Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Once, twice, and then I gave up

Dune by Frank Herbert

Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross

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I’ve watched the newest version of Dune a couple of times now and, so far, I’m enjoying it. I contemplated going back and finishing the book but, considering it has been years since I started reading it, it would make the most sense to start again from the beginning. If you have to talk yourself into reading something just to convince yourself “but this time, it will be worth it,” then maybe this book isn’t for you. Along with Dune, I’ve listed a few other […]

A.A. Milne’s Worthy Spiritual Successor

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

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Although the handwritten words verge on unreadable, I’ll allow it because it’s in keeping with the rough, hand-drawn aesthetic the book has going, as well as because the sentiments expressed by them are too darned adorable for me to care. As I was reading this, I read aloud roughly half the pages to my fiancee (who found them cloying and groanworthy, unfortunately) because I felt they just had to be spoken aloud. It’s like A.A. Milne’s stories of Pooh and the Hundred Acre Wood, only […]

It’s like fantasy island, but everyone’s the worst

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

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Written in the vein of Big Little Lies meets Agatha Christie, the novel is set on an island in West Ireland. We are first introduced to Aoife (pronounced Ee-Fah) and her husband Freddy, a couple that owns a newly opened beach front destination getaway on the island. They are preparing to host the wedding of Jules, a well known online magazine editor, and Will, a popular survival reality star. This is the first big event the couple is hosting, and they hope the media coverage […]

I am become Death

Atomic Dreams: Prayer Cycle Edition by Jazan Wild

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This is an almost 900-word review. But all you need to know are the first few paragraphs. If you wish to read the whole thing, be my guest! But know a lot goes on in the books and a lot went into the review. These books are 3.5 to 4. They are some of the most horrible, gut-wrenching, disgusting books I have ever read. And I want to reread them. I want to shout to everyone READ THESE!! The horror of the “mistress” that is […]

Talking cats, cute girls, and lizard men (and women)

Sithrah V01 Kingdom of the Air by Jason Brubaker

reMIND: Volume 1 by Jason Brubaker

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I debated on reviewing Sithrah V01 Kingdom of the Air by Jason Brubaker. I found this fascinating series recently on WebToons. It is completed; therefore, this is one of the reasons I decided to tell you about Sithrah as you can find it there. But I found that the publisher should have copies, too, so find your local independent bookstore and make an order! At first, this story is simple and almost “girly” in format. I was not sure I wanted to finish it. Who […]

Vino with Guido

Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon

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Death at La Fenice is the first of 31 Commissario Brunetti mysteries. If you haven’t heard of this series, which began in 1992, Commissario Brunetti is a middle-aged detective in Venice, Italy. This inaugural mystery begins with a very dead, very famous maestro found on the floor of his dressing room. Tragic? Yes. But also very inconvenient – he died during the intermission of an opera! Word quickly spreads, as do the rumors and innuendo. Did he die of old age? Was he murdered? With […]



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