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The Greatest Gift Is a Passion for Reading

By Tamatha Uhmelmahaye | Posted Under Book Reviews | Comments (24)

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“The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.” Elizabeth Hardwick

Here they are, folks! The crazy and wonderful 150 participants of CBR-III*:

  1. A-schaef
  2. admin
  3. akhirnya
  4. Alli
  5. Alyson McManus
  6. ambern
  7. amurph11
  8. Amy
  9. Ana C
  10. Angeleno Ewok
  11. Ashley
  12. Az
  13. bat
  14. Beckells
  15. Beletseri
  16. Bistro
  17. Caitlin
  18. Captain Steve
  19. Captain Tuttle
  20. caragwapa
  21. Carolyn
  22. chaplain
  23. Chugga
  24. Cindy
  25. Clementine Bojangles
  26. commanderstrikeher
  27. coryo
  28. crabtree
  29. crapface
  30. cruzich
  31. D. P.
  32. dammitjanet
  33. DeckOfficer
  34. DeistBrawler
  35. denesteak
  36. Diana
  37. Dichotomy6958
  38. Doctor Controversy
  39. Dorothy Snarker
  40. dsbs
  41. effcubed
  42. Even Stevens
  43. Faythe Saxton
  44. Figgy
  45. Fofo
  46. FyreHaar
  47. genericwhitegirl
  48. GreenMyEyes
  49. HarperJay
  50. heathpie
  51. idleprimate
  52. incontrovert
  53. Influential Influenza
  54. Internet Magpie
  55. J.K. Barlow
  56. jack
  57. Jamiepants
  58. Janel
  59. JarekMatthews
  60. jasper
  61. Jelinas
  62. Jen K.
  63. JenCanRead
  64. Jeni
  65. Jennnnnnnnnnnn
  66. Jim Doggie
  67. jim of the lowercase
  68. johnwaynecasserole
  69. jslice81
  70. Karo
  71. Katers
  72. Kateshi Rinkichiku
  73. KatSings
  74. kella
  75. Kimchichi
  76. Krista
  77. Lauri
  78. lawyergirl06
  79. leedock
  80. Lennon
  81. leuce7
  82. Lizella
  83. llp
  84. Lonjanis
  85. Malin
  86. Marra
  87. marya
  88. MelBivDevoe
  89. Melody
  90. memily
  91. Mr. Vlach
  92. Mrcreosote
  93. Mrs Smith
  94. mswas
  95. Nat Kittyface
  96. nix
  97. No Pithy Name
  98. noodlestein
  99. Nosio
  100. Patty O’Green
  101. pattykhill
  102. penniless bastard
  103. Phedre
  104. Pickled Tink
  105. Pinky McLadybits
  106. prairiegirl
  107. pyrajane
  108. Raych
  109. Robert
  110. rubynicole
  111. SaBrina
  112. Samantha
  113. Sandisan
  114. Sara H
  115. Sbrown
  116. ScienceGeek
  117. scootsa1000
  118. sevenstories
  119. Siege
  120. Sinnh
  121. Slay Belle
  122. Sleepy Lemur
  123. sonk
  124. Sophia
  125. staceygarrett
  126. starryjo
  127. Starvin Spielberg
  128. Stupid Velociraptors
  129. Tara
  130. Tereasa
  131. thatstrangewoman
  132. The Mama
  133. The Scruffy Rube
  134. TheMaskedEmu
  135. Thenchonto
  136. TheOutlawJosie
  137. tinmo
  138. Tits McGee
  139. Trudi
  140. TWOP_fan
  141. Tyburn Blossom
  142. TylerDFC
  143. Tyson
  144. Vermillion
  145. vincoug
  146. wealhtheow
  147. wronoj
  148. xoxoxo e
  149. Yossarian
  150. ZombieMedic

And we have two Junior Cannonballers!

The Girl
KitKat

* Some folks are simply using the CBR-III blog for their reviews, so if the link on their name takes you there, that’s why.









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Comments

Yay for reading! Now I just need to get my next two reviews up...WOMP WOMP.

Posted by: KatSings at February 7, 2011 10:20 AM

You give hope.

See Reading for Survival by John D. MacDonald: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfNeoKv8qzk

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at February 7, 2011 10:40 AM

More yay for reading! I'm not participating because I suck at writing timely reviews (though maybe I'd be better now that I own a computer). Good luck to everyone! And I suggest Summer of Night by Dan Simmons. I'm almost done and it's creepy as all hell.

Posted by: Julie at February 7, 2011 10:43 AM

Whoops! That links to my mostly-used-for-rambling blog instead of my CBRIII blog. Here you go, friends:

http://pattyogreencannonball.wordpress.com/

Of course, on the Quarter plan, I've only put up one book. Onwards and upwards and into the breach!


OK, so no one thinks Patty is crazy, I updated the link, so it now takes you to her CBR blog, not her non-CBR-blog. -TU

Posted by: Patty O'Green at February 7, 2011 10:48 AM

Don't forget to follow the Cannonball Read on Twitter @cannonballread!

Posted by: mswas at February 7, 2011 11:03 AM


/Shame

"Reading for Survival", reprint here:
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1994/94-007.html

Killer excerpt here:
http://www.2think.org/hii/rfs.shtml

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at February 7, 2011 11:47 AM

Yay! Thanks for doing this, Tamatha!

Posted by: denesteak at February 7, 2011 12:06 PM

Yes, Tamatha, you are doing a fanfuckingtastic job of everything!

Posted by: staceygarrett at February 7, 2011 12:59 PM

Go, Tamatha! You are doing a fantastic job of keeping CBR-III (and all of us) organized. Cheers!

Posted by: prairiegirl at February 7, 2011 1:09 PM

Aw, thanks!

Posted by: tamatha at February 7, 2011 1:41 PM

*fist pump skywards*

Go forth and conquer, all.

Posted by: Sara H at February 7, 2011 8:37 PM

Tamatha, I think you have a lovely name, but if you listen carefully to the movie, Dr. Hferrarar spelled it with two U's ....U-U-M-E-L-M-A-H-A-Y-E.

Who can name that movie??? Should be easy, for this crowd ....


And two L's too. -TU

Posted by: Handy Man at February 7, 2011 11:01 PM

I'll add my very loud thanks to Tamatha for working so hard on this.

Posted by: Figgy at February 7, 2011 11:53 PM

Tams is the bomb dizziggity. CBR-III has been pretty schweet so far, and my reading list has grown much longer in the last month.

Also, she is my favorite "Top Chef" fan and an all-around stellar chica.

MADD PROPZ TO THE TAMATHA!!!

Posted by: Jelinas at February 8, 2011 3:49 AM

(HandyMan, that would be "The Man With Two Brains")

Thanks Tamatha for being awesome, although good luck convincing people I'm not crazy...

Posted by: Patty O'Green at February 8, 2011 9:43 AM

yes another big THANK YOU to Tamatha. And I love the CBR; my reading list has easily doubled. So many books, so little time.

Posted by: Even Stevens at February 8, 2011 3:18 PM

and, because I'm a total nerd, I kind of love that I'm number 42 on the list. After all, 42 is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything.

Posted by: Even Stevens at February 8, 2011 3:20 PM

Damn you Even Stevens! I was 2 off! But if it had to go to anyone, I'm glad 42 went to someone who appreciates it.

Thanks for doing such a kick-ass job, Tamatha!

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