Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Watching through windows you’re wondering if I’m okay

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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“And you look like a protagonist…You look like the person who wins in the end” ― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park “What if Park realized that all the things he thought were so mysterious and intriguing about her were actually just … bleak?” ― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park I picked up this book as I read somewhere that it parallels some plot points with Normal People. I personally did not find many parallels but the number of mentions of this book on this site […]

DNF Part 1: Crossing these off my list

The Greek Myths by Robert Graves

Troy by Stephen Fry

I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

Paris Dallencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

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Here is the first batch of “did not finish” for CBR 15. Troy by Stephen Fry The audio book was 11 hours. Listened to about half of it. Skipped quite a bit. Still didn’t finish it. I read Mythos and thought that the audiobook version of Troy would be easier to digest. It was not. Greek Myths by Robert Graves This is basically an encyclopedia of Greek myths. Maybe you can use this as some sort of reference material. But I could not get through […]

You Can Call Me Fred, If You’re Nasty

Chéri and The End of Chéri by Colette

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CBR15 Passport France Talk about your groomers.  Fin du siècle France, and the world of the grandes horizontales.  Léa, the epitome of her genre, has taken on the son of one of her compatriots, to tutor him to please a future wife.  She is in her fifties, and he is but fifteen, but that is as it should be.  He is devastatingly beautiful, and his mother trusts her friend to bring him up to par for the matrimonial market, shall we say.  Alas. after six […]

How to still give a fuck without tearing yourself to shreds in the process

The Art of Extreme Self-Care by Cheryl Richardson

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“Remember, if you’re going to disappoint people the right way, the idea is to tell the truth with respect and care, not manage their emotions. While you can’t control how someone feels or how they react, you can control how you feel and how you choose to make your point. Don’t measure your success by the response you receive. Measure it by how you feel once your anxiety disappears.” Work over the past nine months has been extremely stressful for me. I’ve started therapy again […]

Do yell fire in a crowded theatre

The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland

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I really enjoyed Rachel Beanland’s Florence Adler Swims Forever, so I was very excited for her new book The House is on Fire. I was not disappointed and will continue to read this very talented author. The House is on Fire is a historical fiction set in 1811 Richmond, Virginia, based on the true story of a tragic theater fire. I can’t think of another historical fiction set in this time. The nation is young, the Revolutionary War is not too far behind us and […]

“We must, we must, we must increase our bust!”

Are you there God? It's me Margaret. by Judy Blume

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With the new film adaptation out, I thought it would be fun to reread my childhood favorite Are you there God? It’s me Margaret by Judy Blume. I was wondering if it would still hold up. I have been disappointed in the past. I did not enjoy Little Women and O Pioneers! when I read them as an adult. Well, this time was different. I enjoyed this book as an adult reader. I am also looking forward to seeing the new film. Are you there […]



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