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Married, mom of two, history PhD, feminist. I've been participating in Cannonball Read since CBR4. I love to read, and writing reviews keeps me from reading without thinking. I feel like I owe it to the authors who entertain me to savor their creations. It's like slowing down and enjoying a delicious meal instead of bolting your food. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: ElCicco's Quick Questions interview.)

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All Aboard the Murderbot Bandwagon!

All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

January 9, 2022 by ElCicco 3 Comments

Another shoutout to Emmalita for the gift of these two books, the first in Martha Wells’ Murderbot series. The Murderbot Diaries have been reviewed often and glowingly here on CBR and my reviews will not be much different! I am loving this series and will absolutely be reading the rest.  Murderbot is the name that the main character has given itself. It is a SecUnit, i.e., a security unit, that is a hybrid of robotic and human parts. SecUnits are equipment rented out to research […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, martha wells, Murderbot Diaries

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, martha wells, Murderbot Diaries ·
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We’re all idiots

Anxious People: A Novel by Fredrik Backman

January 3, 2022 by ElCicco 10 Comments

I think this might be the perfect novel to start the year, and it is certainly an excellent choice for the times we live in. For the CBR13 gift exchange, I listed Fredrik Backman as an author I would like to read, and Emmalita was kind enough to gift Anxious People to me. This novel is delightful. It’s frequently hilarious, with a truly daft kind of humor, but it also displays tremendous heart and kindness to the point of tears for me. The story does […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: anxious people, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Fredrik Backman

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: anxious people, cbr14, ElCicco, Fiction, Fredrik Backman ·
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The Biography of Remus J. Lupin

All the Young Dudes by MsKingBean89

December 5, 2021 by ElCicco 7 Comments

All the Young Dudes is a work of Harry Potter inspired fanfic that focuses on the relationship between Remus Lupin and Sirius Black, making it what is known as a “Wolfstar” story. Apparently, it is the #1 download on Archive of Our Own (AO3). I first heard about it a couple of weeks ago in this Slate piece, which raved about it. At 188 chapters (and some half a million pages) it is, they say, half as long as all 7 HP novels, and readers, […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, All the Young Dudes, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Harry Potter, harry potter fanfic, MsKingBean89, Wolfstar

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:63 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, All the Young Dudes, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, Harry Potter, harry potter fanfic, MsKingBean89, Wolfstar ·
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Holiday book exchange

November 26, 2021 by ElCicco 1 Comment

Woohoo!! Thank you very much, Emmalita!!! I’m so looking forward to getting in to this series and the Backman book. Thank you!

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange

Genres: Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange ·
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Thanks, Emmalita!!

November 23, 2021 by ElCicco 1 Comment

I can’t wait to get started!

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Genres: Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange ·
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“What is grief, if not love persevering?”

The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief by Peg Conway

November 23, 2021 by ElCicco 2 Comments

In November 1970, when cancer treatments were rudimentary and grief counseling nonexistent, my cousin Peg Conway’s mother died at the age of 37. My aunt Mary Lee was my father’s twin, and she had had breast cancer that metasticized into brain cancer and took her life, leaving behind a husband and four children. In the decades since that tragic event, Peg has struggled to deal with her unacknowledged grief, and this memoir chronicles her journey from hurting child to adult looking for healing. It is […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, CBR13, ElCicco, Non-Fiction, Peg Conway, The Art of Reassembly

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:62 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, CBR13, ElCicco, Non-Fiction, Peg Conway, The Art of Reassembly ·
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