Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Platonic love is love

Common Bonds by Claudie Arsenault

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I was looking for a book about aromantic peoples. And I found a book about aromantic people called Common Bonds. As the publisher description says, this book is "featuring aromantic characters and centering platonic relationships." The main editors are Claudie Arsenault, C. T. Callahan, B. R. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:270 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Be Kind and Proud and Loud and You

The You Kind of Kind by Nina West

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Nina West was introduced to me by RuPaul’s Drag Race. She was a contestant that was both loud and proud and actually had a dimmer switch. She would go from 1000 to 999 in 30 minutes or so. In other words, she was/is a Queen among Queens. And when I found that they had written a book, I was … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:269 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

I had a book read to me part two

Dear Little One by Nina Laden

Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz

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A little while ago I received an emailed newsletter from a publisher. I don’t remember now which one, but it had some titles for GLBT+ and Pride goodies. It also included a video link of a Miss Terra Cotta Sugarbaker doing a Drag Queen Storytime. And as often happens when on the internet, down a … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:268 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Word of the Day: Kindness

Can Sophie Change the World? by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

A Small Kindness by Stacy McAnulty

Hundred Feet Tall by Benjamin Scheuer

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Kindness is the word of the day. Or, at least, the word of the review. Sophie wants to give a gift for her grandfather. He says he does not want anything, but when she insists, he asks her to perform a good work and change the world (a mitzvah). She does not know how she can change the world. She … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:266 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ·

I had a story read to me!

Aalfred and Aalbert by Morag Hood

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When I found my notes for Aalfred and Aalbert I noticed it was Peachtree Publishers that started my online rabbit hole of finding books read via YouTube/online. You see (previous later for Miss Althea readings) I found a link to one Miss Terra Cotta Sugarbaker in the newsletter sent to me via this … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:263 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: , , ·

The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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I first read this in grad school when I had the flu and had a high fever. It really is as great and weird as I thought then.  If you haven't read Don Quixote, you're not too late. It's a bit of slog, but never difficult, especially in this particular edition with the 2003 translation. I haven't … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:250 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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