We humans share a fascination with the weather, and more often than not, with rain. I’m an eastern seaboard American; I’ve lived both in the northeast and in the Caribbean climate of South Florida. Each location has its own particular type of rain – and I love the rain in all its forms. I love rainy weather and I love listening to rain fall against windows and plopping into puddles. As a Cannonballer I love reading books near an open window on a rainy day […]
“There are only three forms of high art: the symphony, the illustrated children’s book and the board game.” (CBR10Bingo)
Saga: Volumes One through Four by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist)
Other than clocking everyone’s rave reviews (nope not Cannonballer Says square yet) I have been staying away from the world of Saga on purpose. I have an inclination to wait for series to be near its conclusion before I pick it up. But I’m not made of stone. My friend Gina hand delivered the first eight volumes to me while we were on vacation last month. It seemed Saga’s time had arrived. These books are *fantastic*. I always knew they would be: the swath of […]
“I can wait for the galaxy outside to get a little kinder.” (CBR10Bingo)
Science Fiction is one of the genres that grew on me over time. I find myself drawn more to the space-based versions, books like the Red Rising trilogy, The Martian, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Sparrow, and Children of God have been favorites over the years. There’s something about the exploration and survival stories that are part of the genre that work for me. I became particularly interested in The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet when I heard it described as a […]
In which I travel to the Old Republic
This book is another Read Harder Challenge twofer. I don’t read a lot of comics; it’s a style of book that isn’t as natural for me as it so obviously is for others. While I was reading through this year’s tasks I saw there were two that related to comics and I knew that I would have to step out of my comfort zone (which is the entire point) to get them done. But… it was much easier than anticipated. Either my tastes are broader […]
I have additional rambling thoughts on Kindred
I’ve finally made my way to reviewing our #CannonBookClub selection, Kindred. Did I ever tell you all how happy I was that this was the one we chose? Not that I wouldn’t have happily read any of our options, but Kindred has been lurking on my to read list a long time and it fulfills two of this year’s Read Harder Challenge tasks (read a genre fiction classic, read a sci-fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author). My review is probably going […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda and I recommend this collection
I struggle with poetry. Reading it never has the same effect as listening to it, even when I read it aloud to myself. But, since April is National Poetry Month I thought I’d give it another shot. In an example of past me having current me’s back, one of the books I picked out for last year’s Read Harder challenge that I never got to was No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay and it is a book of poems. I don’t know how I […]
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