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Delightful stubbornness

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

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A Man Called Ove is about a delightfully stubborn widower in Sweden. He has a strict logic that he applies to the world. He yearns for consistency and routine. Anyone who deviates from the order is likely inefficient and an idiot in his mind. He is suspicious of most things and prefers to abstain from all social things. I enjoyed his rising frustration at the computer store when he attempts to buy a computer. Despite his crankiness, Ove fell in love with a woman named Sonja. It was love at first sight on a train. The book flashes back to […]

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12/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:15 |

Skewer the rich

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan was the April Mocha Girls Read book club selection. The story revolves around the romance between Rachel Chu and Nicholas Young. The two NY based professors are in love. Nick invites Rachel to spend the summer in Singapore with his family. Nick is the best man for his friend Colin Khoo’s wedding. The plan is to get the big event over with and travel around Asia.  Sounds fun, right? However, Nick fails to explain exactly how extensive and wealthy his family is… Rachel is woefully unprepared what to expect. Thankfully, Rachel has a college […]

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6/9/2018 's CBR10 Review No:11 |

A fantastical coming of age tale in space

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

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When we decided to read A Wrinkle in Time for our #CannonBookClub, I was ecstatic! Perfect motivation to re-read it before the Ava Du’Vernay’s film release. Before its release, there seemed to be some negative buzz that disheartened me. I felt like I was defending the movie and the book to an extent before it hit the theaters! In the end, I managed to complete my re-read the morning before seeing the film. The refresh with the original text rekindled my childlike curiosity and sense of wonder. BEWARE OF SPOILERS FOR THE BOOK AND THE FILM BELOW! A Wrinkle in Time […]

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5/3/2018 's CBR10 Review No:8 |

Post-Apocalyptic Tale of Wonder

The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

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I’ve been meaning to read The Girl with All the Gifts since the film came out last year. As usual, I kept putting it off until one of my book clubs assigned it. This was voted as the Mocha Girls Read supernatural pick for October. I read nearly half of it in one day, finally finished it up in December. I’m glad that I did, still a wild ride despite hearing spoilers during the in person discussion. I’m not a fiercely against them when it comes to books. The majority of the book is seen through the eyes of a young […]

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12/26/2017 's CBR9 Review No:7 |

We All Think We’re Stronger Than Our Troubles

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

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Cannonballers love Liane Moriarty, and they really love Big Little Lies. I could no longer hold out against the deluge of positive reviews and the upcoming HBO series produced by Reese Witherspoon who has a history of putting her money behind female driven projects. Hot take: It is quite good, but I was able to call all the big twists save one. Read it before the HBO series arrives in late February if you want to be a smug book reader. More in depth review to make MsWas happy: Big Little Lies is told from the point of view of […]

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1/23/2017 's CBR9 Review No:5 |

Nicholson Flew Over the Place Where Birds Roost

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

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I make a “not bucket list” every year of things I’d like to do in the upcoming year and read/watch “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” made the cut, so it was the perfect thing to tackle during a mini Spring Break-staycation. Randle Patrick McMurphy is a gambling con-man in the 196os who trades a stint on a prison work farm for a stay in an asylum. The men’s only asylum has a rich cast of characters who are battling their own personal demons, but no personal demon in worse than Nurse Ratched, head of the ward, who has managed […]

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3/29/2016 's CBR8 Review No:7 |


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