Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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King of the Pirates or something like that

One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn by Eiichiro Oda

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As you know, occasionally I need a change of scenery on the weekends. So instead of looking at, working with and reading books at work or home, I go to the library to look at and read books and I have been known to straighten a section. And when I do, I never know what will come of it. I usually get in some fun people watching or listening (on this trip I heard this tiny voice, “Where are the chickens?”), looking at titles that […]

Pounce into the world of Cats

A Cat Is a Cat in Any Life by Ema Tohyama

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One thing I like about working in a bookstore is that there are always ways to get free books and/or books you wouldn’t purchase for yourself, therefore never read. And A Cat Is a Cat in Any Life by Ema Tohyama is one of those types of books. I got it for free and it wouldn’t have picked it up otherwise. Do you like manga, cats and off beat humor? Okay, they are here. I like cats. Enjoy manga. And do not mind off beat […]

I probably shouldn’t admit I liked this…

Hide and Seek by Naono Yoshiko and Ryan Holmberg

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Hide and Seek by Naono Yoshiko and Ryan Holmberg (translator) is not a nice book. But an amazing read.   I would have given it a 5 but a few pieces of “scare” and culture might have been lost in translation so I was not sure why the situation was supposed to be “that scary” or the exact “thing” that was going on. Also, the images were a bit “blended together” for my tastes. I do like the black and white look as it keeps […]

Girl meets accident, girl has amnesia, girl gets a new look on life….

Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love!, Volume 1 by Mamakari 

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Title: Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love!, Volume 1  Author: Mamakari  Illustrator: Mamakari  Annotation from Publisher: “All Yumeko ever saw were her flaws. Her unhappy outlook infected not just her, but everyone around her, too. It’s only after a car accident that leaves Yumeko with amnesia that she wakes up with a brand-new lease on life, one that attracts all kinds of adventures and maybe even love.”–   My Comments: So, at first I really did not like this book. There were a lot of bumps in […]

Not a buddy movie

Stray by Ryu Kamio

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Reading via an online reader copy is sometimes hard for me. But I persevere and just keep swimming, I mean reading. But with Stray there was the added issue of a big ol’ “watermark” in the middle of things. Nope, they did not want people copying the manga comic by Ryu Kamio and illustrator Nakamura Yuu. Plus, it is manga and therefore, the flow is off for my western eyes to start. With that said, a few days after starting, I finished this Yakuza meets […]

I’m not the audience. Are you?

Magical Beatdown, Vol 1 by Jenn Woodall

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I think it is time to either pause or cancel my Silver Sprocket subscription. I had gotten several books that I enjoyed and never would have read otherwise if it hadn’t been for this subscription. But in a recent shipment I had nothing but disappointing reads. The first I read was Magical Beatdown, Vol 1 by Jenn Woodall. It is a short zine that is created with light (almost faded, but still popping) blue and pink colors, quickly drawn looking lines and is overly simplified. […]



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