Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


The first step to letting go is not feeling obligated to finish a crap book

Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty

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CBR14 BINGO: Mind, because this book is about training your mind to "think like a monk." Also, my mind was greatly relieved when I decided I didn't need to finish it. I went into this book with complete sincerity. I'd been feeling extremely stressed and caught up in too many pointless … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

I like you just the way you are

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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This is one of the sweetest stories I’ve ever read. It’s about difference, exclusion, prejudice, unconventional families, the magic of love and inclusion, which all sounds lovely and perhaps a bit cliché. The thing is, author TJ Klune writes about these topics in a way that is sometimes surprising … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Ice Ice Baby

The Ice Coven by Max Seeck

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Read as part of CBR14Bingo "cold" for multiple reasons: it has "ice" in the title, the cover is a woman standing on a frozen body of water outside of an island covered in snow, and it's set in Finland in November. All of this shouts: cold cold cold! This is why book bingos are great. I picked … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:179 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , ·

You Have To Keep Breaking Your Heart Until It Opens

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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It must be nice sometimes to have no feelings. I envy you.’ I considered this, then said: ‘I believe I have many feelings. The more I observe, the more feelings become available to me.’ She laughed unexpectedly, making me start. ‘In that case,’ she said, ‘maybe you shouldn’t be so keen to observe. - … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: , , ·

Empty Smiles

Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden

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Sorry but this was just a solid 3 stars. I think the biggest issue is that Arden tried to rewrite The Smiling Man and based on the first book in the quartet it never squared. We also didn't get a lot of time with our trio of Ollie, Coco, and Brian together. The ending also just felt very rushed. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:219 · Genres: Horror, Young Adult · Tags: , ·

Appreciating a book vs. liking it

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

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This is totally not my usual type of book, but a reader acquaintance is a big fan of the author, and I do like books about books, so I decided to give this one a try. It’s mostly lovely. The writing is so good – I can see why my acquaintance is a fan. Margaret is a self-sufficient introvert who … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , ·


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