Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


A big disappointment.

The City of Dusk (The Dark Gods, #1) by Tara Sim

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On the surface, I can't really point to any specific reason for my low rating here, so you can write this review off as this simply being the wrong book for the wrong reader, if you want. I do want to say up front that the complaint I'm seeing from most people is that this book "reads like YA", … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:193 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: , , , , , , ·

“He kissed for his enjoyment and mine, and we staggered and stumbled our way to the ground, still kissing for the sheer glory of being alive, the wonder of finding a congenial soul in the world, and the very real prospect of being dead before the weekend.”

The Henchmen of Zenda by K.J. Charles

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This honestly might be five stars on re-read, but I've been handing out five star ratings like they're candy, and I've come off my book high now. This is a strong 4.5 stars for now. Firstly, this is a retelling of The Prisoner of Zenda, a Ruritanian Romance/Adventure/Swashbuckler from the late … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:192 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ·

Life: it’s not nothing

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: A Novel by Shehan Karunatilaka

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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is the winner of this year’s Booker Prize. Set in 1980s Sri Lanka, the action takes place amidst the violence of Tamils versus Sinhalese versus Indians, not to mention a variety of outside groups and organizations connected to them. The main character is a … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

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The King's Indian by John Gardner

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The Machine Gunners - 4/5 I picked up this book because it was on the Guardian's top 1000 novels list and since I had never heard of it, it sounded interesting. It IS interesting, and it's more interesting that the title might otherwise suggest to you. There's some irony in the title because the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:655 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

Languages of Truth

Languages of Truth by Salman Rushdie

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This is the newest collection of Salman Rushdie essays, and like the previous two cover a little more than 15 years or so. The consistency of all three is his wit and intellect, but especially his promotion of social causes, especially regarding race and representation. If you've read any Salman … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:645 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

Lessons in Self-Care

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis

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This weekend I finished two books that felt like generous hugs. The first is the extremely popular Lessons in Chemistry. This book tells the story of Elizabeth Zott - a chemist who quietly and fiercely determines that she will not be relegated to all things feminine because she is a woman (and … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:114 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , ·


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