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Cannonball Read Book Review: Wuthering Heights

by chasity.moody on February 25, 2012

Wuthering Heights is a story that spans generations. But don’t be fooled. It’s not a story of love so much as it is a story of revenge. Heathcliff, a gypsy orphan, is adopted by Mr. Earnshaw. He is brought into a family that already has an older son and young daughter. Earnshaw treats Heathcliff as [...]

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Book Review: The Nancy Drew Cookbook – A Cannonball Read

by chasity.moody on February 21, 2012

As a child, I loved Nancy Drew. Even though the stories were terribly dated (I didn’t really realize that at the time), and kind of sexist, I loved diving into a good Nancy Drew book. So, when I came across The Nancy Drew Cookbook at a book sale, I had to buy it. [Side Note: [...]

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Like Books? Check this Out!

February 20, 2012
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When I first started preparing to do the Cannonball Read IV, I asked for recommendations from friends, and I signed up for Goodreads, and I even sent Facebook status updates and questions on Twitter. It’s daunting to imagine having to review 26-52 books when all you have is a library card and a love of [...]

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Girls Night Out: Twenty-Nine Female Vampire Short Stories

February 14, 2012
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I have always been fascinated by vampire mythology. I won’t bore you with the countless tales of vampiric literature I have devoured over the years or my nerdish need to analyze them within their own genre. Instead, I will discuss a book that I came across at a used book sale. The book was simply [...]

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One Moment in Time…

February 11, 2012
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Rest in peace Whitney Houston.

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The Love of Tiger Flower: A Tale by Robert Vavra around the paintings of Fleur Cowles

January 21, 2012
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 ”Just as roses have thorns as sharp as claws, tigers have sentiments as soft as flowers. This charming book will lull you into its fantasies in a most beguiling way.” – Princess Grace of Monaco The Premise: Once upon a time, a tiger fell in love with a flower. The flower loved the tiger just [...]

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Cannonball Read 4: On Badasses and Inspiration

January 20, 2012
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By now, most of you know that I decided to participate in my first ever Cannonball Read this year. And while I have 5 books under my belt, I only have 1 review posted. I could give you all kinds of reasons for why I haven’t finished and submitted the other four reviews (they are [...]

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My First Cannonball Read: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

January 8, 2012
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Sometimes, you think that you can boil everything down to a simple platitude. And, when you finally realize that life doesn’t work that way, you are left to re-evaluate. I read Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar for the first time when I was 15. It seemed like the thing to read at the time. I [...]

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It’s Time to Bring It

January 1, 2012
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For the most part, 2011 was not a good year for me. Yes, I made some great friends at work and am about to go into business with one of them. And, yes, I really enjoyed writing for TVGasm (Mob Wives starts tonight, and I’ll be recapping the hell out of it). But, for the [...]

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I’m Scurred!

April 14, 2011
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So much has happened since the last time I posted. I had no idea that things would go as sideways as they did, but that’s just the way that life rolls. So, here is the synopsis: Work got crazy hectic.  I am at super work overload and it pays my bills so it’s the priority. [...]

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