Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Daughters Unto Devils

Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics

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A historical, Young Adult, horror novels that jumps right in with the good stuff. Well, I am imagining being a young reader and how wild this book starts out would seem to me then. We begin with our narrator Amanda, a 16 year old mountain-dwelling girl, hooking up with the post boy who recently started delivering the mail. She seems to love him, and he seems to love her, and when she gets pregnant, she hatches a plan to run away with him, knowing that […]

Plays – Random

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

Sorry Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard

The Fever by Wallace Shawn

The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill

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Sorry, Wrong Number – 4/5 A short thriller written by Lucille Fletcher, and one that uses the recent technology (so to speak) to sell the suspense. A disabled woman waits at home for her husband to return from work. Becoming anxious, she calls his office and the lines get crossed and she hears a cryptic, but malicious conversation about a murder plot. The conspirators discuss some of the details of the plot which includes going to the apartment by the bridge. When the call reconnects, […]

Henrik Ibsen Plays

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen

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Hedda Gabler – It’s funny to read Hedda Gabler after re-reading A Doll’s House because you go from thinking that Henrik Ibsen is a great feminist to thinking he might just hate women. In truth, I tend to recommend to not look for motives in the creation of characters, because you might otherwise miss great characters. Hedda is a young woman who has recently married Jorgen Tessman, a research academic who is poised to received an appointment at the university. This coming money inspires in […]

Edward Albee Plays

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee

The Zoo Story by Edward Albee

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – The classic play from Edward Albee, which is one of the most intense two hours you can spend in a theater. It begins with the middle-aged couple of George and Marth coming home from a faculty party late at night, drunk, and bantering/bickering. As they start sorting through the evening in that way couples do, we learn that a few key things have happened. One, Martha made a very funny joke that became increasingly less funny the more times […]

“… anything could be a weapon if you’re dedicated enough. Even love. Especially love.”

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

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Razorblade Tears is a revenge-focused crime novel about two aging, mostly-ex criminals who set out to avenge the murder of their sons. Both Ike and Buddy Lee have unresolved issues with their sons, who were married to one another – neither man was accepting of their relationship while their children were alive. Their sons had been together since college and had a child together, but neither Ike nor Buddy Lee had more than a passing glance at one another because of their refusal to accept […]

Neil Simon Plays

The Odd Couple by Neil Simon

Chapter Two by Neil Simon

The Prisoner of Second Ave by Neil Simon

Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon

Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon

Broadway Bound by Neil Simon

California Suite by Neil Simon

Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon

Plaza Suite by Neil Simon

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Chapter Two – The title here refers to “Chapter Two” of a life. Our main characters are a widower and a divorcee who get set up on a date by mutual friends. He’s very much still in mourning, but has emerged in some ways from his grief and she is looking for real love after a disastrous marriage. They begin by talking on the phone, and there’s some brilliantly and falsely disastrous miscommunication that allows them to talk and learn about each other. He meant […]



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