Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Financial Instability Really Puts a Damper on Fun

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

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This book literally looks like a number of other books–namely Little Fires Everywhere, which has a similar-ish vibe. I don’t know why I didn’t pick it up before, but it might actually be because of Little Fires Everywhere, which completely and utterly lost me at the end (Spoiler:[when we learn that Mia stole someone else’s child and ran away.]) Instead, I read this on the recommendation of a friend who mentioned that Reid used to be a receptionist at his company, a job she took (presumably) after […]

Third Time is a Charm

A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer

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I suppose this is why I hesitate to give up on books (or series) even when I find them lacking. I felt that way about the Temeraire books at some point (like most people) but in finishing them enjoyed every little snippet of Temeraire and Iskierka I found. I wrote at the end of the previous book: I guess now I’m invested, I’ll read the third book as well, but I’m not like super INTO this book series Happy to say that I will eat […]

Love In the Time of Canals

Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase

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Hmm something about this didn’t click the same way that Lord of Scoundrels clicked. I figure a decent chunk of that is that no character can compare to Jessica (I felt somewhat similar with every heroine of Georgette Heyer, sometimes anti-semite, after Sophy). I picked it up in a similar vein to others, it seems–a heroine who isn’t a blushing virgin set across from a notorious ladies’ man who teaches her glorious pleasure. Like, sure, won’t deny I read the f out of those books but also, […]

Six Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

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CW: abuse, sexual assault, mental illness (violent/hallucinatory schizophrenia) Finally got around to reading this–presumably to no one’s surprise, it’s exactly the type of non-fiction book that would appeal to me. A bit of healthcare, a bit of narrative, tension as to how it’ll all end…catnip. The star lost is very specific to me–towards the end of the novel, when we catch up to the present day (or days closer to present), we transition into a bit of pharma development work which I found pretty lacking. […]

A Long Time Ago, We Used to Be Friends and Now There’s a New Book To Take You Back There

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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CW: suicide, sexual assault This book has STRONG Veronica Mars vibes all over. Like, I’m pretty sure that’s exactly how it was recommended to me and 100% of the reason I jumped to put it on hold. Pippa Veronica lives in a small town Neptune that was rocked by a brutal murder years before. Magnetic, troubled Andie Bell Lily Kane disappeared, and the police Sheriff Lamb wiped their hands of the entire case after Sal Singh Keith Mars was deemed responsible in the court of public opinion (after he committed suicide and his body […]

Ongoing Education

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

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While on the ongoing journey to utilize my hobby for more than just enjoyment (and the resultant increase in empathy), I picked up this book, which has been everywhere. I read it more or less like a novel, in three long stretches, but with many more highlights than I usually employ. I don’t think doing so hampered my comprehension or intake of this book, unlike other non-fiction works that are really more textbook-y (lessons, takeaways) and don’t do that type of reading as well. At […]



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