Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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From the US. Living in the UK. Used to review under the name Lollygagger. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: ASKReviews' Quick Questions interview - as Lollygagger.)

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Methodical Storytelling

Happiness by Aminatta Forna

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Best for: People who enjoy sweet, thoughtful books. In a nutshell: Two lives collide on the streets of South London. Worth quoting: “He wondered if one day every feeling in the world would be identified, cataloged and marked for eradication. Was there no human experience that did not merit treatment now?” Why I chose it: It was recommended to me as part of a book spa. What it left me feeling: Contemplative Review: This is an interesting book that I found more challenging to read […]

Not Abridged But It Felt Like It Was

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

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Best for: I’m not entirely sure. I hope her fans would enjoy it. In a nutshell: Pamela Anderson provides the Cliff’s Notes version of her biography. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: When the limited series about the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee was released this year, Anderson was vocal in that she had not given her consent for her story to be told that way, so I chose not to watch the show. I thought I’d pick up her memoir […]

That Got Dark

Paris The Memoir by Paris Hilton

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Best for: Anyone who paid any attention to Paris Hilton in the early 2000s. My guess is you probably don’t know the whole story. In a nutshell: Paris Hilton – known as a party girl who lived it up with Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan – shares her story. Worth quoting: “Terrible things can go fuck themselves.” Why I chose it: It’s a celebrity memoir written by a woman. Like, obviously I’m going to read it. What it left me feeling: Conflicted. Review: Well that […]

Not Exactly a Guide, But Maybe An Outline

How to Be an Anticapitalist in the 21st Century by Erik Olin Wright

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Best for: Anyone looking for an easy-to-digest outline of the options we have for moving society away from capitalism. In a nutshell: In six short but packed chapters, author Wright explores the problems of capitalism, the various ways of fighting it, and what is needed to accomplish that. Worth quoting: “The claim that capitalism harms democracy and freedom is more complex than simply proposing that capitalism is opposed to freedom and democracy. Rather, the logic is that capitalism generates severe deficits in realizing the values […]

Disappointing

How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire by Andreas Malm

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Best for: I’m really not sure, and I’ll get to that in the review. In a nutshell: Author (and climate activist) Malm attempts to argue in favor of stronger action by the public where it comes to climate change and fossil fuel. Worth quoting: “We face an ostensible paradox here, in that the US is a vastly more violent society — as measured by the diffusion of guns, the incidence of mass shootings, the civilians killed by police, the veneration of armed heroes in popular […]

Murky Ethics

The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell

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Best for: People who enjoyed the first book. In a nutshell: The remains of someone who died 25 years ago have been found. Also, the remains of someone who died just a few days ago. Worth quoting: N/A (Audio book) Why I chose it: I enjoyed the first book in this series. What it left me feeling: Ambivalent Review: Spoilers abound, especially for the previous book (The Family Upstairs). CN: Sexual assault, emotional abuse, stalking. This book picks up where the last one leaves off, […]



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