Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“Life is priceless…but life has a cost:” A Look at the Vietnam War Through the Eyes of One Family

Such a Lovely Little War: Saigon 1961-63 by Marcelino Truong

Saigon Calling: London 1963-75 by Marcelino Truong

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I'd been eyeing this series for several years and finally asked for them for atheist Christmas (the present-focused non-religious version my parents decided to bequeath us). I enjoyed these and they're definitely worth reading, but they were more removed and distant feeling than I thought they'd be. … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

“Reality is thin but not always dark:” A Very Enjoyable and Thought Provoking Collection from King

Just After Sunset by Stephen King

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I was struck late last year with the overwhelming urge to read some Stephen King short stories, and so here is the result. I hadn't read this collection for a few years so was able to re-read these with a sense of meeting old friends who I slightly remembered. This collection has a high overall … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Suspense · Tags: , , ·

Madeline Miller (2)

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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Some of my AP Lit students are reading this book because I required that they pick a book that either inspired spin-offs and remixes or is a spin-off or remix of a previous book. I think I read three Song of Achilles books and realized I needed to go ahead and read it. What stands out to me about … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

California Soul-less

Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper

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Much like Deepti Kapoor's Age of Vice, this is an early 2023 novel that came with a ton of hype. Being a big crime fiction fan, I've been hearing about this book for months, not just from publishers who make it their job, but from other mystery writers. It was billed as the modern day Chinatown, the … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , ·

You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato

Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World by William Alexander

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Do you ever read a book’s marketing summary after finishing a book and wonder what in the world they’re going on about? The teaser for "Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World" by William Alexander starts off like this: "The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Stored in the dustbin of history for … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Cooking/Food, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

the end of an era, literally ::insert Chris Traeger gif here::

The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

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Good book. Good series. Five stars. My brain when trying to get up the willpower to review this book beyond those first three sentences: I just, when I have feelings about a book and I turn my thinky brain off a little bit while reading, it's then hard for me to articulate all the big … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·


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