Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Work reading thunderdome

Multipliers by Liz Wiseman

Radical Candour by Kim Scott

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Battle of the ‘read it for work’ books! First round: the credentials. Liz Wiseman was the Vice President of Human Resources Development at the tech giant Oracle, where she created Oracle University- seems like good background and skills for teaching the rest of us some things about leadership. Kim … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Heartbreaking work on staggering loss

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

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Joan Didion passed away in late December, 2021, which made the beginning of 2022 feel like the right time to read arguably her most famous book, The Year of Magical Thinking. The Year of Magical Thinking is a memoir on grief. On December 30, 2003, Didion and her husband, John Dunne, returned home … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

A Year in the Life

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

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CBR Bingo - Funky, because like most Moshfegh novels this book isn't afraid to really get into the funk of being a human. I am still trying to decide how much I actually like Moshfegh's novels. I really enjoy her WRITING, and her books keep me interested the whole time, which I suppose are two … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:85 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , ·

Smart, scary, and intimate science fiction thriller

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

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Blake Crouch's previous novel Recursion is one of the scariest time travel novels ever written. Crouch created a near-future ripped apart by the invention of time travel and the utter chaos it unleashes. Upgrade does not reach the same heights of invention as Recursion, but Crouch has more on his … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:28 · Genres: Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: , , , , , ·

“You deserve more than what you’re allowing yourself to have.”

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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CBR14Bingo - Cozy: It's just so adorable and comfy and chockfull of found family feels and tea! I’ve read several of this author’s YA releases, so when I heard she was coming out with an adult romance – and then saw THAT COVER – I was desperate to read it. Add in a slow burn grumpy/sunshine … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:71 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , ·

A trauma victim finds her strength

Medusa by Jessie Burton

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Cbr14bingo Shadow Medusa lives in a cave, hides in the shadows from Perseus and is a shadow of herself because of what happened to her. This book would fit for the snake or monster squares as well. This YA novel (for 9th grade and older) with beautiful illustrations by Olivia Lomenech Gill, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·


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