Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“Just the same, Caroline, I think you should accept the fact you don’t really know the truth. I wonder if anyone does, or ever will.”

Silversword by Phyllis A. Whitney

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CBR 14 Bingo: Shadow In this book, the past casts long shadows, entangling the main character even in the present. Caroline Kirby, fresh off a divorce, returns to her childhood home in Hawaii, to the mother she had thought long dead and the mystery of her father's death in a sacred volcano … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:91 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

The bond between mother and daughter, the joy of shared food, and the devastating loss of a parent – CBR14 Bingo: Heart

Crying in H-Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

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CBR14 Bingo: "Heart" -  In this heartbreaking memoir, Michelle Zauner shares her love for her mother and their connection through a love of food. Last year I heard on NPR an interview with Zauner, a Korean American, when she released her debut book, Crying in H-Mart: A Memoir.  I was instantly … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

“You kids are different from the farm animals who have no way out. Running away in order to live is fine. Perfectly fine.”

Silver Spoon Vol. 1-15 by Hiromu Arakawa

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CBR14Bingo: Series (it's a series) This is one of my favorite manga series and one I was re-reading again just out of a desire to read something cheerful and warm-hearted. Silver Spoon is by the same author as Fullmetal Alchemist, her much more famous work. It follows Yuugo Hachiken, who decides … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:82 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

What’s a Vestigial Eye Among Friends?

Suicide Med by Freida McFadden

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Spoilers ahoy, because this book has to be revealed to be believed. Freida McFadden’s Suicide Med is an absolutely bonkers thriller that I’m almost at a loss to describe. The story revolves around a small group of medical students who attend a school known for its string of suicides. The book is … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: ·

Levi…*heart eyes*

Fangirl, the Manga. Vol 2 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs and Gabi Nam

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4.5 stars CBR14 Bingo: Bodies (Cath and Levi become a lot more aware of each other's bodies in this volume - not like THAT. Get your mind out of the gutter!) Cath has started getting more comfortable at college and with her classes, but she still finds it difficult to reconcile the fact that … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Unexpected Delight

This Book Will Make You Kinder: An Empathy Handbook by Henry James Garrett

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Best for: All of humanity (but mostly the privileged folks). In a nutshell: Philosopher Garrett makes his case for the reasons we should be kind, and the ways people falter at it. Worth quoting: “The problem is not that oppressed people don’t empathize enough with their oppressors; the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:33 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , , ·


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