Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“You want pi million dollars,” “Yes,” I said. “Why pi?” “It’s a nice round number.” “It’s literally not.”

The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi

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I've listened to Zachery Quinto read all three of John Scalzi's Dispatcher novellas, and I liked them. I think Quinto does a great job with Tony Valdez' voice and Scalzi's sensibilities and humor really shine in this noir-ish, fantasy-ish, sci-fi-ish series. Tony Valdez lives in a world a lot … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

A school project was the object

Dear Dragon: A Pen Pal Tale by Josh Funk

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Dear Dragon: A Pen Pal Tale is a book that is on sale. And if you wish to read, this book by Josh Funk, I say don’t be a punk and go forth and do so! You will be happy and look like a pro. Okay, that is the last rhyme I will do (or at least for a time). This picture book came onto my radar … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , ·

Athena growing up

Athena: Goddess of Wisdom and War by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg

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Imogen and Isabel Greenberg know Greek mythology. I am sure they know a lot of things, but we will focus on Greek Mythology and the Goddess of Wisdom and War: Athena.  Or more accurately the title is, Athena: Goddess of Wisdom and War. This is the first in a stand-alone series. Athena’s … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

Joys and Sorrows of London

Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

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Happy Cannonball Read 15! This isn't my first read of 2023, but it's the first one that merited a review. Shrines of Gaiety is one I put down before Christmas because I didn't have the time and wanted to fully engage with it. I picked it back up this week hoping it wouldn't tail off...and it … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , , , ·

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Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

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"I woke three times in the dark predawn." I read the first book in this series about two years ago, the first summer during the Covid lockdowns, back when we were all taking our dumb little walks (I like walking). For some reason, I guess simply the length of these books put a hitch in my plan to … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

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Lie Down in Darkness by William Styron

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"Riding down to Port Warwick from Richmond, the train begins to pick up speed on the outskirts of the city, past the tobacco factories with their ever-present haze of acrid, sweetish dust and past the rows of uniformly brown clapboard houses with stretch down the hilly streets for miles, it seems, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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