Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR18
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • 2026 Registration
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

The Mozart Effect Effect!

Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman

May 12, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Not a typo! You are probably familiar with the Mozart Effect, but have you heard about the Mozart Effect Effect?! We’ve all heard the story: listening to Mozart makes you smarter! You will test better! Your babies will be brilliant! You will smash the SATS! Listening to Mozart every day will give you a leg up above all of the others! My mother was definitely a proponent of this adventure; “if you can play classical music, then how come you can’t do well in math! Mozart […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: academia, Appalachia, classical music, impostor syndrome, Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman, journalism, Mental Health, PBS, Performance, tour life

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:46 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: academia, Appalachia, classical music, impostor syndrome, Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman, journalism, Mental Health, PBS, Performance, tour life ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Daisy Jones screams “Not Like Other Girls” from the bottom of Cliche Canyon

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

March 12, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 8 Comments

I have read this before. I have seen it. I have heard it. This book is like a transcription of a Behind the Music episode. Everyone waxing rhapsodic over the Sunset Strip in the 70s. Ugh. There is nothing unique or remarkable about this tale. No grand revelations, nothing that overcomes tropes, just archetypes smashing into archetypes while being saved-by-or-slaves-to tHe MuSic. I truly do not understand the rapturous reviews around Daisy Jones and The Six. There is nothing special about this story, nor is there anything special […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: classic rock, music, oral history, Taylor Jenkins Reid, tour life

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:24 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: classic rock, music, oral history, Taylor Jenkins Reid, tour life ·
Rating:
· 8 Comments


Recent Comments

  • Zirza
    on “To The Lighthouse” for the Climate Change Generation
    Sure, though it depends on what you expect. I know some Cannonballers were let down by the thriller aspect and...
  • Madame Anna
    on I accidentally started an alien smut series, and now I can’t stop!
    You need to read the prequel series! Ice Plant Barbarians. It's awesome and explains everything before Lauren's Barbarian! I'm sure...
  • Jennifer
    on These Things are Like Potato Chips
    I agree with you about the ending, however I'm referring to your review.
  • Zirza
    on Another Group of Old Friends That All Actually Hate Each Other
    I feel ya! I liked this book but there are a lot of things that I had to overlook. It's...
  • Zirza
    on What will people think of us 100 years from now?
    Interesting! As someone who went on a bit of a McEwan bender some 10-15 years ago I wonder how it...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission, Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2026 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in