Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“I felt that I was now old enough to become fussy and spinsterish if I wanted to:” A Gentle Post-War Comedy of Manners

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

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This is a fast read but it has a lot of depth to it. I enjoyed it and it was the kind of book that surprises you and is counter to what you were expecting, in a good way. Excellent Women was a little outside of my normal reading pattern in that I'm not always a literary fiction type person, but this … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

not for me, but ymmv!

Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

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Sigh I think I wanted to like this one more than I ended up actually liking it. It didn't engross me enough to compel me to keep reading, but it was a nice change of pace. I think there's something about cavalier murder of exhaustion or neglect that is off-putting to me. To be clear, in my real … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:50 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , ·

meant to read before watching, and now too lazy to watch more than some youtube clips

Normal People by Sally Rooney

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Content warning: abuse, both emotional and physical (not in the main relationship, though, from family members) I wanted to watch the well-reviewed Hulu series based on this book, but wanted to read it before I did--even though a few people had told me that the series was better. I'm not one of … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

a more successful out of season christmas read

The Lights on Knockbridge Lane by Roan Parrish

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My first thought: the nerdy one went to Caltech!!! As should all super nerdy book characters, it only makes sense. So funny that I find it fun when Caltech (my alma mater) is referenced in literature/shows/movies but in reality I had a miserable time there and wouldn't encourage anyone to go! … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , ·

book one in a series that is continuing? finishing? in november–get on this train fast!

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

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BOY DID I LOVE THIS BOOK. That's right, I five starred this book and it feels totally right (especially after writing my Ready Player One review and realizing that I had already written about 600 words and had even more things to complain about). Many many thanks go to Evin, whom I should have … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , , ·

A magical love letter to NYC

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

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New York City has been born as a great city of the world and she has chosen her avatar. This happens from time to time as enough people and ideas coalesce in one spot. It happened to Rio de Janerio, to Hong Kong, to London, and many more. And now it's happening to New York. Except this time, one … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·


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