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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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In which I travel to the Old Republic

June 21, 2018 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

This book is another Read Harder Challenge twofer. I don’t read a lot of comics; it’s a style of book that isn’t as natural for me as it so obviously is for others. While I was reading through this year’s tasks I saw there were two that related to comics and I knew that I would have to step out of my comfort zone (which is the entire point) to get them done. But… it was much easier than anticipated. Either my tastes are broader […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #weneeddiversebooks, comic book, faintingviolet, read harder challenge

Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #weneeddiversebooks, comic book, faintingviolet, read harder challenge ·
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I have additional rambling thoughts on Kindred

June 20, 2018 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I’ve finally made my way to reviewing our #CannonBookClub selection, Kindred. Did I ever tell you all how happy I was that this was the one we chose? Not that I wouldn’t have happily read any of our options, but Kindred has been lurking on my to read list a long time and it fulfills two of this year’s Read Harder Challenge tasks (read a genre fiction classic, read a sci-fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author). My review is probably going […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: CannonBookClub, faintingviolet, kindred, octavia butler, read harder challenge, read women, science fiction

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:20 · Genres: Book Club, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: CannonBookClub, faintingviolet, kindred, octavia butler, read harder challenge, read women, science fiction ·
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Getting Back into the Swing of Things with a Sure Thing

June 14, 2018 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I’ve been gone for a bit (no books read or reviewed in all of May), but I found my reading mojo once again. All I needed was a little break, and a kick start with a book very likely to be right up my alley. The Lawrence Browne Affair is the second in a series by Cat Sebastian. Like The Soldier’s Scoundrel, it is a historical m/m romance set in Regency England. This time around we’re following Georgie Turner, brother of Jack from The Soldier’s Scoundrel, as he is on the […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Cat Sebastian, faintingviolet, M/M historical romance, m/m romance, Regency M/M romance, the lawrence browne affair

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:19 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Cat Sebastian, faintingviolet, M/M historical romance, m/m romance, Regency M/M romance, the lawrence browne affair ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: Kindred

Kindred by Octavia Butler

June 8, 2018 by faintingviolet 49 Comments

The time has arrived (and no limbs were lost in the process); we’re going to spend the next two days talking about Kindred. It’s our “most popular” category Anniversary Read so I’m very interested to hear how you feel this book rates in your all-time Cannonball list. Ground rules remain the same as they always have. For those of you who might be joining in for #CannonBookClub for the first time (hello new friends!) all are welcome. All of our topics are numbered and we […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Science Fiction Tagged With: Anniversary Reads, book club, book club discussion, Cannonball Book Club Reads Kindred, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, CannonBookDiscussion, Discussion Post, kindred, octavia butler, octavia e. butler

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:0 · Genres: Book Club, Science Fiction · Tags: Anniversary Reads, book club, book club discussion, Cannonball Book Club Reads Kindred, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, CannonBookDiscussion, Discussion Post, kindred, octavia butler, octavia e. butler ·
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Discussion Topics: Kindred

May 29, 2018 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Book Club Discussion is Today, June 8-9! Visit our Discussion Post and speak your mind! Our second #CannonBookClub of 2018 on June 8 and 9 is Kindred by Octavia Butler as our first of two Anniversary Reads. Kindred is an historically highly rated and reviewed book for Cannonballers: in the ten years of Cannonball Read we’ve had eleven reviews of Kindred with a Cannonballer average rating of 4.64, which is only 0.16 away from our highest rated book of all-time. It’s time to get thinking about […]

Filed Under: Book Club Tagged With: Anniversary Reads, book club, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, Discussion Topics, faintingviolet, kindred, octavia butler

Genres: Book Club · Tags: Anniversary Reads, book club, CannonBookChat, CannonBookClub, Discussion Topics, faintingviolet, kindred, octavia butler ·
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and I recommend this collection

April 22, 2018 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I struggle with poetry. Reading it never has the same effect as listening to it, even when I read it aloud to myself. But, since April is National Poetry Month I thought I’d give it another shot. In an example of past me having current me’s back, one of the books I picked out for last year’s Read Harder challenge that I never got to was No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay and it is a book of poems. I don’t know how I […]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: faintingviolet, independent publisher, National Poetry Month, poetry, read harder challenge, Sarah Kay, spoken word

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:18 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: faintingviolet, independent publisher, National Poetry Month, poetry, read harder challenge, Sarah Kay, spoken word ·
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