Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A highly anticipated book, sadly without a redemption act

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

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This is the very long awaited sequel to Hyperbole and a Half, which Brosh published nearly a decade ago, and it is so good to hear from her again. I know I echo a lot of fans of her work when I saw my first interest in this book was foremost just wanting to see how she’s doing, and hoping she’s doing well. I guess the problem is, as Brosh is often quick to point out herself, that as much as we want life to be […]

Hyperbole and a Half holds up!

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

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This books holds up amazingly well considering the subject matter. I didn’t originally pick it up when it came out because I had, at that point, basically read Brosh’s blog to the point of memorization and didn’t see a need to have a hard copy of it, but after her second book came out, I felt the need to revisit her previous work to see if I was actually comparing her new material to what she’d produced before or my weird memories of it. It […]

Fern and Otto besties on an adventure

Fern and Otto: A Story about Two Best Friends by Stephanie Graegin

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Fern and Otto: A Story about Two Best Friends is an adorable book about friendship. But it is also about one friend who probably needs some special glasses to see the adventures right in front of him! And, of course, there are adventures aplenty for Fern and Otto. Much of which are more exciting then first look would assume. These two friends go out looking for an adventure that is more exciting than the one Fern is writing about in her book (enjoying themselves, each […]

The title pretty much gives you the tone

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

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This book was remarkable for nailing a lot of being a teenager in a way that felt authentic to me, and that’s always refreshing. (I remember liking Harold and Maude before **SPOILER ALERT FOR A MOVIE THAT’S PUSHING FIFTY BUT YOU SHOULD STILL ABSOLUTELY SEE SO THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING ** Maude announces she’s taken a lethal dose of pills to commit suicide, and Bud Cort waits a beat long enough for me to lament that movies never show characters reacting like a real […]

5 stars out of 5 just because it’s that darn different

Oscar’s American Dream by Barry Wittenstein

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Oscar’s American Dream might not become a classic, but Barry Wittenstein has created something that has all the pieces to become one. First, there are the great illustrations by Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell. Second, there is a story that tells us the history from “the little guys” point of view. And finally, there are elements that the two create together to make something all ages can relate too and love. The start of the book is a man named Oskar (who would change his name […]

When One Book Closes, here are two others

Wild about Dads by Diana Murray

Little Monster Trucks GO! by Doug Cenko

I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood

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I cannot concentrate on long novels of late. When that happens (and occasionally it does), I turn to my picture books (hence why this is number 3 of a list of picture books today). No theme to these. Just three books I read, I liked and wanted to pass along to you. Wild about Dads  by Diana Murray (author), Amber Alvarez (illustrations) While I am giving this a 5, it is a 4.5 mostly because I wanted more! MORE dads and the things they do! […]



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