We’ve found the first Discworld novel that I haven’t loved. I’m a bit perplexed, really. I know that I have a deep and abiding distaste for The Phantom of the Opera but generally I find riffs on it to be pleasing enough. But… there just wasn’t enough of the story outside of the Phantom satire. I wanted more Witches, is what I think it boils down to. I made myself a goal of reading one Discworld/Terry Pratchett book each month this year. In my efforts […]
“I’d rather be loyal than right.”
I admit that I had no immediate plans of reading the rest of the Finishing School series by Gail Carriger when I finished Etiquette & Espionage. Sure, the book contained all of the wit and witticism one would expect from a Carriger steampunk novel, but it just didn’t grab me the same way Soulless had a few years ago. Well, my friend crystalclear had the book the second ready and waiting and dropped it off for me to read. I’m really rather glad she did. […]
“Who the hell is that?! Some call her Satan. Others, Beelzebub. She goes by many names.”
Natural Born Charmer is a book that I ended up reading based on reviews I saw here at the Cannonball (Malin? Mrs. Julien? Emmalita? ???). I don’t remember exactly what about the review caught my eye, but I added it to my to-read list and requested it from the library. The story hangs around Dean Robillard, quarterback of the fictitious Chicago Stars (this is the 7th book in a series tied around this organization). He’s on his way to his new property in Tennessee (where […]
Trench poets breaking my heart
Every so often I come across a book and think, god I wish I was still in the classroom so I could get this book into the hands of kids. I think I’m going to email my friend who teaches reading and be all crazy about using this book, or parts of it, in her poetry unit. Where was this when I was trying to learn/understand/make meaning of poetry? Not even to get started about WWI Trench Poets and the passing of the 100th Anniversary […]
Satisfying Impulse Buy
Sometimes my Nook is a dangerous thing. Heading into this year’s Cannonball Read I had a game plan. I went through my Goodreads to read list, picked the books from the past few cannonballs that I hadn’t gotten around to and really wanted to read. I also looked for books in my to be read that would work for various challenges on Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge, and made a big list for myself. I then went to my lovely library’s online catalogue and put […]
I love a vicarious scandal. (Also, half cannonball!)
I discovered Anne Helen Petersen and her brand of celebrity history over on The Hairpin. I was never a religious reader of her articles; there just isn’t enough time to read all the things, all the time. But, when I found out that she was putting together a book based on classic scandals I added it to my list and kept an eye out. Here’s the Goodreads summary, in case you are unfamiliar: Believe it or not, America’s fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well […]
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