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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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5 Star Reviews

This is only the beginning - Hyperion by Dan Simmons

I might have a new favorite Tana French novel - The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad #5) by Tana French

Apocalyptic! - The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

1980s + Real Characters = Young Adult Perfection - Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

“It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters now.” - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

“We are all social beings.” - We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A wonderful, empowering ode to Shakespeare and women - Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston

A charming and sweet love letter to the power of story - The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

I actually went to bed early tonight, so I could lay in bed and finish this book! - The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Jane Austen Meets Fantastic Beasts - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

The Devil in Moscow - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

This is a [white] man’s world - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

On Bereavement and Raptors - H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

Another Series To Be Obsessed With - And Only To Deceive by Tasha Alexander

BUY THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY - Thorn by Inistar Khanani

My Favorite Holmes Adventure - The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle

Yes We Do! - Real Artists Have Day Jobs (and Other Awesome Things They Don't Teach You In School) by Sara Benincasa

“Everything that isn’t loving a child is just for show.” - The Life You Longed For by Maribeth Fischer

Some Classics Are Classic For A Reason - A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A wonderful follow up to That Awful Book - Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller

The more I read these books, the more I like to think it’s an adult Harry Potter. - The Dresden Files (8-15) by Jim Butcher

Ewwww. Also, Awesome - Finders Keepers by Stephen King

I’m so late to this great party, I almost want to punch something. - It by Stephen King

The Space Time Continuum Is Collapsing in a Delightful Romp - To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

I wish Tina Fey was my boss - Bossypants by Tina Fey

Actually kind of life-changing. - Mary Sheedy Kurcinka by Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic

April Really Is . . . - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

How do you tell the tale of surviving? - Maus by Art Spiegleman

America, You Great Unfinished Symphony - Losing Our Way: An Intimate Portrait of a Troubled America by Bob Herbert

A Perfect Follow-Up to the TV Show - The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin

I Believe in the Power of Creation (which is female) - Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

Canning with Alternative Sweeteners - Naturally Sweet Food in Jars by Marisa McClellan

Leaving’s hard, but it ain’t the hardest thing - Descent by Tim Johnston

What’s In A Name? - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Greatest Romance Heroine of All Time. Of. All. Time. - Venetia by Georgette Heyer

Who Tells Your Story - Hamilton: the Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jeremy McCarter

“Whole lot easier staying in and writing yourself brave instead of going out and BEING brave, is all I’m saying…” - Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw

The real book 3 in the Anna Curtis series (I apparently started at book 4 – so confusing) - Speak of the Devil by Allison Leotta

My New Soapbox: What You SHOULD eat - Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan

I Only Have One More Book Left. Hold Me. - The Horns of Avalon by Sam Sisavath

“When we tell truth, often we are callous; when we tell lies, often we are kind” - Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

Behold the Hamiltome - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

A girl in pants romance! - Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career by Carla Kelly

Excellent - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Parenthood, Am I Right? (I have no idea, I’m not one) - All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior

Milan back on excellent form - Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan

Dear Fake Character People: An Open Letter to (most of) the Characters in Pride and Prejudice - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Different, Not Less - Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson

The review in which I weep and fulfill all your baby shower shopping needs - You Are My I Love You by Maryann Cusimano Love

Be Yourself. Everyone else is taken. - The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water by Gemma Merino

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  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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