Cannonball Read 17

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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthoy Doerr

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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr is an epic story.  My ARC copy was over 600 pages long.  Doerr, who won the Pulitzer Price for All The Light We Cannot See, has woven together the stories of five people in three different times, connected with a sixth story, the ancient Greek story of Cloud Cuckoo Land. In modern day Idaho we have Zeno,  an old man, orphaned at a young age, who was changed by his experience as a POW during the Korean War.   Along with […]

This Book Smells Good

The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury by Marc Levy

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I have no idea how I found this book, when or how it got on my to read list.  It seems that Marc Levy is an international best selling French author, but I had never heard of him before.  The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury is part of a relatively new Amazon imprint – “Amazon Crossing introduces readers to authors from around the world with translations of international books, making award-winning and best-selling books accessible to new readers.”  Well, all I can say is that […]

Those Darn Greek Myth Prophecies

Perseus Kills His Grandfather by Richard Pastore

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The retelling of Greek myths has become a popular genre in recent years, partly thanks to the success of Madeline Miller’s novels and Rick Riordan’s children’s books.  Who doesn’t love a Greek myth?  These stories are filled with magic, sex (most of it inappropriate), murder, heroics, adventures, weird creatures, exotic locations, and morality (or even better – lack of morality).   Perseus Kills His Grandfather by Richard L. Pastore tells the story of Perseus from before his birth until he fulfills his destiny. I must start […]

Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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I don’t know why it took me two years and a book group to get around to reading Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.  I had read and enjoyed one of her earlier books (Maybe in Another Life), the book got lots of good press when it was released (it was even a Reese Book Club title), and I do like to read about rock and roll and the 70’s. The book is about Daisy Jones, an unloved, rich, gorgeous, talented girl […]

Weaving three historic times through a castle

The Women of Chateau Lafayette by STEPHANIE DRAY

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The Women of Chateau Lafayette is Stephanie Dray’s masterpiece.  She previously co-authored books about Jefferson’s daughter and Hamilton’s wife and this time she takes on Lafayette’s wife without her usual co-writer Laura Kamoie. The book carefully weaves the story of three women whose lives center around Lafayette’s castle in Chavaniac, France.  The first protagonist is Madame Lafayette herself, starting in 1774 with her wedding to the country bumpkin Lafayette, and progressing through both the American and French revolutions.  The second is Beatrice Chanler in 1914, […]

“There’s always the sun. Always, always, always the sun.”

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Klara and the Sun  is the strange, sweet, and highly enjoyable new book by Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro.  This odd fantasy world is typical of what to expect from Ishiguro.  The story takes place in a dystopian future where AF (Artificial Friend) robots are purchased as companions for children.  The story is narrated by Klara who is an AF.  Having the story told from a robot’s point of view may seem odd, but you grow to love Klara as she innocently tries to […]



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