Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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If It Bleeds? King sure does; the master is no longer impervious

If It Bleeds by Stephen King

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Late last year, I thought to myself it’d been a while since I last read something by the author who once was my favorite: Stephen King. Since he’d just released a new novel, Billy Summers, one I’d seen some rather positive press for, I picked it up from Walmart, although with some trepidation. It had been some time since King had written anything that captured my attention the way my favorites of his have; I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve attempted to make […]

Like Don Hertzfeldt abstracted even further

Heaven No Hell by Michael DeForge

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I had planned on making If It Bleeds by Stephen King my first book of 2022, simply to give me a reason to compare to and rant about his other book that I read last year (Billy Summers), but Heaven No Hell was too quick a read to not sneak in first. Did I feel a tad awkward reading some bits in the breakroom at work? Of course. Still, the shame was very short lived thanks to it being such a page turner. To give […]

Just you wait… wait for it.

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  Although I was late to the Hamilton party, I think I’ve made up for it with my wealth of enthusiasm since joining the festivities. Things began with the cast recording, and from there I’ve moved onto the documentary (which I signed up for the $5/mo. PBS donation to watch), the behind-the-scenes book, and now two Hamilton pins for my vest at work. Sorry, I can’t resist the urge to include a plug for my flair game. That’s 73 pins, in case you were wondering […]

Remember This Scrappy Little Nobody?

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Since my glory days of completing a Cannonball multiple times over a couple years in a row, the amount of reading I’ve done has cratered. Amusingly enough, re-reads have comprised most of my reading, which is funny because I’m not the type to re-read anything normally. Rainbow Rowell’s become the exception to that rule, with each of her books making me feel at home and serving as ample distraction from whatever worrisome thoughts or situations happen to be clouding my mind. If she were to […]

Guess who’s back

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For those wondering where I’ve been, I was consumed by a game called League of Legends. See, I’m currently at the lowest rank possible (Bronze V), and the players you’re matched with and against, as well as the ease with which you can move up, are all based upon an invisible rating called MMR (Match Making Rating). My MMR is in the crapper, as I was horrid at this game when I first started last year, which means climbing the ladder is proving next to […]



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