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A reader and caffeine addict who consumes all sorts of books, some just more frequently than others. Your CBR Book Club Maven with over a decade of Cannonballing experience I believe in the beauty that comes from a common goal of reading, reviewing, and discussing. Also, Fuck Cancer. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: faintingviolet's Quick Questions interview.)

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“More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn’t read.”

December 9, 2014 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I promised myself that if I finished my full cannonball ahead of schedule that I would get at least one classic that I had not read off my TBR list. That brings us to The Importance of Being Earnest, which I was reminded was on my list by Aamil The Camel’s lovely review. The best part of reading this play, which I’m sure many of you read in high school although I did not, is that it is still laugh out loud funny nearly 120 […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: faintingviolet, oscar wilde, Satire, the importance of being earnest

faintingviolet's CBR6 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: faintingviolet, oscar wilde, Satire, the importance of being earnest ·
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Women are still treated terribly, but these women knew how to survive

December 9, 2014 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

First, I want to thank ElCicco for reviewing this book earlier in the CBR. Both my roommate and I read it and found it hard to believe that the women in The Scarlet Sisters are real, and so were their adventures. But that’s what makes a biography worth reading, right? So, who are these sisters and what did they do? They are Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Claflin. They were the first women to be stockbrokers on Wall Street. In 1871. Yes, you read that correctly. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: faintingviolet, feminism, Gilded Age, Myra MacPherson, reform, Scarlet Sisters, Suffrage

faintingviolet's CBR6 Review No:54 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: faintingviolet, feminism, Gilded Age, Myra MacPherson, reform, Scarlet Sisters, Suffrage ·
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I AM NOT PLEASED

December 4, 2014 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Oh We Are Completely Besides Ourselves, why is such an awesome title wasted on a book I didn’t like? I did not like this book guys. I actively detested the point of the narrative from about halfway through. I cannot honestly suggest it to you, but I feel a little bad about that since it did work for other people.  Seriously, I think I’m the only one on Cannonball Read who rated it below four stars. So, take my review with a grain of salt. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: a no, faintingviolet, karen joy fowler, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

faintingviolet's CBR6 Review No:53 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: a no, faintingviolet, karen joy fowler, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves ·
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*hangs head in shame* I forgot to post this back in MARCH

November 20, 2014 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I read this book back in February/early March, wrote my review and posted it to my blog and apparently forgot to post it here. I discovered that review #6 was missing while I was checking on some other things late last night. So, here you go – my review about my annoyance with this work as part of my ongoing research. Everybody back in the pool group hug over at my Landline review!

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: better late than never, faintingviolet, Irish Bridget, Irish in America

faintingviolet's CBR6 Review No:6 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: better late than never, faintingviolet, Irish Bridget, Irish in America ·
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(Even if your heart is broken and attacking you, you’re still not better off without it.)

November 19, 2014 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

As we approach Thanksgiving here in the U.S. I’m reminded of the things I’m thankful for, and in the last several years Cannonball Read is one of the things I am extremely thankful for. It’s helped reignite my love of reading, its introduced me to a group of people who also love to be bookish readers and talk about what they’re reading and why it’s affecting them the way it is. And its helped pull me outside of myself in my real life as whole […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cannonball, faintingviolet, landline, Rainbow Rowell

faintingviolet's CBR6 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cannonball, faintingviolet, landline, Rainbow Rowell ·
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Are you, are you coming to the tree? Wear a necklace of rope, side by side with me.

November 14, 2014 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

Mockingjay is Katniss’ book, and it’s appropriate that it’s titled for her. In the Hunger Games Series the first book introduces the world that lead to the Hunger Games, and the games themselves and is in that way perfectly titled. The second book, the weakest in my estimation, is also perfectly titled in that the world around Katniss is beginning to catch fire; the seeds of rebellion are being planted. The third book erupts with secrets and civil war, and chronicles what such a thing […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: banned books, faintingviolet, Hunger Games, Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins

faintingviolet's CBR6 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: banned books, faintingviolet, Hunger Games, Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins ·
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