Hi, bjornsnipe! Thank you so much for agreeing to participate in the Quick Questions with a Cannonballer series. Congratulations on your recent Cannonball! How did you find your way to the CBR community? My mother reads Pajiba, and saw a mention of CBR and decided to lob the URL at me. … [Read more]
A Great Gorilla by Vera Gereke
While the artwork of A Great Gorilla by Vera Gereke was not my personal favorite, as it was a tad too abstract for me, there is an audience for it. I can see how these illustrations will be given awards, honors and people will be talking about them. (Or they will in mid-to-later March 2027 when the … [Read more]
The Red Notebook: A Novel by Antoine Laurain
The Red Notebook was a recommendation from the owner of the bookshop down the road from me. It is a charming little love story that starts with a rather dark event. As the story progresses, the main characters give the reader glimpses of their past loves and losses, their fears and hopes. Set in … [Read more]
The Confederacy Myth: How an Insurrection of Slaveholders Tried to Destroy the United States by Connor Williams
Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. With the way things are now, history, real history, is so important. I think the thing that made me super ticked about that To Kill a Mockingbird sequel (that anyone who read the terrible book should … [Read more]
One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
I read the first Jackson Brodie novel five years ago, and at the time I was annoyed by how much time Atkinson spent on the personal lives of her characters, and comparatively how little time she spent on the actual cases. Brodie wasn't a compelling investigator like Poirot, Holmes, Marlowe, or … [Read more]
Nine Lives by Peter Swanson
Bingo: Wheel. The mystery is wheels within wheels. I have enjoyed a couple of books by Peter Swanson, and Nine Lives is another strong mystery/thriller. Nine strangers are mailed a list with their names on it, alongside eight others. Everyone receives the same list. There is no return address … [Read more]
Thinner by Stephen King; Richard Bachman
Cbr18 Bingo - Wheels from all the cars in the book, including the one that the protagonist used to kill an old woman. By accident. A recent conversation encouraged me to try Thinner by Stephen King, written as Richard Bachman. The first time I found the story, I recognized it. Not because the … [Read more]
