Cannonball Read 18

All the good stuff that wasn’t in your history books

Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg

September 23, 2022 by ElCicco 1 Comment

Cbr14bingo Bodies - Bingo Mobituaries is a fascinating, eminently readable collection of humorist Mo Rocca’s obituaries for people and phenomena that didn’t get the attention they deserved at their passing. It’s the kind of book you can just pick up, open at random and immediately be drawn in. … [Read more]

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:43 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, bodies, cbr14, cbr14bingo, ElCicco, Jonathan Greenberg, Mo Rocca, Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg, Mobituaries, non fiction ·

Graeme, just go back to IT consulting…

The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

The Rosie result by Graeme Simsion

September 23, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

Here go the hate reads! I needed to know if Don ever came to the patently obvious realization that he's autistic, and if Rosie ever cuts herself free from that knot before he finds a way to hang her from it. Mostly, though, I just wanted to see if these books could possibly get worse still and the … [Read more]

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:100 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: autism, Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Effect, The Rosie Project, The Rosie Result ·

Dear Reading Community Post eight

September 23, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dear Reading Community, Ya think? Thank you, A fellow reader Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, … [Read more]

Genres: Fiction · Tags: #BannedBooks ·

Dear Reading Community Post seven

September 23, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dear Reading community, Yes, I agree that this is some heavy stuff. And yes, I think the ages some schools use this with might not be appropriate, but that doesn't mean we need to stop all readers from access. Thank you, A fellow reader … [Read more]

Genres: Fiction · Tags: #BannedBooks ·

Dear Reading Community Post six

September 23, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Dear Reading Community, Well they didn't call her Little Red for nothin'. Seriously though, wine is your issue? Not that she is "eaten" (and interpret that anyway you wish). Thank you, A fellow reader … [Read more]

Genres: Fiction · Tags: #BannedBooks ·

I Swear the Fact That This Book Uses Photograph by Nickleback as an Emotional Beat is Good, Actually

The Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose

September 23, 2022 by Abi 3 Comments

So funny thing about me is that I'm Scottish, kinda. I'm like, the right amount of kinda Scottish to vibe with the way in which this book is kinda Scottish. It's set in Ottawa. I live in London. Moira Murray (a name so Scottish my parents are wishing I'd changed mine to something similar instead … [Read more]

Abi's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports · Tags: a little found family as a treat, a little generational trauma as whatever the opposite of a treat is, highland dancing, Katia Rose, lesbian, LGBTQ, LGBTQ author, LGBTQ romance, nickleback as an emotional bond (not joking), rivals to lovers, scotland (eh), sex scenes so good I had to stop reading in public ·

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Sigh. This is exactly why I stayed away from this book. I really enjoy her rescue dog content on TikTok,...
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on George Michael crossed with Eddie Vedder crossed with Beetlejuice.
omg, you are so right about degloving.
Tracy
on Imagination is real
I have this on my bookshelf and am looking forward to it.

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