Cannonball Read 18

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Siths Have More Fun

Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 3) by Drew Karpyshyn

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This is the final installment in Drew Karpyshyn’s fun and sometimes surprisingly dark Darth Bane trilogy. I’ve reviewed the first two books in the series, as well, so if this sounds interesting you may want to go back and check those out. Since it’s the end of the trilogy this review will have to be the most vague. I won’t include spoilers not included on the back cover or on the cover art! I’m only a casual fan of Star Wars, but even I am […]

Please get the audiobook version

Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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I know I’m late to the game on this one and there’s nothing left to add, reviewwise. The book is entertaining and overflowing with life. It’s gloriously human. It’s going to be a 12-part limited series in the next year or so. We all know and we all love it. Nonetheless, I feel the need to hold up my lighter as Graham Dunne strums the intro chords and Daisy saunters up the mic and Karen Karen hits those atmospheric keys. Also, Warren is there! Oh, […]

Things Are Dark on the Dark Side

Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 2) by Drew Karpyshyn

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I recently read and reviewed book one of Drew Karpyshyn’s Darth Bane trilogy, Path of Destruction. It was so fun that I couldn’t put it down, and so I immediately reserved books two and three at various libraries across the area. In true Dark Side fashion I didn’t want anyone getting the books but me. POWER!!! As I mentioned in the previous review, Drew Karpyshyn is probably most famous for his work on the Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic video game series. […]

Carrie Fisher Tells the Truth

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Risher

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I didn’t grow up as a Star Wars fan. In fact, I didn’t see the original trilogy until I was an adult. Therefore I don’t have the same emotional connection to the movies or their actors in the way that hardcore fans do. However, all of the hoopla surrounding the end of the Skywalker story has gotten me more interested in the whole Star Wars universe (pun???). Carrie Fisher’s audiobook version of The Princess Diarist accompanied me through all of my holiday travels and shopping. […]

What’s so great about the Jedi, anyway?

Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 1) by Drew Karpyshyn

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A whole new year of CBR, awesome! I’m excited to find new books and new perspectives from everyone. Last year, in large part thanks to my fellow Cannonballers, I focused more on reading books by authors different from me. Specifically I read more authors of different genders and also more international authors. Most of my favorite reads of the year came from this intentional expansion. This year I’m focusing on what could be called “intuitive reading”. Instead of making a plan and sticking to my […]

Immanuel – God is with Us

The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr

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Richard Rohr came into my life with his Enneagram book written about twenty years ago. It would be silly to call him an “early adopter” of the Enneagram considering it’s ancient (at least in some iterations of it), but he definitely is a key figure for Christian thought regarding the Enneagram. He’s also written a ton of contemplative-related books and other resources of interest for people interested in the mystical side of Christianity. The Universal Christ is Rohr’s newest work. The best way I can […]



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