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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Trust My Gut

How to Do The Work: Reconise Your Patters, Heal from you Past, and Create Your Self by Dr Nicole LePera

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Best for: People who are already working with a therapist, as that therapist can point out which parts of the book are useful and which are … super not. In a nutshell: Instagram influencer psychologist Dr LePera offers her suggestions on how to work through issues Worth quoting: I underlined a lot, but I don’t think there’s anything worth sharing. Why I chose it: There’s an area I’m working on in therapy and I asked my therapist for a book recommendation. She suggested this one. […]

Might Have Worked Better As An Encyclopedia

Miracles of Our Own Making: A History of Paganism by Liz Williams

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Best for: Pagans interested in some of the history of the beliefs and practice. In a nutshell: Author Williams provides a multi-century overview of the beliefs, practices, groups, and secret societies that are associated with paganism in the UK. Worth quoting: “It is always worth your while to ask two questions: ‘how do we know?’ and ‘who said this first?’” Why I chose it: I find spiritual practices and belief systems outside the big three Abrahamic faiths to be quite interesting. What it left me […]

Bit of A Stretch But I Get It

Queer Icons and Their Cats by Alison Nastasi and PJ Nastasi

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Best for: People looking for a niche book that will each them a little bit a bout a bunch of queer folks, and also has pictures of cats. In a nutshell: The title pretty much sums it up. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: My partner read it, and it looked pretty adorable. Also, cats! What it left me feeling: Vaguely disappointed Review: This is a tiny little coffee table-style book. It’s only about 100 pages and maybe 45 people are featured. There’s a […]

A Lot Of Little Necessary Reminders

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

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Best for: Anyone who is looking for a bit of encouragement in a non-self-help format. In a nutshell: Through dozens of tiny chapters (many no longer than a paragraph long), author Haig offers reflections on life for the reader to take comfort in. Worth quoting: I underlined so many phrases in this book, so this section could be miles long. “Don’t drain yourself trying to be understood by people who insist on not understanding you.” Why I chose it: I think I was looking for […]

When You End Up Skimming The Second Half of the Book … Maybe It’s Not For You

Why Marx Was Right by Terry Eagleton

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Best for: People who are already VERY familiar with Marx’s work and are looking for an outside opinion on how to defend different aspects of it. In a nutshell: Author Eagleton looks at what he believes are common arguments uses against Marxism and refutes them. Worth quoting: “Only through others can we come into our own.” Why I chose it: I thought it would be an interesting and easier to read way to learn more about Marx’s thoughts and writing. (Spoiler alert: it wasn’t, at […]

She’s Been Through It

Finding Me by Viola Davis

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Best for: Those familiar with Davis’s work. Those interested in a serious discussion of the challenges a Black woman faces. In a nutshell: Actor Viola Davis tells the story of her life so far. Worth quoting: “Forgiveness is giving up all hope of a different past.” Why I chose it: I heard people talking about it so I purchased the audio book (I do love a celebrity memoir read by the author). Then she won the Grammy for the performance of it so I decided […]



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