Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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How do we become human except in the face of adversity?

Happiness by Aminatta Forna

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HALF CANNONBALL! CBR15 BINGO (Africa square: The main character is African. Author is of African descent: father from Sierra Leone. Various political/military situations in the book take place in Africa.) Yet another book that jumped out to me initially because of its eco-fiction bent: studying urban dwelling fox in London. However, it turned out to be about so much more than that. Attila is an itinerant psychologist from Ghana that specializes in PTSD. Regularly traveling to give keynote speeches and expert testimony, his early career […]

Methodical Storytelling

Happiness by Aminatta Forna

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Best for: People who enjoy sweet, thoughtful books. In a nutshell: Two lives collide on the streets of South London. Worth quoting: “He wondered if one day every feeling in the world would be identified, cataloged and marked for eradication. Was there no human experience that did not merit treatment now?” Why I chose it: It was recommended to me as part of a book spa. What it left me feeling: Contemplative Review: This is an interesting book that I found more challenging to read […]



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