughage

The Last Gundir by Nayef Din

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It happened when I was sitting in (yet another) Zoom meeting. Public servants all dialled in to another national committee meeting about something-or-other. But this meeting was slightly different. The first 25 minutes of it was taken up by each attendee announcing (frequently poorly) 'the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: History · Tags: ·

An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

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My father has this theory that the only reason people usually say that the book is better than the movie is because they encountered the book first. If you read the book and then watch the adaptation, you'll be caught up with what got left out of the movie and thus find it wanting. Whereas if you … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

“I kind of like things that are imperfect.”

Visible Mending by M. Arbon

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I very much enjoyed the first book in the Clover Hill series, so I was so excited to start the next one, especially when I saw it had a nonbinary crafty main character. While there’s not much overlap between the two books, it was still a joy to read a romance set in a very queer-friendly small … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:83 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , ·

Follow the rules. Get Revenge.

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff

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I was not sure I was going to like the graphic novel version of Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. It started out oddly, slow, and frankly a tad uninteresting. (Semi-spoiler) even the death of one character was not grabbing. It was not until the main character seeks revenge did things get intriguing. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:534 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·


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