Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


A Snarky but Serious Look at Pop Culture

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

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Bingo 7 (The Collection) for the diagonal L to R, top to bottom BINGO! I have had Bad Feminist on my physical TBR shelf for some time. I was motivated to read it for the Bingo square, but also because I’m writing a course syllabus for this fall in which I am considering including a section from Bad Feminist. I figure, if I’m going to teach it, I should know the whole thing for context. I have heard a lot about Roxane Gay as a […]

I want to live in this man’s mind…

The View From The Cheap Seats: Selected Non-Fiction by Neil Gaiman

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For me, reading Neil Gaiman is like giving my brain a hug, and that’s equally as true of his non-fiction writing as it is his fiction books. So The View From The Cheap Seats was welcome respite from real life shenanigans, although it is also responsible for my already hefty to-be-read list mushrooming into something that could now blot out the sun. Comprised of a vast array of non-fiction essays, they’re separated into topics to make it easy to navigate for casual readers and ensuring […]

Girl, Wash Your Face – If you like/don’t like Goop you will like/not like this

Girl Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis

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Having seen a number of women post about reading this book, and knowing that it’s a bit of a pop culture phenomenon at present, I wanted to see what all the hubbub was about. A friend of mine, noting my “currently reading” status on Goodreads was surprised to see me reading it and figured that it would not be my taste. She was not incorrect. Hollis, for the unknowing, has created a global empire with a website, number of books, event planning business, etc. Essentially […]

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the bookshelf…

Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard by Matt Taylor

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As a lifelong Jaws fan, I’ve already read pretty extensively about the making of the film, as well as devouring any number of DVD extras and specials that I’ve ever come across. As such, it’s sometimes hard to come across new information, so I was immensely pleased to find this wrapped up for me underneath the Christmas tree. Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard is just that – a look at the production of Jaws through the eyes of the islanders of Martha’s Vineyard, whether they […]

I had some feelings

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Best for: Those interested in a detailed analysis of the different ways women are seen as not conforming (unless you’re interested in those who are too old – that chapter was not great). In a nutshell: Buzzfeed writer Petersen looks at ten different women and how each can be an example of being too ‘something’ that women aren’t meant to be, and how they use that to subvert the system. Line that sticks with me: “To call Clinton ‘too’ anything is to authenticate and fortify […]

This review is very late.

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So now y’all know just exactly how far behind I am in my reviews. We read this book back in June? I think? Effff, I wish I would have written this review back then. I had so many thoughts!! Now, they are mostly all gone. GONE I TELL YOU, like piss in the wind. Sorry, that was vulgar. Sometimes I am vulgar. It should pass. But you know what, I’m feeling in the mood right now. I’m full of it. What you might call piss […]



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