Bingo Category (Round 2): Snubbed Given how many of my reads lately are books I picked up due to other Cannonballers, I could probably find a book for each bingo category that would also be Cannonballer. Six Wakes is another one that can be added to that list. I enjoyed narfna’s review but it wasn’t an immediate buy for me until it showed up as Kindle Deal of the Day – who can resist $1.99? This one was a slow burn for me. The concept and […]
Amazing, absolutely breath taking. One of My Top 5 Reads This Year.
Bingo Square Round 2: Underrepresented I expected that this novel would be good given faintingviolet’s review, but it completely surpassed those expectations. I was completely blown away by this novel, and how elegantly Gyasi plotted this family epic, showing how the slave trade shaped two different countries. I have read books and novels that addressed the experiences of men and women stolen from their homes who survived the Middle Passage and were forced into the United States slavery system. I’ve read about sharecropping, prison labor, the […]
I Read This Because of Cate Blanchett
Bingo Square Round 2: The Book Was Better Due to some last minute work schedule changes, I wasn’t able to go see the movie yet as planned but should be making up for that in the next few days. As a result, I can’t quite say if the book or the movie was better but I expect it might be one of those where I enjoy the movie more because of the cast. There are also quite a few descriptions of visual that I think […]
How Long Can Hope Survive?
Bingo Square Round 2: So Shiny lollygagger’s review of this one intrigued me, so I ended up picking it up. I was reading this on my phone, and started another new book on my iPad but realized I was much more interested in this novel, and elevated it to my main read and thus Bingo selection. Before I got too far into this review, I checked the description on Amazon to see how much they give away, and this is one of the rare ones […]
Good Enough to Keep Reading the Series But Stop It With the Petunia Shit – It’s Not Cute
Bingo Square (Round 2): Birthday! I was going to use Stephen King this time around but I wasn’t in the mood. I wasn’t actually that interested in reading the rest of the Bill Hodges trilogy after Mr. Mercedes but I heard there was a connection to his latest, The Outsider, so I added them to my TBR list! Unfortunately, they kind of feel like homework right now rather than something I really want to read. When I started googling authors of the books I am more interested […]
It’s Not You, It’s Me: It Was Good, It Was Intricate But I Just Didn’t Love It
Bingo Square (Round 2): Listicles (The Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2018) I never got into the habit of paying attention to release dates for most novels. Back in the day, I would find out a new novel from a beloved author was being released because I would find it on the “New Releases” display of the local Barnes and Noble – with some notable exceptions for very high profile novels. With the transition to digital books, it’s been a bit harder for me to pay […]
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