Cannonball Read 11

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Murderbot brings me so much joy

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

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The last half of 2018 was such a hellhole for me personally that I kind of just stopped posting reviews and one that I missed out on getting to review was the excellent first book in the Murderbot series. I’m not surprised at how popular the series is here as they seems like the perfect Cannonball Read kind of books. Plus, they’re novellas so it’s really easy to tear through them quickly. —> Spoilers below for previous books! <— Artificial Condition (Murderbot #2) – 5 stars ART said, What does it want? To kill all the humans, I answered. I […]

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2/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:21 |

Lyndsay Faye’s best… so far

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye

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I am so happy to report that this novel was truly a great read, sure to be on my favorites list at the end of the year. I was a little thrown by not loving my last Lyndsay Faye book, but faintingviolet rightly pointed out that it was her first published book, so it’s natural for it to not be as good. It does appear that Faye is only getting better and better. I loved Jane Steele and I LOVED The Paragon Hotel. The story centers on Alice James, fleeing for her life via cross-country train going from mafioso Little […]

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2/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:19 |

Evil AIs are in my wheelhouse

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

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I picked this up purely based on the renewed buzz it was getting in one of my book circles. It was available as a library audio download, so why not? I went into it knowing basically nothing about it except what the cover looked like. I was honestly expecting a mystery book since it seemed like a case file. And I guess it really is a case file, just not the kind I was anticipating. In reality, it’s part evil AI sci fi and part teen romance. I’m hit or miss on teen romance these days and unfortunately the pairing […]

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2/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:18 |

Just call me cranky. Hi cranky, I’m dad.

The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death by Colson Whitehead

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I have a feeling this was a poor choice for first Colson Whitehead book. He’s clearly a very talented writer and yet, this reads like a magazine article that bloated beyond capacity. I would really be curious to read the article in Grantland that inspired this book because I bet it was fucking awesome. As a book? It’s uneven and all over the place. Much of the humor felt forced. It’s hard knowing how to rate a book like this, so I finally settled on 4 stars for his ability to write great sentences and 2 stars for how it […]

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2/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:17 |

When he casually fails to mention his other fiancée

Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married by Abby Ellin

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In college, I lived in one of those big houses that had a million roommates. There were always people moving in and out and while I was close with many of my roommates, others stayed for just a short while and we never got to know them very well. One of these was a woman who was a compulsive liar. She told small lies and big lies, so many lies that it hardly seemed she even noticed she was telling lies. It was like she believed them herself. She was pretty religious, the kind of religious that frowns upon sex […]

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2/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:16 |

Fun story, bad editing

The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

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3.5 stars. This book was a pretty slow to pick up pace, but by the end I was digging both the story and characters. Nahri, a con woman in 18th century Cairo, is used to scraping by and lying for survival. She tricks rich people into giving her money in exchange for palm readings and healings. It’s never meant to be taken seriously until she accidentally summons a djinn warrior. When questioned by the djinn, it comes out that she has some actual skill with healing and can understand any language upon hearing it. He tells her she is from […]

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2/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:15 |

This would make a good book club read

Sadie by Courtney Summers

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3.5 stars. A very interesting read, both from a story standpoint and a writing standpoint. It didn’t totally work for me on every level, but I’m not sorry I read it and I would recommend it. DO NOT do the audiobook if you’re a frequent podcast listener. The actors they got for the audio version are trying their hardest, they really are. However, the production and delivery weren’t at all like real podcasts so it was hard to stay inside the world of the book. It sounded like these characters were reading a script instead of real people getting interviewed […]

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2/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:14 |

Maybe the movie is better?

The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel

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2.5 stars. I really, really wanted to like this book. Such an interesting story about world war 2 that doesn’t get told in schools. Hitler and other top brass during the war were obsessed with getting their hands on and hoarding artistic masterpieces. (Except, not modern art which they thought was degenerate and they sought to destroy.) Many treasures were stolen away and hidden, creating utter chaos in the art world. Cue the Monuments Men, a special force tasked with locating and saving these pieces for future generations. Edsel supposedly cut a lot of material out, choosing to focus just […]

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2/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:13 |


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