Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“I have been activated, therefore I have a purpose, the bot thought. I have a purpose, therefore I serve.”

The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer

Bots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne Palmer

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In catching up on reading end of CBR14 reviews I clocked narfna’s review of Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 132 since she titled it “Attention: Murderbot stans: I have a short story for you.” Consider my attention grabbed. I love Murderbot very much and anything that gives similar feels is something I … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

Lydia Millet (2)

Love in Infant Monkeys by Lydia Millet

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"When the bird landed on her foot the pop star was surprised." This is an early collection of short fiction by Lydia Millet, whose books I recently found out were all on Hoopla, and I felt so rich in Millet, I over-borrowed. I was thinking this collection would be a lot like a lot of early … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

Ali Lowe (1)

The Trivia Night by Ali Lowe

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"My dear husband, I am at the place we used to come to, when we loved one another." Oh boy. I got this book as a recommendation after reading the novel "The Slap" which I thought was going to be a fun little romp through suburban Australian after the fallout from a scene of violence at a … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

Jane Smiley (1)

A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley

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"Two months after her husband died on November 12, 1851, Eliza Ripple stopped writing letters to her mother back in Kalamazoo." This is the newest novel by Jane Smiley, who has now written a million of them. She's not Joyce Carol Oates, but she's been publishing for more than 40 years now, and … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

despair and disorientation

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

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3.75 stars Nuri and Afra are Syrian refugees trying to make their way to England, where Nuri's cousin, who also fled Syria, awaits them. They've suffered a loss that's left Afra blind and functionally paralyzed with grief. This grief is like a tangible thing Nuri has to negotiate while at the … [Read more]

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

This ain’t lesser Outlander, okay???

Wyldwood: Book One by Tava Baird

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I confess, when I was offered the chance at a free copy of Tava Baird’s Wyldwood: Book One in exchange for a fair review, I may have rolled my eyes a bit at the description. I TAKE IT BACK, OKAY? I take it back. It is a beautiful book, obviously a true labor of love. Love of history, love of magic, … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , ·


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