Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Still couldn’t stop the words from pouring out.

The Great Passage by Shion Miura

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The Great Passage is the first that I’ve actually read of the many, many “Kindle First” books that I’ve downloaded for free in the past year or so since I became aware of the Amazon program. I can’t ignore the opportunity for a free book, but I’ve been so on top of my library queue and meeting self-imposed reading deadlines that I just haven’t gotten to any of these, which I mostly choose either based on the description being the least irritating of the group in a given month, or maybe there being a cute cover that seems like maybe […]

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6/30/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:24 |

OK, my second Margaret Atwood book was awesome!

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

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My first exposure to Margaret Atwood was book one in the MaddAddam Trilogy – Oryx and Crake.  It was not a rousing success in my eyes.  I didn’t quite get it.  Aaaanyway, my library’s app had this in ebook form, so it was my second Margaret Atwood book.  I loved it.  It was my “reading before bed” book, which is hard when it’s a book that I really enjoy.  I find myself dozing when I really want to keep reading. So this is another dystopian story.  If you’ve read my reviews before, you know I like my topias dys!  We […]

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4/6/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:16 |

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 |

I’d miss pants too Therese

Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneil

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I have a feeling this will be one of many Unmentionable reviews that grace the CBR9 blog thanks to badkittyuno’s wonderful review and Jenny Lawson’s endorsement of it on The Blogess. But here goes… Therese Oneil has dropped you in Victorian America (for the most part) with a decent amount of money and all your 21st Century knowledge; however you’re still (I guess, I mean guys can read this too) woman so it doesn’t matter how much you know because life is gonna suck but you get to know just know how much it sucks. It’s all very interesting and very gross; for […]

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2/3/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:15 |

Where’d You Go, Maria Semple

Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

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The more I think about this book the less I like it. Today Will Be Different is the story of a single day in the life of Eleanor Flood. Eleanor is trying to be the best version of herself. She has plans to make this day perfect. She is going to be present. She is going to be a better mom, a better wife, a better friend. Eleanor is not a bad person, she’s just a bit of a mess. But her plan begins to unravel when she has to walk out of her poetry class to take Timby (her […]

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1/21/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:4 |

A great book for a VERY niche audience (of which I am not technically a part).

The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning by Simcha Fisher

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The title of this book is a bit misleading, so let’s spend this review focusing on what exactly this book is and is not. It is not: A crash course on how to go about practicing Natural Family Planning (widely misunderstood to be “the rhythm method”) in accordance with Catholic teaching. NFP is generally used to avoid pregnancies. I suppose you could technically use it to achieve one, but most often when you’re talking about NFP you’re talking about using it to space pregnancies. This is not my situation at all: I’ve more or less spent the last five years […]

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10/27/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:42 |

[Uncomfortable Downward Glance Because a Couple Is Fighting in Front of You]

You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations by Michael Ian Black

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How in the world do I rate this book? On one hand, there is a lot of truth in it (“They say if you just let babies cry, they will eventually cry themselves out. This is not true. Not only will babies not cry themselves out, but the act of crying actually slows down time itself—the more you let them cry, the slower time goes.”) There is also comedy (“Having a rent-controlled apartment in New York is like living in medieval Europe and having spices.”) There are also some bighearted moments (“I love the story your face tells me because […]

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9/14/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:27 |

Best of Wives and Best of Women

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

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I’m not a huge fan of literary fiction. I find it depressing, usually. Why are the characters always so desperate, and desperately unhappy? Why do they always have such depressing, gross sex lives, and why, WHY must books of literary fiction always contain a description of just how unappealing the protagonist’s body is? I mean, I live in a human body. I’m aware that most human bodies are very flawed. Do I have to read about Lotto’s stomach flab, and the way Mathilde’s finger can fit in his belly button up to her second knuckle? Why are Mathilde’s BO and Lotto’s […]

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3/4/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:10 |

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