Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


My heart is wrapped up in you.

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

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“If you're going to live, you might as well do painful, brave, and beautiful things.” ― Jeff Zentner, The Serpent King While our classmates are getting zongered at the Holiday Inn in Cookeville and getting pregnant, you and I will be playing in the sprinkler and looking up at the stars until … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

A nightmare at times, but ended like a dream.

City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer

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I have to admit, this book gave me at least one nightmare. It wasn't the worst I'd ever had, but it involved dead puppies, so it was pretty bad. It's not that I found the book to be scary, per se, but the premise is a great one for a horror movie: For reasons unknown, if people have a nightmare, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

“I keep trying to make sober, evidence-based statements. And you try to make me jump you like a cat.”

The Art of Losing by Ruby Lang

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As soon as I heard about Ruby Lang’s novella The Art of Losing, I started plotting how to get my hands on an arc. I saw an Instagram post that linked to an arc giveaway and I entered so fast, I practically reached through the internet and snatched the file. As you can see, I was successful. And I am … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , ·

Cheetos, Yes or No?

Ingredients, The Strange Chemistry of What We put in Us and on US by George Zaidan

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George Zaidan is a chemist, not a nutritionist. Faced with so many contradictory claims about foods and cosmetics, he brings his scientific experience to explore what is good or bad for us. If you’re looking for answers that confirm your beliefs: “Cheetos are poison” or “Cheetos are harmless” this … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Audiobooks, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

She might be a mall goth, but she ain’t no poser

Mall Goth by Kate Leth

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The day was a late night in February 2023. I picked up my phone and said, “Hey! I have fast internet, try and read something.” And I read Mall Goth by Kate Leth with Diana Sousa as colorist and Robin Crank on lettering. (Now honestly, I am not sure the importance of the lettering person, but I do … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:134 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

“Lexicography Moves So Slowly That Scientists Classify It As a Solid”

Word by Word by Kory Stamper

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This book is just chock full of interesting nuggets of information (case in point: I considered titling this post "Did you know that the word "pumpernickel" comes from German for "fart goblin"?). In some ways the book is more interesting than it seems like it has any right to be. A book about … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , , ·


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