Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Crystalclear can usually think of something clever to say, except when she can't. She has a giant stack of unread books at home but will always find an excuse to buy/acquire/borrow another one. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: crystalclear's Quick Questions interview.)

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Many Americans right now are acting like Jeevan in the snowstorm. Life is imitating art.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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I didn’t really know what to expect going into this.  I knew that Cannonball peeps (and other people I know) had raved about it, so I assumed it was going to be good.  And it still wasn’t what I thought it was going to be. (I need to stop going into things with expectations.)    Station Eleven has a linear story that’s been cut up and rearranged with one character being the lynchpin that holds it all together.  We start with a Toronto production of […]

Thanks scootsa1000!

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Thank you, scootsa1000, for my fantastic books!  I’m a slacker and didn’t post this until now, but I received this right after Thanksgiving (from a fellow Black Friday shopper, I see!)  I try to put books on my wish list that I don’t think we have in my library (although looking now, we have both of these in somewhere in the system!)  I heard about Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky from reviews here (was it Blingle Bells, or ClaireBadger, or Bea Pants? I can’t […]

After finishing it, I’m okay with the price I paid

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

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I had this on my Amazon wishlist after seeing it reviewed somewhere (maybe ElCicco’s review from 2016?) and promptly forgot about it.  Then I went to visit the Dollar Tree (the best dollar store chain in NJ, and you can fight me on that) and what do I see but a very familiar cover.  I was surprised to see an actual (hardcover) book in the dollar store that I actually had intended to buy at some point, so I snatched it up!   This is a […]

It was a fun trip!

Stranger Than Fanfiction by Chris Colfer

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Not gonna lie, I picked this up for the title first.  I’m an unashamed reader of fanfiction, so when I saw the clever title, I wanted to know more.  Then I read the back, and immediately knew this was for me!  (Fanfiction doesn’t actually play a huge role in this, though!) This is kind of in the same realm as Geekarella.  There’s a show that’s kind of geeky but has a strong cult following, and they both have conventions!  There are stars that love working […]

A passionate author can make all the difference

Check, Please! Book 1 #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

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I had seen this floating around, but it wasn’t until I saw Ngozi Ukazu speak at the NYPL professional day at New York Comic Con this year that I really wanted to read it.  I had seen the cover and thought, “Oh, hockey, not really for me,” and passed it by. But seeing Ukazu speak so passionately about her work inspired me to seek it out. (Fun fact – my public library where I work did not have it, but the high school where I […]

The real book will be even better!

If the Shoe Fits by Deborah Guarino and Seth Hippen

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I requested this book on NetGalley based on the review of Cannonballer Chris, and then promptly forgot everything about it.  I knew it was a Cinderella variation based on the title, but that was about it.  I think I assumed it was a young adult novel at some point.  I went to open the file recently, and I found to my delight that I was wrong!  It’s a picture book, and a very clever one at that!   It is still a variation on Cinderella.  […]



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