Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Sedaris’s best collection since When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Happy Go Lucky by David Sedaris

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I approach a David Sedaris book in the same way I used to approach an Eminem album with the question "What has happened since the last album?" In the case of Sedaris it's "What has happened since the last book?". Sedaris is a fearless writer, sometimes painfully so, and that fearlessness and … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:27 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Winter People – a unique take on reviving the dead

Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

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For the life of me, I really wish I could remember what site or person recommended the Winter People to me, because I want to thank them, as it was a refreshingly good read. Pet Sematary is one of my favorite Stephen King novels and this story plays with similar themes but places it in more of a … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, History, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Queen of the Nile

Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth by Francine Prose

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Francine Prose tells the story of Cleopatra (VII Philopater, if you want to be specific), her entanglement with the Roman Empire, and how she has become distorted in cultural depictions after her death. In a way, I am reading this book in preparation - I've got the reading of a retelling of … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:114 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

so very many thoughts about this book

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

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CW: for the ongoing homophobia of Oliver's family from last book I don't mean to knock this book at all, but I will say that reading it (and wanting to give it a four) made me realize that Boyfriend Material should have been a five (that has been rectified, even before my re-read) (re-re-read, I … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:102 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , ·

lovely standalone book for fans of alternative(?) scifi

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

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CW: so much transphobia. it is overcome, but so much of it. our transgender character also is briefly in a very precarious housing situation that veers into assault. As I started planning for the "I've Heard No One Works in August in Europe 2022" trip (pro tip: London is not in Europe, Londoners … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:101 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: , , ·

finally finally reading this! can’t even remember who recommended it

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

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And finally, one of my white whale books falls! This book has been hanging around my Kindle for literal eons (sort of like a knight trapped in a sword, if we were being cute). So, the plot. Halla is being trapped in what is rightly her house after the death of her great-uncle, whom she cared for … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:100 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , ·


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