Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Family are those we wouldn’t be friends with if not related

Memories from Limon by Edo Brenes

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I can understand why people find this graphic novel slow, uninteresting, and only a one or two-rating. However, I can support my five-rating thinking the above as well. Memories from Limon is not an easy read. Not that it is a difficult subject or has something "rough" to it (such as violence, sex, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:333 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

The hash-tagged elephant

The World’s Loneliest Elephant: Based on the True Story of Kaavan and His Rescue by Ralph Fletcher

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Another book that made me tear up is The World’s Loneliest Elephant: Based on the True Story of Kaavan and His Rescue by Ralph Fletcher. This is a story about Kaavan, the elephant that was taken from a sanctuary, given as a gift to a young girl, but lived in the Pakistani zoo for years. Of course, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:332 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Celebrate good times, come on

Hello Sacred Life  by Kim Krans

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I counted Hello Sacred Life has less than 35 words. Therefore, how does one write a 250-word review of the book by Kim Krans? You focus on one thing: the artwork. But first the quick review of the story. The story is not a story. It is a mantra. A meditation of sorts. You say, “Hello sacred..." … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:331 · Genres: Children's Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Hope for the future

A Pslam For The Wild Built by Becky Chambers

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Would you like a soothing balm for your mind right now? Dive into another charming book by Becky Chambers - the first in the Monk and Robot series. In this novel, the world has moved past the rise of sentient robots. While machines were once used for all sorts of labor, and the environment was … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

Culture and Imperialism

Culture and Imperialism by Edward Said

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In Orientalism, Said looks at the cultural and historical forces that built the Western understanding of the Near East, focusing heavily on the 18th century and probably most emblematically in the histories of Napoleon's conquests in Egypt. He especially focuses on the idea of a "textual attitude", … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:343 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

The Handmaid’s Tale

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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The other day (it's 2022 by the way) a Republican candidate for office thanked Donald Trump for protecting "white life" and the crowd cheered. Her campaign later said she meant the "right to life" but sometimes you say what you mean, instead of saying what you meant to say. It happens. In … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:342 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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