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Futuristic witches should not be this bland and disappointing

The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata

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I used to never ever give up on a book, no matter how wretched. I’m getting better at that, but I’m still learning when to give up. This one had one character interesting enough that I stuck with it, but then I was sorry I had. The story covers three characters, basically: there’s Nicco, some kind of android with a Bladerunner-like expiration date, who’s trying to get the magic doohickey (the Bohr Maker, a centuries-old, illegal software program that can basically recreate your body to do whatever you want) so he can stay alive. There’s Kirsten, the cop who’s chasing […]

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12/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:25 |

90% good spoiled by 10% dumb

The Visitor by Sheri S. Tepper

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I read a Sheri S. Tepper for last year’s CBR and liked but didn’t love it, and thought I’d give her another shot. I thought this one was going to change my mind. It started out with such promise! A rich, interesting, original post-apocalyptic world. Great villains. Okay heroes. Lots of interesting stuff. I was hooked! Until the end. When astronomers and scientists notice a thing out in space, heading rapidly toward Earth, they start getting nervous. When the thing avoids other planets to stay on its collision course, they get legit freaked. Scientist Nell Latimer starts building a bunker […]

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11/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:24 |

Not the most Pratchetty of Pratchetts, but solid

Eric by Terry Pratchett

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A friend recommended the podcast Myths & Legends, and I chose to start with the two-part episode on Faust and Mephistopheles, because I have a sculpture of those two that I absolutely love (pictured). The episode was great, and inspired me to reread Pratchett’s Eric, which has barely anything to do with the Faust story, but is still a damn fun ride. Eric is a horny teen gothling, trying to summon a demon to grant him all his wishes. Rincewind is a terrible wizard (in that he’s bad at it, not that he’s a Great and Terrible Wizard) who was stuck […]

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11/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:23 |

Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: MarkAbaddon

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Your bio says you sought out CBR to use writing as a release from the stress of the political atmosphere, which is a great reason! Have you found it helpful? As the ant said when pissing into the ocean, “Every bit helps.” Honestly, the political environment is so toxic and upsetting right now, I believe we all need multiple mechanisms to cope. Writing does help. So does alcohol. In one of your reviews, you said that “There are some books one reads as a teenager or young adult that help shape their interests, their philosophies, really begin to define the […]

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11/14/2019

Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: Cosbrarian

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Congratulations on achieving a Cannonball your first time out! How does it feel? It feels great! I didn’t worry too much about completing it, as I have to read a LOT for work as a librarian. But I still completed it much sooner than planned, so that worked out nicely. How did you hear about CBR? What made you decide to sign up? I am a member of the Pajiba group on Facebook and I believe MsWas commented on a book related post I left there encouraging me to join! Who’s your favorite character to cosplay? Do you ever get to […]

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10/22/2019

Revisiting old faves/comfort food

The Spirit Ring by Lois McMaster Bujold

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I like to re-read and review at least one Lois book per year, even though it’s always hard for me to think of much to say besides “I love this!” It’s been a while since I revisited Fiametta, so I chose one of Lois’s rare (only?) standalone books, the fantasy Spirit Ring. Also rarely, this book takes place in the real(ish) world, in Renaissance-y Italy. Except that there’s magic. Fiametta Beneforte is a bright, headstrong daughter of a wealthy sorcerer and metalworker. Her father creates beautiful sculptures and jewelry, and casts spells into the molten metal as he’s creating. Fiametta […]

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10/13/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:22 |

Don’t be fooled by the title: there are no dragons in this book

Dragonmeade by Rona Randall

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I don’t think I was in the right mood for this, but I’m trying to get through some of my used-bookstore purchases before I allow myself to buy more. I think now might not be a great time for gothic romances – mostly I wanted to set fire to all the male characters. Even a spunky female heroine is still basically her husband’s property in a gothic/regency/whatever, and just UGH. Our spunky heroine Eustacia grows up with a single mom who runs a gambling parlor out of her home, meaning she gets uninvited to her friends’ birthday parties because her […]

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9/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:21 |

Going to Amazon to get your CBR link and finding out there’s a sequel: what a gloooorious feeeeeeeling, I’m haaaappy again!

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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I don’t want to tell you guys anything about this book, because every time I thought I had figured out where it was going, it surprised me. It was SO GOOD. But I was ferociously hooked within the first two chapters, so I’m only going to recap the very beginning. It feels very spoilery, because a LOT happens, but seriously – there’s so much more! It’s a bazillion years in the future, and the Earth is dying. Humans have borked things up beyond repair, and are now sending out colony ships and desperately trying to terraform other planets. One ship […]

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9/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:20 |


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