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xoxoxoe, #52, <i>Writing,</i> by Marguerite Duras
I made it – 52 books. For a while I wasn’t sure I could do it. I’m going to keep reading and reviewing. Here is an excerpt from my reviews of my #52 book, Writing, by Marguerite Dura… more →
Cannonball Read III
xoxoxoe’s #CBR5 Review #5: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
wrote 5 days ago: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is considered one of the great American novels. It is c … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR5 Review #3 & #4: It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great & My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness by Gwyneth Paltrow
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I recently defended Gwyneth Paltrow’s new cookbook, It’s All Good: Delicious, Easy Recip … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #52: The Spiderwick Chronicles, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
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wrote 7 months ago: Cannonball! Book 52 (actually 52-56, but who’s counting?) I was happy when the kid took a brea … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #51: Black Diamond, by Martin Walker
wrote 8 months ago: Black Diamond is the third book in a mystery series by author Martin Walker. Dubbed a mystery of the … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #50: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo
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wrote 8 months ago: “Once there was a princess who was very beautiful. She shone bright as the stars on a moonless night … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #49: The Making of Some Like It Hot: My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie, by Tony Curtis
wrote 8 months ago: “Some people say that Some Like it Hot is the funniest movie ever made. I don’t know. Al … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #48: The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down, by Andrew McCarthy
wrote 8 months ago: Andrew McCarthy is a familiar face to anyone who grew up in the ’80s, for his film work with t … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #47: Catwings & Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings, by Ursula K. Le Guin
wrote 8 months ago: These are both short, so I am counting them as one entry. The kid and I have fallen in love with aud … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #46: My Story, by Marilyn Monroe
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wrote 8 months ago: In 1954 Marilyn, at the height of her fame and popularity, was persuaded by friend and publicist Sid … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #45: The Pirates!: In an Adventure with the Romantics, by Gideon Defoe
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wrote 9 months ago: Author Gideon Defoe’s fifth and latest Pirates! adventure, the soon-to-be-released The Pirates!: In … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #44: Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters, by Marilyn Monroe, edited by Bernard Comment and Stanley Buchthal
wrote 9 months ago: In 1982, after his death, Actor’s Studio Director Lee Strasberg’s widow, his third wife … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #43: The Power of Tai Chi, by Master Shao Zhao Ming
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wrote 9 months ago: The book and DVD of The Power of Tai Chi, featuring Master Shao Zhao Ming is a nice introduction to … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #41 & 42: My Week with Marilyn & The Prince, the Showgirl, and Me, by Colin Clark
wrote 9 months ago: “For five months, whether she turned up or not, she dominated our every waking thought.” … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #40: Joe & Marilyn, by Roger Kahn
wrote 9 months ago: In Joe & Marilyn, published in 1986, author Roger Kahn, probably best known for his book The Boy … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #39: Julia's Child, by Sarah Pinneo
wrote 9 months ago: Sarah Pinneo’s debut novel, Julia’s Child, is an entertaining read which charts the tria … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #38: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone [audiobook], by J.K. Rowling
wrote 10 months ago: I’ve read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone more than once (or even twice), not to m … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #37: Timebends: A Life, by Arthur Miller
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wrote 10 months ago: Arthur Miller’s Timebends: A Life, his time-hopping autobiography, was first published in 1987 … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #36: Blonde Heat: The Sizzling Screen Career of Marilyn Monroe, by Richard Buskin
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wrote 10 months ago: In Blonde Heat: The Sizzling Screen Career of Marilyn Monroe author Richard Buskin chronicles all of … more →
xoxoxoe’s #CBR4 Review #35: Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, by Donald Spoto
wrote 10 months ago: I remember taking some of Donald Spoto’s film theory classes at The New School in the late eig … more →
