Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Gives ‘Flooded with Work’ a Whole New Meaning

Amphibian by Christina Neuwirth

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Best for: Anyone who has every worked in an office. In a nutshell: Due to slumping sales figures, Management have decided to slowly flood the sales floor. Worth quoting: “She had always secretly suspected that her work at MoneyTownCashGrowth was meaningless. She had her clients and she sold them things, but none of it actually meant anything.” “‘I’m sure that’s not allowed, to mock your employees like that.’ Hanna, and her lack of experience with the Evans of this world! Rose blushed with how much […]

Missing his Speedball

Glory Days: Stories by Simon Rich

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Some people that I think are very funny think that Simon Rich is very funny, so I decided to try his newest collection of short stories. I was especially lured in by the fact that one of my favorite funny people, John Mulaney, is the narrator for the audiobook, which was also conveniently available for free on Spotify. Unfortunately, unlike most of my favorite funny people, I do not seem to find Simon Rich very funny, at least not here. Glory Days consists of 19 […]

I Spied Some Old Cowboys

Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry

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Spoiler Warning: This book is a sequel, and I don’t think I can review it without spoiling Lonesome Dove. Almost two decades have passed since the disastrous cattle drive described in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, and those who survived are spread far and wide across the West. Woodrow Call is getting quite old and missing his friend and partner Augustus McCrae, but he’s still revered enough as a lawman to be hired by the railroad to capture or kill a wild man robbing trains and […]

And now a hit Netflix show

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

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My book club chose to read The Duke and I (2000) by Julia Quinn. I wasn’t super excited about this pick because I was pretty familiar with the storyline. I’d already watched the first season of Bridgerton, which was based on The Duke and I. I was also pretty sure I’d previously read the book, but I couldn’t remember when. If I have read it, it was before Cannonball Read started because I couldn’t find a review of it. Anyway, because of the familiar territory, I decided to listen to this […]

“I know you’re out of practice, Shiloh, but the point of bringing men home isn’t to argue with them.”

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

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4.5 stars Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: Plants or flowers on the cover Cary and Shiloh were best friends in high school. They saw each other every day, told each other everything, and were utterly inseparable. Everyone thought they were in love and would end up together, but by graduation, they’re still just friends. Both come from unstable family environments and dream of getting out of Omaha. Shiloh is going to college to become an actress and Cary has joined the Navy. Once Cary finishes boot […]

“Congratulations. You’re evil enough.”

Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

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4.5 stars Nowhere Bingo: Takes place during a holiday/holiday season (this is set around Christmas/a bunch of pagan midwinter rites) 362 days of the year, Roman, Black Volhv of Atlanta, dutifully serves Chernobog, the god of Destruction, Darkness, and Death. He just wants a few days of peace, to enjoy his stew, eggnog, and cookies, but it is not to be. One of the infernal paranormal critters that loves him has cleaned out both his eggnog and cookie stash and to make matters worse, there’s […]



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