Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I read two fun books

The Chilling Ice Rink Escapade by Michael Anthony Steele

Willa and Wade and the Way-Up-There by Judith Henderson

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Two books I recently read to help cleanse the palette some more (I was still working on a horror book I thought was Young Adult, but would lean a bit more adult, and therefore, more graphic , so maybe it was “new adult?” But regardless it was a lot to take and I needed “happy time” to clean my brain) and to see if one of them was good for the nephew. I picked up (as an online reader copy) Willa and Wade and the […]

Gone, but not forgotten

Exiles by Jane Harper

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On a warm spring night, during a busy festival in South Australia’s wine region, a six week old baby sleeps in her pram. Her mother is nowhere to be seen.  A year on, Kim Gillespie is still nowhere to be found. Investigator Aaron Falk, who works for Australia’s financial crimes department, heads down to old friends for the baptism of their young son, but as he meets their extended group of relatives, friends and acquaintances, he starts to be drawn into the mystery. It can […]

Good Omens

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

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Good Omens is my favorite book, full stop. It’s got stakes; it’s about the end of the world! But it’s also got humor. Not just has humor, humor is woven into its DNA. Good Omens is the hardest I’ve laughed at a book pretty much ever (Boyfriend Material might be the exception to that). But it’s not just laugh out loud funny, it’s a charming, low-boil funny that just makes you smile and keeps a steady drip of serotonin flowing the entire time. From the very […]

Tim and Eric – Zone Theory

Tim and Eric - Zone Theory by Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim

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If you know anything about Tim and Eric, you’re probably repulsed. If you’re in the strange sub-genre of people (like me) who find their style, which has been aptly named “anti-humor,” funny, Zone Theory… is partially for you. There’s a lot to love about Zone Theory. It’s in that clear T&E style, where they appear to have sourced all their talent for photoshoots and the like from Craigslist as opposed to a casting company. You can learn all about giving “Probo” to your wife. They […]

Annie, Are You Okay?

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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Like a lot of women, Annie struggles to understand her boyfriend. Doug is often very sweet and caring, but he’s prone to these mysterious mood swings. Out of nowhere, his anger skyrockets sometimes and for the life of her Annie can’t retrace her steps to see how she could have set him off. Asking Doug himself is no good, it just makes him angrier. When Doug is in the mood, their sex life is very good, but when he’s not Annie feels distant from him, […]

What If Anything Could Just Disappear?

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

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Best for: Those who enjoy contemplative stories. In a nutshell: The main character of this book is a novelist whose name we never learn. She lives alone in a world where anything can disappear. But not for everyone. Worth quoting: The writing is the book is lovely, but I didn’t find myself underlining anything specific. Why I chose it: This was a birthday gift from friends. Review: I’m feeling a bit melancholy after reading this book, but I’m not sad, and I’m not disappointed that […]



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