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I Feel Like the Unlucky One for Picking This Up

The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day

April 10, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

This may not have been the Nicolas Sparks book, but it still wasn’t very good. I would describe it as… fine. Meh. Just OK. I read this on vacation, and the only reason I didn’t stop halfway is because it was a quick read. Usually I specifically request books from the library based on reviews or recommendations, but I was compelled to pick this one up off the shelf because the summary blurb drew me in. A kidnapping survivor belongs to an online true crime […]

A Story I Should Have Learned In History

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

April 2, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

This is hard to write because there are already so many great Cannonball reviews about this book. So, I will just start by saying – You need to read this book! This story should be taught in every school. I was amazed that I had never heard of the Radium Women, and now I will never forget them. During WWI, women were hired to paint dials on watches using a brilliant new material – paint infused with radium. This paint mixture was lauded for its […]

A Modern Mistake – Millenneagram Misses the Mark

Millenneagram by Hannah Paasch

March 19, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

Ugh… it’s such a loaded word, but yes, I am a Millennial. I was excited to check out this book because I love the Enneagram. (I’m a Two.) I thought it would provide some fun insight. Unfortunately, I was wrong. I think this may be a book better suited for Enneagram beginners or younger Millennials. I had a hard time connecting to the tone. Furthermore, I didn’t feel that the information inside was anything that I didn’t already know. For instance, my Enneagram type in […]

How Can You Come Up With A Better Title Than ‘Little Weirds’?

Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

January 21, 2020 by randirock 1 Comment

“What if I got a crown for doing nothing but being who I am,” Jenny Slate is a comedic treasure, and Little Weirds proves to be a reflection of her being. Through poetic similes and magical weirdness, Slate’s personality shines through, and I’m here for it. I read critiques of the book that stated it is, ironically, “too weird,” as if Slate didn’t try to tell her reader from the outset. This is not your average memoir. Little Weirds is not a book that can […]

What is happening?

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

January 19, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

I’m not even sure where to start with this one. Typically, I would summarize the plot, but I’m not sure I know what happened. I may have fallen asleep and missed something, but I’ll give it a whirl – A quirky family of six live in a house. Their family seems to revolve around their Easter celebration, until one year, tragedy strikes. Mother and Father divorce. They split the house in two and Father moves next door. Mother invites her girlfriend and her child to […]

A Modern Day Epic

Love Warrior: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle

January 19, 2020 by randirock 1 Comment

“Her ability to put words to her feelings and experiences is absolutely incredible,” I told my husband. “She truly has a gift.” Love Warrior is an epic, and just like the ancient oral traditions, it reads like a poem retelling Glennon Doyle’s battle through bulimia, alcoholism, sexual abuse, and infidelity. I couldn’t put it down. I could pull hundreds of quotes from the book that popped from the page screaming, “Remember me!” This will be a book I reread numerous times. In times of despair, Doyle […]

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