Hello Cannonball friends, did you miss me? It’s been nearly 4 weeks since my last review. Being gone so long as left me feeling a bit like this: I have been reading most of the time, but I’m working through two very dense books (Children of God by Mary Doria Russell and House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende) during a very busy time for me at work (Ah, summer camp season). So in order to get back on the reviewing bandwagon, I decided a […]
Cannonball Book Club Reads Young Adult – Book Announcement!
I promised an interesting vote, and our Cannonballers did not disappoint, eking out a victory by 5 votes Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian will be our Young Adult book club choice for September 1. This book has been on my personal to read list for quite awhile so I am glad it was picked, and the two runners up, The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness and Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston will be joining by to […]
Book Club Reads Young Adult – voting!
(Note: Voting is closed, and Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is the selection. Join us on Sept 1 to discuss this YA book . See faintingviolet’s discussion topics to get ready — MsWas) Hello my lovely Cannonballers, it’s that time again… Book Club Voting! I’m so happy that so many of you are reading and enjoying (mostly!) the books we’ve been selecting, and I’m seeing some “runner-up” reviews as well. For our September 1 discussion we’ll be adventuring to the land of […]
Another Murder with Inspector Gamache
This is the fourth Inspector Gamache book, set in the week leading up to Canada Day (July 1), and the Gamaches’ wedding anniversary. I’m glad I remembered when this one was set, because visiting with Gamache always tends to improve the spirits, and its ben HOT here and driving around in the car listening to Ralph Cosham while the AC did its job was a wonderful way to break up the day. Unfortunately, I felt like this was the weakest thus far of the Inspector […]