Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Now I Am Medea; My Wit Has Grown Through Suffering.

Medea by Christa Wolf

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This is a retelling of the myth of Medea, with her depiction differing greatly from most others, in that she is not a jealous mad woman that does not even shrink back from killing her own children to get revenge, but a proud outsider who gets caught up in a political battle and is made the scapegoat for any evil that befalls the city of Corinth. In my last year of secondary school, I read this as one of a few adaptations of the myth […]

But seriously, why don’t kids come with a manual?

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler: Tackling These Crazy Awesome Years―No Time-outs Needed by Jamie Glowacki

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Bingo Square: Reader’s Choice, replacing Two Heads Are Better Than One Jamie Glowacki is the potty training whisperer. She wrote the very popular Oh Crap! book that a lot of parents use when facing this particular parenting hurdle. I used it! It was very helpful. And I liked her style of writing and no nonsense attitude. This is a more general follow up dealing with toddlers and their particular brand of insanity. Sorry, development. The book is split into two parts, the parenting part and […]

But we inherit it.

The Travelers by Regina Porter

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CBR11 BINGO: Listicle (Read it Forward’s Favorite Reads of June 2019) This is a unique and wonderful book that I don’t think anyone could feel ambivalent about. It is definitely a novel that you will either love or hate. The title kept popping up all over the place so when the library had it on display I snatched it up. So glad that I did. “The Travelers” is a sweeping saga following the lives of several different families who are interrelated to one another by blood […]

“…a young plant that has yet to toughen fully.”

The Cactus by Sarah Haywood

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CBR11 BINGO: Summer Read Yep. It’s another of Reese’s Hello Sunshine picks for my book club this month. Again, I hate to admit that she really does make good selections. I’ve read seven of them so far and each of them was pretty darn good. Susan Green is a very regimented, no nonsense woman with an overly organized life to show for it. Even her personal relationships verge on contractual. Her lack of sentimentality places a barrier firmly between her and her co-workers, boyfriends and […]

In which the illustrations were not up to par for this Type 4.

The Enneagram Made Easy by Renee Baron and Elizabeth Wagele

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CBR11 Bingo – Illustrated I’ve been a fan of the Enneagram for years, but with its recent popularity rise, I’ve been entering into more and more conversations with friends and coworkers who are starting to explore this for the first time. This book is different than all the other Enneagram books on my shelf for a couple reasons, with the illustrations being one of them. This is very much a beginner’s overview, and would be geared towards more of the casual enthusiast. Unlike some of […]

Margaret Atwood, prophet.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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CBR11 Bingo – Summer Read This category is pretty subjective, and I know that for most people this might not be classified as a ‘light summer beach read’… but I literally saved this for vacation and devoured it while in a lounge chair by the water, beverage in hand. So, for me, it works? I’m slightly embarrassed to say that I had never read The Handmaid’s Tale until this month – if that gets out, they may revoke my Canadian citizenship. I think it’s because […]



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