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I've been doing this since 2015, and though I'm not going to read a hundred books a year, I plan on doing this for the foreseeable future. I also maintain the Cannonball Read database, and make infrequent updates on our reading habits.

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Duma Key by Stephen King

The Totally Awesome Hulk (Vol. 1): Cho Time by Greg Pak

The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

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Duma Key (3.5 stars) These days, most of my “reading” comes in the form of audiobooks. I can burn through stories a lot quicker that way, because it allows me to listen to them while I’m driving, or while I’m at work. But, given that I’m largely home-bound because of the coronavirus, and I’ve got two small kids to take care of, I’m not left with much time to listen to my books. So, I pulled this book off of one of my many book […]

A couple of Hulk stories that left me mostly underwhelmed.

Planet Hulk by Greg Pak

World War Hulk by Greg Pak

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Planet Hulk (2006) – 3 stars It’s always a bit of chore jumping into superhero comics. They are a bit like daytime soap operas: years of back story, dozens of characters, and high drama that doesn’t really mirror real life in any conceivable way. So it’s with some trepidation that I pick up any of these books these days. Except for the rare foray into the genre for Cannonball Read, I haven’t really read comics in about twenty years. So I’m pretty out of touch […]

All the religions weren’t true, but they all had truth in them.

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

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As is the case with many children, I was a picky eater growing up. There were a lot of things I simply wouldn’t eat. Meatloaf, for instance. I don’t recall eating it until I was in college, at which point I discovered a delicious dinner option that has been something I can throw out when I don’t feel like making something more complex. When I was young, I remember shunning it because “I didn’t like it.” That’s kind of what these books are, for me. […]

Percy Jackson and the Thief of Lightning

The Lighning Thief by Rick Riordan

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I put off reading these books all this time because I always assumed they were just another one of those series of books capitalizing on the astounding success of Harry Potter. Having read it, I think that may be unfair, but not wholly unfounded. I didn’t think this book was particularly good, but numerous sequels, a failed movie franchise, and viable name recognition for it’s author are all a result of a driving need for something to fill the void of a Harry Potter franchise […]

Zombies in space, with a Lovecraftian twist

Dead Moon by Peter Clines

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Slightly more than two years ago, I stumbled across Peter Clines’ novel of cosmic horror, 14. It wasn’t an earth shatteringly  brilliant story, but, as I described it initially, it “scratched an itch I didn’t know I had”. Since then, I’ve read The Fold, and Paradox Bound. The latter book was fairly disappointing in my opinion, and I was left reframing my thoughts around Peter Clines. 14 was great. The Fold was very good, but I had issues with some of the characters and how […]



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