Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


1967 was not groovy all over

I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 Graphic Novel) by Georgia Ball

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The I Survived Series in the novel format is fun, but I think they were (especially I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 Graphic Novel) was meant for the graphic novel genre. However, for the sensitive reader, there might be a few images and situations that might not be great for … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:425 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Some

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Rizzio by Denise Mina

This way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen by Tadeusz Borowski

Being There by Jerzy Kosinski

Hits and Misses by Simon Rich

Proto Zoa by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Last Days of August by Jon Ronson

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: Or, How Capitalism Works - and How It Fails by Yanis Varoufakis

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CBR14Bingo - Shadow - In the novel, even though it's ostensibly about the "Buffalo Bill" killings, Hannibal Lecter is always there and always present in mind. - Silence of the Lambs - 3/5 Stars This is a book that for some godforsaken reason my seventh grade English teacher not only let me read … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:430 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

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I think I am rereading The Canterbury Tales, but I am unsure that I have read them in full previously. I know for sure that between AP Literature and World Literature I in college I have read some amount of this collection, it's probably also true that I haven't read all of it. As a piece of … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:420 · Genres: Fiction, Poetry · Tags: ·

“You ever see somebody ruin their own life?/ His poor wife.”

The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Gilded Age Grifter, a Founding Father's Disgraced Descendant, and a Trial at the Dawn of Tabloid Journalism by Bill Shaffer

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CBR 14 Bingo: Scandal The yellow papers screamed scandalous headlines in this case of stabbings, baby trafficking, and mysterious deaths. When Ray Hamilton's wife is arrested for stabbing the family's wet nurse, a great deal of scandalous truth comes out - namely, that the child is not his, nor … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:93 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Poetry Books

How to Read a Poem by Terry Eagleton

Lords of Limit by Geoffrey Hill

The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide by Robert Pinsky

The Trouble with Poetry by Billy Collins

Selected Poems of WB Yeats by WB Yeats

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

New Hampshire by Robert Frost

Emily Dickinson by Poems and Letters

Gilgamesh by Ed. Stephen Mitchell

Leaves of Grass 1855 by Walt Whitman

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CBR14Bingo - Mind - This book addresses the "heart" elements of poetry with a literary critical mind approach. How to Read a Poem - 5/5 Stars This is a book that I really enjoyed but even Terry Eagleton admits that it's not much help to anyone who hasn't read a decent amount of literary … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:419 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Frankenstein

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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CBR14Bingo - Monster - It's a about a monster. And while yes, Victor Frankenstein is a monster, the Monster is most definitely a monster.   The thing that always strikes me about Frankenstein, and I think this is probably my fifth or so time reading it is the narrative structure. It's … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:409 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , ·


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