Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Little pep talks that made me feel better

Gmorning, Gnight!: Little pep talks for me & you by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jonny Sun

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4.5 stars Official book description: “Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the things. Let others tussle it out. Vamos!” Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspiring his Twitter followers with words of encouragement at the beginning and end of each day. He wrote these original sayings, aphorisms, and poetry for himself as much as for others. But as Miranda’s audience grew, these messages took on a life […]

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Gmorning, Gnight! Little Pep Talk for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonny Sun (illustrator)

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Those of you who have been reading my reviews for the past several years know that I have both depression and anxiety, and while I’m taking meds and seeing a therapist it doesn’t always mean that I’m necessarily feeling well. Often, I feel like shit. Like many, many people I use certain rituals to keep my head on straight and one of them when I’m feeling poorly is to go see what Lin-Manuel Miranda had tweeted for his Gmorning/Gnight tweets of the day. Other times […]

He might fear God, but he still loves boobs.

Jane Doe: A Novel by Victoria Helen Stone

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I follow a lot of authors on twitter. Every once in a while a bunch of writers will start talking about one book. A couple of months ago, that book was Jane Doe. Authors, all women but from several genres, were reveling in Jane’s darkness and her passion for revenge. Jane has diagnosed herself as a psychopath. She doesn’t feel emotions the way normal people feel them. It makes her good at business but bad at relationships, with one exception. Steven hurt the only person Jane […]

Where have I seen this plot before?!?!

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

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Stop me if you’ve hear this before: mysterious giant metallic objects, robot/sculptures in this this case, suddenly appear all over the world and humanity at first freaks out, then adjusts. Upon further study, the unknowable objects, named Carls here, are revealed to have impossible properties, and thus maybe are not from Earth. Cue alien invasion debate/panic. A hero, April May in this case, who likely had something to do with the first contact believes that the Carls are not threatening, and works to figure out […]

He looked like heroism and hedonism’s beautiful bastard.

Tikka Chance on Me by Suleikha Snyder

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I was scrolling through Twitter one day last week and happened on an author (@mel_thegreat) live tweeting her read of a romance novella by Suleikha Snyder (@suleikhasnyder), another romance writer I follow. I follow a lot of authors on twitter, and a large subset of those authors write romance. They are delightful. But back to the thread. I had seen the book advertised on Amazon for $.99, but hadn’t been motivated enough to buy it. Mel’s enthusiasm for the book and the bits of language she tweeted convinced me to go get it.

For your Pajiba 10 Consideration: Hunky Hairy Feminist

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In the interest of full disclosure and some not so humble bragging, Rob Delany retweeted a tweet of mine.  It was from my work account about Medicaid expansion, but nevertheless, I consider it the high point of my professional social media career.  This experience alone would have compelled me to purchase his book.  But in addition to being hilarious on twitter, Rob is the co-creator of Catastrophe.  This show, available on Amazon Prime, is hilarious and heartbreaking and hits too close to home sometimes. Rob […]



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