Just under the wire! I received Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl as one of a dozen (literally) books for Christmas. In my family I’m the ‘allergy girl’ though reading Beasley’s account of 30 years of severe food allergies has me counting my blessings. This memoir is more informative than anecdotal; but rather than reading like a text book, Birthday Girl takes a dense subject for many and makes it entertaining. In 1992, Sandra’s fourth grade class was visited by a nutritionist regarding the newly developed […]
Unbroken
“If I knew I had to go through those experiences again,” [Louie] finally said, “I’d kill myself.” Unless you dont have a TV or Internet access, you’ve heard of Angelina Jolie’s third directorial project ‘Unbroken.’ I had heard of Lauren Hillenbrand’s biography when it may some rounds on Best Seller lists but hadn’t looked into it until La Jolie brought it to my attention. For all my historical readings (both in school and for fun) I’ve never learned much about our fight in the Pacific. […]
dear mrs kennedy
So I completed my very first Cannonball with a book I very much enjoyed but couldn’t let myself stop there and decided to squeeze in one more book and review before the year’s end… and what a mistake that was. I borrowed Dear Mrs Kennedy from a friend who enjoyed it. Knowing my tastes for Kennedys and history, she brought it with her when she came to visit over Thanksgiving weekend. I opened it that night and I finally finished all 222 pages of it […]
a very stylish Cannonball
I’m so thankful to have completed my (very first) Cannonball with a book I thoroughly enjoyed. I am in the fashion “industry” which is fancy talk for “I have a degree in fashion merchandising but really I sell high end dresses to the discerning women of Dallas.” I actually work at a store that sells Diane Von Furstenberg’s line and own a few of her pieces, I’m a fan of her jersey knits and bold prints. I knew she married a prince and came to […]
yes,please
Amy Poehler is my hero. She’s funny and sassy and she wrote a kick ass book. It doesn’t follow the normal Chronological Celebrity Memoir formula: growing up, struggling, big break… Rather she jumps around in time and has a bit of an ‘advice’ vibe going on but it’s all amazing. There are pictures, and I love me some celebrity candid photos. She touches very briefly on her divorce from Will Arnett but she gushes about her new relationship with Nick Kroll. Her children are mentioned […]
Landline
I love Rainbow Rowell; in the past four months I have read every book she has written. She is a Goddess who can do no wrong and breaks my heart in the best ways. Unfortunately, I don’t feel the love for Landline like some of the other people on CBR. Please don’t shun me! Let’s start with what I did like: This a book for adults. The main character is a mid-thirties, married mother of two. She has a career in television and is trying […]
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