Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I am a born and bred southerner and transplant to the Midwest. I read because I NEED to (as a former English major, it's in the DNA) and because I'm possibly ignoring frigid temperatures. Until summer, and then I'll just be reading outside. I also enjoy cooking, witty banter, and cheese. All the cheese. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: ardaigle's Quick Questions interview.)

cheerbrarian's Reviews:

Belated Bingo – Not My Wheelhouse

The Secret Place by Tana French

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TANA FRENCH TANA FRENCH. TANA. FRENCH. TANA FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENCH. I. Love. Tana French. She. Is. The Best. The reason that this was on my bingo card as “Not My Wheelhouse” because I pondered and was surprised to discover that murder mysteries are no longer my wheelhouse, it is just not a genre I really turn to anymore, and um, that’s got to change, because never am I more engrossed then when watching a murder mystery unfold and then unravel. In doing some reading about French I […]

Belated Bingo – Travel. Less is indeed more.

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

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Back in the day, I had a dream that I would excel at CBR Bingo. I did get one bingo, but alas, that was all I could muster in the timeframe. Even though I didn’t blow the doors off the competition, I thoroughly enjoyed planning and plotting my bingo card and thus I’ve decided to read a few more on the ol’ bingo card, even though it only “counts” to me, as it were. I believe I was going to use Less for Rainbow Flag […]

CBR Bingo – Listicle – Snooooooooooooze

The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White

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OKAY. This book was a journey, a real struggle to the finish line. It was listed (I think this counts?) as one of the selections of my local library book club for this year, so, like a dutiful former English major, I read it. I had a sneaky suspicion from jump that this wasn’t my kind of book. I like historical fiction and was intrigued by the juxtaposition of this story over the sinking of the Lusitania, but this book boasts three different authors who […]

CBR Bingo – Pajiba – A little shorter woulda been a lot better.

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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This book is/was everywhere. EVERY. WHERE. It was recommended to me a number of times and was featured on Pajiba Archives in the article “What are the most talked about books of 2019 so far?” It was almost the case to choose being obstinate in the face of enthusiasm: I almost didn’t want to read it BECAUSE everyone was talking about it. However, I decided to dive it and I now understand the hype. It was, good; however, it just wasn’t my cup of tea, […]

CBRBingo – Award Winner – Trevor Noah Triumphs!

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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Let’s be honest. CBR Bingo has been a boon, and a pill to swallow. I have read great things that I wouldn’t have because of it, but also maddeningly tried to shoehorn things I planned to read into these categories. Well, I am excited to share a trifecta of sorts! This is a book that I wanted to read, because I had friends rave about it, it is a selection of my local library book club, AND it fits into a bingo square! A number […]

CBRBingo – History/Schmistory – Creative and fanciful and thought provoking

The Porpoise by Mark Haddon

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Though I have a list of books to read for CBR Bingo, and stacks of books in my house unread, that certainly doesn’t stop me from checking out the NEW shelves at my local library: I mean, I’m not a monster. So, on my latest stopover to get books with the kiddo, I saw this shiny Mark Haddon novel calling my name. I read both A Spot of Bother and A Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-Time and though I couldn’t for the […]



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