Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Slight but Engaging

The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler

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The other day my mom texted me and asked, “Which Anne Tyler novel is the one about the strange family?” Easy, Mom–literally all of them. Tyler’s specialty is lovable eccentrics. In The Beginner’s Goodbye, Aaron Woolcott joins that list, although he’s not as memorable as some others. Aaron works for a publishing firm owned by his family, and is married to a doctor, Dorothy. After they’ve been married about 8 years, Dorothy is killed by a tree falling through the roof into their sunroom. Shortly after, she begins to appear to him in various places. Tyler’s books are always grounded […]

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9/19/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:39 |

This Will Be Our Year, Took a Long Time to Come

Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

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Breathing Lessons is the story of a single afternoon in the marriage of Ira and Maggie, as they take a road trip to attend an old friend’s funeral. Along the way, they encounter some unique characters, reminisce about their lives together and take a detour to attempt to mend their relationships with their ex-daughter-in-law and granddaughter. There. That’s the plot summary for this book, but it tells you absolutely nothing about what really happens. Breathing Lessons is a case study of a marriage. I could write this review to be full of the usual platitudes that are on the back […]

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3/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:12 |

Once Upon a Time. . .

Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler

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I don’t specifically remember the first time I read this book, but that could be because I’ve read it at least once a year since then–at this point, that’s ten or more rereads. This is my favorite book. It’s the story of Rebecca, a fifty-something widow, who at a family picnic one day sort of “wakes up” and realizes she has no idea how she turned into the person that she’s become. She runs a party planning business out of her home, attempts to corral her large family (I’ve read reviews that complain about how selfish and unpleasant her adult […]

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10/29/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:47 |

I could be happy the rest of my life with a vinegar girl

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

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Anne Tyler is one of my favorite authors (this is the third book of hers I’ve reviewed this year), and that is the only reason I was willing to read Vinegar Girl, a modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew. I was surprised to find that I actually enjoyed reading this. The modern twist in Vinegar Girl is that the “shrew” character, Katherine, is the daughter of an eccentric scientist, Louis Battista. Louis’s lab assistant, Pyotr, is in the U.S. on a visa which is about to expire, and Louis is desperate not to lose him. He convinces Kate […]

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10/23/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:46 |

Tess, It’s Been A While

Hush Hush by Laura Lippman

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It’s been a while since I read a Tess Monaghan mystery by Laura Lippman and I’ve missed them. Long before The Wire, I stumbled upon this series—drawn in by the fact that the main character was a rower and not small and skinny. However, I soon realized that one of the things I loved about this series was the setting. Like most of my favorite mysteries, place is an important character and most of the Tess Monaghan stories are love letters and sometimes hate mail to Baltimore and its residents. A lot has changed in Tess’s life. She is now […]

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6/12/2015 | 's CBR7 Review No:37 |

Surprise Idris Elba is the Best Idris Elba

Hush Hush by Laura Lippman

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I know Laura Lippman is quite a successful writer, but I’m the only person I know who reads her work, so let’s start here: if you haven’t already, you need to read Laura Lippman. She’s one of the best crime writers currenly out there and her series of books focusing on accidental PI Tess Monaghan is very well-suited for binge reading. I once managed two and a half in one day. Also, Lippman’s married to David ‘The Wire’ Simon, which I normally wouldn’t bring up, except she does it herself. Idris Elba has a cameo, even. Yet Tess – booze-loving, […]

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2/28/2015 | 's CBR7 Review No:11 |

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