Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Faith blankets you

Blankets  by Craig Thompson

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CBR16SweetChallenge #Exciting Craig Thompson is a new author for me and one that I will check out again as Blankets was a powerful and interesting read. I was going to put this as a New category because of that, but Exciting came after finishing. I was intrigued by the cover, the concept, and all of the blue that was on that cover and inside. I was hoping to find a copy from my library, and eventually did find a mid-2000s published edition. After finishing, I want to find the […]

“our evening stories pushing back the brutal dark”

Hereafter: The Telling Life of Ellen O'Hara by Vona Groarke

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I hit burnout sometime around idk when last year, and while I kept on reading, I definitely stopped writing reviews. But now a new semester is staring me in the face, and I have a project I want to procrastinate on, so here’s a review, because I have been reading like a fiend these first two weeks of January, and this might be my favorite thing I’ve read so far this year (might sound like faint praise but I am 13 books deep already). I’ve […]

Stories and ads tell the tale

Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers

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I am not sure I was the intended audience for Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers. However, I think everyone should read this graphic novel as it is not just about the hair of women of color but the story of women in the bigger picture. I feel anyone can find a piece of themselves inside these stories. There are triggers (including but not limited to drug use, abuse, bullying, racism within the community), but they are there to move the story along/to show the situation […]

You can always count on the American justice system to protect wealth

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

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Britney Spears is only two years younger than me, so we grew up in the same era. I never followed her too closely, but I remember her famous music videos, dancing with the snake in the VMA’s, and her dating Justin Timberlake. I also remember the paparazzi hounding her when she had her baby, when she shaved her head, and when she was taken out of her home on a gurney. The public, on the whole, seemed to delight in the “downfall” of Britney Spears. […]

There’s oil in those hills….and a lot of sh** too

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

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TRIGGER WARNINGS in this book include, but not limited to: assault, drinking/drug use, language, death, environmental issues. The actual ducks of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands do not show up until almost the end of the book, but are really only one part of a very large, complex and messy story. The “culture” of the oil camps is the setting for not just the day-to-day life of author/illustrator Kate Beaton, but also the coming-of-age of Kate’s understanding of how “things work” or should […]

It really is just big hair and sparkles

Behind the Seams: My Life In Rhinestones by Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren, Rebecca Seaver

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As Dolly ages more and more gracefully, she seems to be occupying a more and more precious space in our zeitgeist.  A fan, but not a true fan, I have become more enchanted with this current iteration of Dolly Parton, as she seems to have transcended even herself as a human to become something like an aesthetic or vibe. So upon seeing she released a big, glamorous book showcasing her big, glamorous closet, I had to indulge. A big, beautiful coffee table book, bright pink, […]



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