Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Tears and Anger

A Murder on W Street: The Death of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy by Andy Kroll

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Read as part of CBR14Bingo: new. This book just came out a week ago and it was the newest book in my personal library once it arrived at my house.  One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life was to get off Facebook. There were numerous reasons I did it, most of which had to do with personal mistakes I made and not wanting to subject myself to it anymore or be forced to have an opinion when I didn’t. But another reason is […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al.

Mrs. March by Virginia Fieto

Quarry's Vote by Max Allan Collins

The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos

Hit List by Lawrence Block

The Overlook by Michael Connelly

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Happy Thanksgiving! In addition to feasting on food, I spend the holiday feasting on books. After a few long reads, I plowed through some things I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Enjoy! Y: The Last Man **** I was excited to finally read this, being a big Brian K. Vaughan fan and being intrigued by the premise. Stephen King blurbed this as the best comic he ever read. The TV show looked good and I wanted to get in on it. And […]

That’s so Raven?

Teen Titans: Raven by Garcia, Kami

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(I am so behind on my reviews here, but I guess it was good luck since I can return now that cbr11bingo is in swing – speaking of which, this is my entry for “ILLUSTRATED.”) This is my latest read from the DC graphic novels for young readers, and it was another good one! When a car accident leaves Raven Roth grieving her foster mother, she is also left with no memory of herself and is moved to New Orleans with her foster mother’s family […]

Somehow, against all odds, this works!

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Tamaki, Mariko

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Harley’s story is revamped to set her origin during her teen years, and by making this change, we get to enjoy her character without having to negotiate how she got to where she is. In Tamaki’s version, Harleen Quinn has always been something of an oddball and a screw-up with the best of intentions. Raised by a single mom, she takes on being the protector of her family sometimes, even if it lands her in juvie here and there. When she’s 16, her mom lands […]

DC for the Raina Telgemeier crowd

Black Canary: Ignite by Cabot, Meg

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Black Canary is one of my favorite superheroes, but some might call me a casual fan because really it’s Brandon Fletcher/Annie Wu’s version of Dinah that is my favorite – an undercover punk rock singer fighting aliens and protecting her band. I haven’t read much else besides that version cuz I just like rereading it, ha! So this was the first sort of traditional “origin story” I read for Dinah, and Meg Cabot definitely sticks to the classic tale – daughter of a detective and […]

A feminist Ariel meets the DC Universe

Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige, Stephen Byrne

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Mera is princess of the underwater kingdom Xebel, and her nation is in a shaky peace treaty with the Atlantian Kingdom. Essentially their treaty is “Xebel is under Atlantian Rule, so don’t rebel and we’ll keep the peace.” But the citizens of Xebel are fed up and Mera’s father has his own plans for the kingdom. His first plan? Marry off Mera to a Xebel Warrior and childhood betrothed. Second plan? Send out said warrior to bring back the head of the prince of Atlantis.  […]



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