Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR18
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • 2026 Registration
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

Join the Yay for YA Discussion About YA Books Now  

About ashvader

CBR18 Participant

Life is chaotic right now... and reading has been a lovely balm to keep the magic alive. Sharing that magic with others? Sounds fun! :)

ashvader's Reviews:

Amongst Women

Amongst Women by John McGahern (recommended by Cillian Murphy)

Amongst Women by John McGahern

February 12, 2026 by ashvader 2 Comments

A couple of months ago, I came across a Youtube short from Booktuber, Jack Edwards, asking Cillian Murphy and Max Porter for their book recommendations (the short has since gone viral!). That short was packed with some great suggestions (like Claire Keegan) and I’ve really come to enjoy Edwards’ coverage of famous people’s reading habits (a niche I didn’t know I needed)! Murphy recommended John McGahern and featured on the short was Amongst Women. I’d been looking for a short-ish read to start 2026 off […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: John McGahern

ashvader's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: John McGahern ·
· 2 Comments


Recent Comments

  • ElCicco
    on CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion
    Tiffany Aching would be at the top of my list. When I taught middle school (25 years ago), there were...
  • Jen K
    on CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion
    I think Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching novels are considered YA; the rest are that category of “for adults but fine for...
  • Chris Paul Rainbows
    on For Pride Month and any month
    Thank you so much for reviewing my book. I really appreciate. Wishing you a happy Pride Month! 💜
  • jomidi
    on CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion
    When my daughter was in middle school and high school it was one depressing book after another (both assigned classroom...
  • BlackRaven
    on CBR Diversion – YAY for YA – Genre Discussion
    I can understand why people do not like the depressing stories, but I can appreciate the realism to them. And...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission, Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2026 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in