Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Starting 2025 Off with a Quick but Sad Read

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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After following CBR for nearly a decade, I finally decided to join, so here is my first review! I chose this book to fulfill the “By an Irish Author” prompt in the Goodreads Around the Year in 52 Books Reading Challenge and the “Author’s Last Name is Also a First Name” prompt in the 52 Book Club Challenge. “As they carried along and met more people Furlong did and did not know, he found himself asking was there any point in being alive without helping […]

Perfectly Modern Emma

Mismatched by Anne Camlin (author), Isadora Zefrino (illustrator)

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The cover of this graphic novel says it is “A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma”.   I will share my age and say that when I read that my initial thought that it was therefore like Clueless.  Except.  You know.  Clueless came out in 1995.  So.  Maybe not so modern anymore.  Now that I’ve dated myself, let me add that while I have watched Clueless a lot, I have only read Emma once, so I can’t tell you how carefully this hews to the source […]

Pleasant but forgettable

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

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So, I own far too many books that I haven’t yet read. One of my goals this year is to greatly reduce that number, and I’ve somehow convinced myself that the best way to do so is to start with the shortest books first (there’s probably a flaw in my logic somewhere, but I’m going to ignore it for the time being). Coming in at 90 pages, the shortest unread book that I currently own is Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor. It won the Hugo and […]

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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

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I was travelling visiting family over the holidays and found that I didn’t bring enough physical books to occupy myself with while away from home. I ended up searching through my Kindle for something new to read, and quickly devoured the first three books in Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl series, consisting of Dungeon Crawler Carl, Carl’s Doomsday Scenario, and The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook. The plot is sort of a mix of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Hunger Games. One evening in […]

Do you need an adventure filled with laughter and some pathos? Do I have the book for you!

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

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My husband received  Dungeon Crawler Carl in our family Winter Solstice book exchange.  From the moment he started the book, he was chuckling, and sometimes outright cackling, every several pages.  Before finishing he insisted it be my next read.  Folks, this book is laugh out loud  funny.  Do you like fantasy, adventure, video games, Dungeons and Dragons, The Hunger Games, Running Man or cats?  Does a reference to the anime/manga/movie Battle Royale peak your interest? Are you intrigued by the idea of an AI with a foot […]

Book Exchange Delayed Love and Appreciation

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Man, not only did I not manage to review even ONE of the 43 books I read last year, I also didn’t even manage to get my Book Exchange Gratitude done during the regular Cannonball Cyle. Jeez. The last month has been…a lot. I dunno. Anyway. Kicking off the new CBR with gratitude and apologies. A HUGE thank you to my wonderful CBR Book Exhange Elf for this bounty. I’m sorry I received this on December 9th and didn’t post it till now. I’m truly […]



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