Cannonball Read 18

The darkness inside

Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

January 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport book set in and author from another country Reading Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection near bedtime is not recommended. Now, it is not so much because the stories are “scary-scary” but because they are warped! Each story is not very long but packed with stuff (and you probably … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:54 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: CBR15Passport, Japan, Junji Ito, manga, Social Themes, supernatural ·

It was the best of books, it was the worst of books

Zerocalcare’s Tentacles At My Throat. by Zerocalcare

January 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I read this book. It is called Zerocalcare’s Tentacles At My Throat (by Zerocalcare). It is a book about a boy in three stages of his life. It is about him and his friends, the adventures they get into, and the screwed-up things they do. We start with Zero (or Calcare or Thingy) and his friends Slim … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:53 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR15Passport, friendship, Media Tie-In, Zerocalcare ·

Hard pass

Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

January 25, 2023 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

My wife and I went to our local comic shop several months ago, and this was one of the books she grabbed. I liked the art, she liked it was a story about women, by women. I want to get out of the way right that the outset that the art of Sana Takeda is absolutely beautiful. I mean, that's … [Read more]

ingres77's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda, Monstress ·

Subverting fairy tale tropes… and llamas!

Cursed Princess Club vol 1 by LambCat

January 25, 2023 by llamareadsbooks 2 Comments

I’ve become a huge fan of webtoons/tapas/etc lately. So when I saw the amusing cover art, I couldn’t resist picking this up and I’m so glad I did. This is a silly and sweet graphic novel that gleefully subverts the usual fairy tale tropes. Gwen is the youngest daughter of the King of the … [Read more]

llamareadsbooks's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, Fairy Tales, Graphic Novel, humor, Lambcat ·

I See the Appeal

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

January 25, 2023 by ASKReviews 2 Comments

Best for: Fans of cleverly constructed who done its. In a nutshell: A group of retirees investigate the murders of contractors planning to expand their retirement community. Worth quoting: N/A (Audio book) Why I chose it: I think the second or third book in this series was recently … [Read more]

ASKReviews's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: Richard Osman ·

Not As Many People Die as You Would Expect

The Twelve by Justin Cronin

January 25, 2023 by Tracy Leave a Comment

"Present day" in The Twelve is set about 5 years after events in The Passage. Some of the former cast of characters are tracking down virals, or trying to, at any rate. Others are slaves in Iowa in a settlement of sorts run by "redeyes" - people who are essentially "familiars" to the virals. Their … [Read more]

Tracy's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Justin Cronin, the passage, vampires ·

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LittlePlat
on George Michael crossed with Eddie Vedder crossed with Beetlejuice.
Same here!
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on Kink, Love, and Understanding
YES!!!
narfna
on George Michael crossed with Eddie Vedder crossed with Beetlejuice.
Mine was Space Raptor Butt Invasion. I read it for the Hugos 😂
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on Kink, Love, and Understanding
You convinced me with the title alone

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