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Hooray for the Book Exchange, and hooray for narfna!

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

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This was a lovely treat from narfna, courtesy of the 2020 Book Exchange. I loved the clever telling of the story-within-a-story, and I almost wanted to know the end of the ‘fictional’ story more than I did the ‘real’ one. Susan Ryeland is an editor. Her company publishes the Atticus Pund series, wildly successful detective books with a Poirot/Gamache-style main character. She introduces herself at the beginning, saying the ninth book in the series would change her life. Then you get to read the manuscript […]

Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: Mobius_Walker

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Question from your bio: what are aerial arts, and how do they relate to maths? I primarily have trained in aerial silks and aerial hoop (also called a lyra). Silks are exactly what you’re thinking of: long bits of fabric that aerialists climb up, wrap around us, drop and unwind from. Lyra is a thin metal hoop that is suspended from the ceiling that one can contort around, spin on, and swing from. Aerial arts were a great way to work out and stay active […]

“It turns out that being able to perceive actual reality has very little long-term benefit.”

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

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In the future, the world is run by giant corporations. Everyone lives and works for one of “The Big Five.” It used to be “the Big Seven,” but a couple of wars took care of that. There are Residents and Citizens with a few more rights and opportunities, and then there are the “ghouls” who have to starve and scrape by in the streets. Years ago, a group of scientists and terraformers settled on Mars, and now they’re back and attacking Earth. New soldiers are […]

Odds and ends and ramblings

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I have never before hit my CBR goal and then just stopped, but 2020 has sapped my motivation and willpower and wordpower. So these aren’t real reviews, but I did want to do a brief round-up of some of the books I’ve finished recently, because one was SO GOOD I needed to add my voice to the chorus of praise, and because one was SO disappointing I needed to growl about it for a sec. So here’s my Cannonball Lightning Round:   So You Want […]

Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: pixifer

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This is your first CBR, right? What do you think so far? And congratulations on Cannonballing your first time out! Thank you! Yes, this is my first CBR and I love it. I thought the best part would be finding new books to read but it’s actually the social aspect. Which is funny because 80% of the time I decide my comments on other people’s reviews aren’t worth posting, so I say nothing and just lurk. I should work on that. In one of your reviews, you […]



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