Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I really cannot say enough about this book

Look Again by Elizabeth Trembley

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VERY LONG REVIEW for this CBR15Passport genre While this review is (hopefully)tasteful, this book has several triggers.  Version one At first, Look Again, a graphic novel by Elizabeth Trembley looks like it will be this sparse, dramatic, artistic story. Then it moves in a more realistic direction. But by the end of the story (or page 118 on my online reader copy) I realized this book is one deep commentary on life and the idea of are we good witnesses to our own lives? Our own […]

It’s the cheesiest

The Princess and the Grill Cheese Sandwich. by Deya Muniz

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CBR15Passport author   Warning: Included are two plot point and image spoilers! We have the puns of the cheesiest kind (all cheese puns) and a modern love story within the pages of The Princess and the Grill Cheese Sandwich. While things are all “Kings and Queens and Dukes and Duchesses” we have handheld video games, cute t-shirt and short ensembles, and other modern conveniences. The mixture of the old and new theme styles allows for the best of both worlds. We get glamours gowns and […]

The Sparrow Girl

Pardalita by Joana Estrela

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CBR15Passport country The graphic novel Pardalita is slightly more sophisticated Heartstoppers, but with two female characters. Now, I am not saying that Alice Oseman’s graphic novel series is not sophisticated, or serious, but it has a lighter tone due to the differences in style. The graphic novel by Joana Estrela (and translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann)  has sparse text and art that makes this a more artistic exploration of one girl and the crush she has on the title character. It is emotional with an oddly […]

“Laundry is morally neutral.”

How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis

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My biggest problem with chores, cleaning, and housework is procrastination fueled by misguided perfectionism. And now that I’m married and live in a real house of adequate size, with a cute but messy dog, my workload has increased substantially. I do realize that I still have it significantly easier than many others. I do not have kids to further muck things up or disabilities that hinder me, but I still feel that I am far from accomplishing what I want. So, when I saw How to […]

When Empty came to stay

Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss by Azam Mahdavi

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CBR15Passport Author Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss is first, a sad book. Second, it is a hopeful book. And finally, it is a sweet story, but has some bitterness too, but not in a “bad way.” The narrator of the story is dealing with the loss of their mother. The story starts with the concept of we the reader seeing the last photograph of the mother, child, and the last potted plant they planted together. We now have Emptiness who stays […]

A little girl and a big idea

Jhupli’s Honey Bee Box by Achintyarup Ray

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CBR15Passport country (India) With a title like Jhupli’s Honey Bee Box I assumed there would be bees and a honey box. I did not expect tigers. And no, it is not a story where the tigers like honey, but one where they like the people who go into the jungle to harvest the honey. In fact, they like them so much the people never return to the village. Well, there is a twist for ya! Bet you didn’t see that coming either! Joking aside, this […]



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