Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

I’m not sure why AS King isn’t a worldwide phenomenon, worshipped by all who are lucky enough to read her books.

I Crawl Through It by AS King

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This is the fifth AS King book I’ve had the pleasure of reading during my tenure as a Cannonballer…I read Please Ignore Vera Dietz way back in CBR3, Ask the Passengers in CBR6, and earlier this year I read the mind-bending Still Life with Tornado and the amazing Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future. And after reading this one, I found myself wondering why teens (and parents! parents should be reading these!) all over the world aren’t universally singing the praises of AS King.* I know. These books aren’t exactly easy reading. Not only is the subject matter often upsetting (as is life), but the […]

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8/2/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:48 |

These books taught me more about life than any middle school health class.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and Then Again, Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume

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I remember the summer that I discovered the “older” section of my local library’s children’s department. It had books by authors like Paula Danziger, Lois Duncan, and the goddess Judy Blume. I tore through them all between 4th and 6th grade (and then moved on to Stephen King). And while I knew that I loved these books, I also knew that I didn’t quite understand everything going on in them. Until health class. And then I understood more than I bargained for. Honestly, Judy Blume was so far ahead of her time, writing about subjects that nobody else would come […]

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7/21/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:47 |

Honestly, by the end of the trilogy, I just felt sick.

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

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I really liked Crazy Rich Asians. I’ll still see the movie. I have high hopes. It was a mostly fun look at the immense level of wealth in Singapore, and how these uber-wealthy families live their lives out in the world. And I had some trouble with the second book, China Rich Girlfriend. All the details that had been amusingly shocking in the first book were now just shocking and a bit disgusting. The sheer waste of money on things like clothes and jewelry and handbags was just overwhelming and perplexing to me. And the attempted murder? No thanks. But […]

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7/17/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:45 |

“Stay away from windows. And if you see people with tentacles, stay away. Don’t let them touch you.”

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

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Would you believe me if I told you that I just read the strangest, most disgusting, horrifically violent, semi-apocalyptic book of all time, and that it cracked me up and I loved it? Most of you cannonballers would, since you are the nutjobs that recommended this one! The Library at Mount Char isn’t easy to explain. But I’ll try. One summer day in the 1970s, disaster strikes at a neighborhood barbecue, orphaning 12 kids and leaving them to be raised by “Father,” an older man from down the street who was always a little bit peculiar. He takes them home […]

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7/5/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:44 |

“I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to admit that sometimes they’re just assholes who screw up because they don’t expect to get caught.”

One of Us is Lying by Karen M McManus

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Last year, at my college reunion, I was lucky enough to spend some time catching up with Karen McManus. After we exchanged the usual pleasantries, she told me something unbelievably interesting: she had signed a deal with Delacourte/Random House, and had a YA book coming out in 2017. Amazing, right? So, I waited patiently for the book to come out. And the buzz was crazy, so I started to wait sort of impatiently. And finally, I stopped by my favorite local bookstore and bought it the week it came out. I got the last copy — the store told me […]

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7/3/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:43 |

This was, without a doubt, the right book at the right time. I loved it. Also, Cary Elwes.

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

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Coming off of a few books with heavier themes, I decided to look for something fun and easy to read at the pool. Scanning through my kindle purchase (seriously, there are SO MANY), I came across this one, and remembered that my fellow cannonballers thought somewhat highly of it. Now, look. I’m no historian. But I’m pretty sure this version of the events between the death of King Henry and the coronation of Bloody Mary aren’t historically accurate. I know a little about King Edward and Jane Grey. After watching season one of The Crown, I started reading some British […]

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6/21/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:42 |

When you dedicate a book to Han Solo, odds are I’m going to like it.

Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

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The CBR hivemind has been quite divided over Sleeping Giants, the first book in Sylvain Neuvel’s proposed trilogy (The Themis Files) about gigantic alien robots discovered on earth after being buried for thousands of years. I really enjoyed the interview/journal aspect of the storytelling and found the plot to be intriguing and fast-paced. I liked the confusion that the scientists were facing, and that there were people in Washington who had information, but weren’t all that willing to share it…unless Kung Pao chicken was involved. And I was down for book two when it came up in my library queue. […]

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6/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:41 |

He walked like no man on earth, I swear he had no name.

Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

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As you know by now, I’m a sucker for Uncle Stevie. Anything he writes, I’ll read. Novel, short story, op-ed, tweets, collaborations…I’m there. That’s why I’m a Constant Reader. This isn’t the first collaboration with another author that I’ve read by King. He wrote a few short stories with his son, Joe Hill that were pretty good (In the Tall Grass was legitimately terrifying). His book with Stewart O’Nan, Faithful, is probably my favorite non-fiction book of all time. So, even though I had never heard of co-author Richard Chizmar, it didn’t really matter. I was going to read this […]

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6/8/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:40 |

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