Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Poor Marilyn

Unfinished: A Graphic Novel of Marilyn Monroe by Elizabeth Periale

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I won the book, Unfinished…, from fellow Cannonballer Elizabeth Periale (also known as xoxoxoe) and I was excited to read it because Marilyn’s fame has always been interesting to me.  I’ve never obsessed over her like some, but it’s interesting to me how many people do, still, to this day, obsess over Marilyn Monroe.  Or, at least the image of Marilyn Monroe. Periale uses many of those images, along with quotes, by and about Marilyn, in this graphic novel. And she does so to great effect.  She tells bits of Marilyn’s story starting with her childhood, which I was, for […]

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7/26/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:27 |

My Sister Hated It

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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My sister hated The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.  I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it either.  I think I wanted more, or, maybe, I just wanted it to be better. It glosses over a lot of Evelyn’s relationships and especially with the relationship that Evelyn claimed was the most important. I also had the same problem with it that I had with All the Stars in the Heavens in that, reading this book from the mindset of someone not living in those times, I couldn’t really relate.  Like that book, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo takes […]

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7/24/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:26 |

Bad Impulses

All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani

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Although I have a “To Read” list on Goodreads and have books and authors scribbled down on the backs of various envelopes and whatnot, I am also a pretty impulsive reader. Especially at my favorite local used book store.  It’s a wonderful place where they give you credit for any books you bring in and also offer a 50% discount when you use that trade credit.  When I’m there, I completely ignore my scribbles and my “To Read” list and just buy books on impulse. All the Stars in the Heavens, by Adriana Trigiani, was just such an impulse buy, […]

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7/17/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:25 |

I think she got her subtitle wrong

Life Moves Pretty Fast: Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies by Hadley Freeman

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I read a decent amount of non-fiction in my life, so our June Book Club book, Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies was right up my alley. I also really enjoy the process, the lore, and the production decisions surrounding Hollywood and the film industry, which is why I decided to skew our non-fiction selections a certain way. You all decided 80s was the way to go and here we are. I liked this book fine, but I think Hadley Freeman (while an accomplished writer) had quite a few missteps, which prevented me from rating this anything […]

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6/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:33 |

Discussion Topics: Life Moves Pretty Fast

Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don’t Learn Them From Movies Anymore) by Hadley Freeman

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Our Discussion Post is live – join us now to discuss Life Moves Pretty Fast.  We’re quickly approaching our second Book Club of the year: Non-fiction. Life Moves Pretty Fast by Hadley Freeman won the vote, and we are just over a week to go time. Our group chat about Eighties Movies and this book will get going around 2 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday June 14 both here and in our Facebook group, the Book Chat. Book Club is open to anyone and everyone, and with this choice’s theme I imagine we’ll all have lots to say. If there’s a pressing […]

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6/5/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:0 |

A kookie little romance

Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the New Woman by Sam Wasson

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This was a selection for the May nonfiction book club, and it lost. I’m so disappointed, you guys. But, I will persevere. Wasson recounts the history behind both Truman Capote’s 1958 novel, and the 1961 film directed by Blake Edwards and starring the inimitable and unconquerable Audrey Hepburn. Overall, this is a pretty good snapshot of Truman Capote, Audrey Hepburn, the film industry of the late 50s and early 60s, and the shifting beauty standards of the era. All of which amounts to a pretty interesting read that nevertheless feels a little in the thin side. Wasson does a nice […]

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4/30/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:34 |

Book Club Reads Non-Fiction – Voting

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Voting for this Book Club is Closed. Come see what we chose on our Announcement Post, and join us on June 14. It is time once again friends to decide what book we want to tackle as a group. Following a great discussion, if not great reading, for our Fantasy pick, it’s time to head in a new direction, west you might say – and fall into some Non-fiction about the history of Hollywood. Below you will find our four choices, which cover different times and topics within the broad view of Hollywood’s History. I have stayed away from biographies […]

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4/12/2017 | |

When you didn’t hate the book, but can’t think of the title: a meh-ish review.

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

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This was the last book of the book club I started in my local area. Aaaaand I read it over a month ago, so my memory is fuzzy, so this review isn’t going to be one for the record books. The book was recommended to me by a few folks, plus it was set it Italy, where I had just returned from a trip, so it seemed like a no brainer to tackle it next. All in all, I found it serviceable, but I just didn’t love it. Beautiful Ruins is a non-linear story about love, loss, secrecy, and social […]

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12/6/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:25 |

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