Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

In the Style of the Greeks

Mythos by Stephen Fry

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I think the title of this book and the name of the author tell you a lot about this book right from the start. It’s Stephen Fry telling you the Greek myths. And it does feel like he’s telling them to you. His tone is very Stephen-Fry-y and his style is direct, dryly witty, and interested. His love of alliteration does show up. “Her lines were sweepingly, swoopingly, swooningly smooth, supple, and sensuous.”— Galatea and Pygmalion If you’re very familiar with Greek Mythology, If you’re […]

If you want to appreciate this, read the Mahabharata first.

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

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I wish I liked this more. The basic premise is interesting, and the twist that isn’t that shocking actually makes for good future suspense. 11 or 12 year old Aru is trying to impress some kids from school and lights the cursed lamp her mom told her never to touch, and it turns out she releases the Sleeper a demon (I think that’s what he is, given the info on his origins revealed part way through, it’s a little unclear) who wants to gather an […]

Even better than the first

Shadowhouse Fall by Daniel José Older

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I don’t usually go 4 years between reading a book and its sequel. Sometimes I’ll try and keep up as the books come out and more often, I’ll just wait until they all come out so I don’t forget what happened previously while waiting for the new book. However, this was available through my library right away while I was looking for something to read so I decided to give it a go, hoping the story would come back to me. I’m so glad I […]

A defiant girl in a man’s world

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

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4.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is book 2 in a trilogy, and the story pretty much follows on directly from the ending of the previous book. This book, while very good, doesn’t really stand on its own, you would do much better to start at the beginning, with The Bear and the Nightingale.  There are roving gangs of bandits travelling the countryside around Moscow, pillaging and burning the villages and abducting young girls. Prince Dimitri sends his cousin, brother Alexandr, affectionately known to his family as Sasha, […]

I hate me some damn rebs.

How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove

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I’ve been an avid reader of history for most of my life, and I’ve long been fascinated by alternate history. It’s almost impossible to read history without wondering how much of the world would be different with a minor change or two. For all that, I’ve only ever read The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (years ago). I thought it was okay, but not really what I wanted. How Few Remain takes place in the early 1880s, during the presidency of […]

Fun fantasy featuring dragons.

Eldest by Christopher Paolini

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This book, Eldest, was mind captivating, I could barely put it down. Eragon’s story was an amazing adventure that continues, all the while bringing magic and fictional characters to life. While Eragon and Saphria were among the elves and learning all sorts of magic, Eragon’s brother, Roran was sailing acrosst the sea to get to the vardden, while all the villagers of Carvahall were right behind him. the old brothers meet up in Surdia, where there is a war raging. The people of Carvahall help […]



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