Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Taking a chance can pay off

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

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There’s a part of me – a big part of me – that loves hunting through discount tables and used book stores, looking for treasures long abandoned by people unknown, or those never discovered and left to be sold for bargain prices. But there’s another part of me that is saddened by the amazing things people pour their heart into that never get discovered, and are left to be found by people willing to gamble a few dollars on forgotten and unwanted books. The Storied […]

“Remember that a fine education can be found in places other than the usual.”

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

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I’m nearly a decade late to The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. It has been on my to read list since 2016 and got pushed to the top tier of the pile last year for the Read Harder challenge (as it does take place in a big way in a bookstore). Then I never got to it but seeing that there was a movie adaptation out I decided to get my proverbial act together and dig into the story.   The book tells […]

Tell me what you read, and I’ll tell you who you are

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We read to know we’re not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone. We are not alone. It was a crappy night, and I just wanted a book that would make me happy. I wanted something pleasant that I could knock out in one sitting, curled up in my bed and drinking tea. I thought The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry would be fine enough. I was wrong. It was exactly what I needed. A.J. Fikry is the […]



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