Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The toy that made you grow old is now 50!

Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya

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When it comes to cbr16bingo categories I like to do both the “literal interpretation” and the “creative interpretation.” Sometimes at the same time. Therefore, TECH is going to be both. Yes, the Rubik Cube is not “true technology” but it is technology. It is a tool that is used to drive one insane.  And Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya shows us the journey Erno Rubik took to get there. This is a fantastic read about the puzzle that has probably had […]

This book was invented because once upon a time a man did some mansplaining and a another guy is helping you clapback

How to Piss Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego by Kyle Prue

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Cbr16bingo Smash (this book was invented because once upon a time a man did some mansplaining and a lady clapped back)  I debated on if I should review How to Piss Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego by Kyle Prue. There were no surprises to what was presented. Afterall, what the title says is what you get. It might be a funny gift for the right (or wrong depending on your needs) person, but there will not be “staying power” […]

American Dream or Vanity Project?

Liberty by Julian Voloj

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cbr16bingo Vintage (Of an age) and the statue is over 40 years old…so counts)  Liberty by Julian Voloj and illustrated by Jorg Hartmann is a solid, strong book about the Statue of Liberty. There are creative illustrations that bring to life not just the ins and outs of the statue, but the history and the feelings of the times. We see the country through the eyes of a well-to-do Frenchman, his contemporaries and how France and the US differ and are similar. What little I […]

Mystery and Superheroes

Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb

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cbr16bingo Horses (see below) Have you ever read a book where you thought, “This is an okay book. It’s not WOW, but not poor either.” Yet, you just can’t say that everyone should read it? That was how Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb was for me.  I started reading via an online reader copy, then found an actual copy. This helped me see things a little better/able to read a bit easier, but still, since the book was physically stiff, I didn’t like how […]

Anything but plain

Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

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cbr16bingo Liberate: (Jane tries to liberate herself from the bonds of being a woman; the mermaids try to liberate themselves from ageing) Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol was on my radar for some time, but I never found a copy and reading time at the same time. I’m not sure what I expected, or honestly to like it as much as I did. I thought it would be cute, funny, not WOW but also not mediocre. And while there are no real surprises […]

“Miss, you have a jellyfish in your eye”

The Jellyfish by Boum

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cbr16bingo Dun-Dun (dread of the medical condition our main character has) What I expected from the cover of The Jellyfish by Boum (translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher) was not what I got.  I got my physical copy of the book soon after it came out, but it took months to get to it. Then a weekend came, I tripped over the box that I had put it in (moving things around) and decided it was time to clean up things. And when I […]



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