Cannonball Read 18

Killing time between planes

Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin

August 26, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Or (this collection explores alternate planes of existence and inter-dimensional travel) Quotes: “Although his campaign had become increasingly outspoken against “godless” and “foreign” elements of Obtrian society, many Astasa voted for him. They wanted a strong leader, they … [Read more]

Voted “The Most Beautiful Baby in Hong Kong” in 1947 – and He Was!

Vagabond: A Memoir by Tim Curry

August 26, 2026 by elderberrywine 2 Comments

cbr18bingo Card - Clown (Because, c'mon, Pennywise!) There are two Muppet movies that will always make me squee, because of their human costars. The first is Christmas Carol with Michael Caine, and the second is Treasure Island with Tim Curry. (An astute critic remarked that the first one … [Read more]

elderberrywine's CBR18 Review No:22 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: An actor's life, And the voice-overs!, Bingo card clown, cbr17bingo, cbr18bingo 26, Clearly not a British Actor (TM) but went toe to toe with the best, Crazy days on stage and screnn, muppets, Once again Muppets (his favorite film to make), Professional memoir not personal one per se, Tim Curry ·

Definitely Don’t Read the Audio Book

You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate

August 26, 2026 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Rating: 2 Stars In a nutshell: Anger, vulnerability, and desperately needing an honest editor. Best for: I can see that many people have sung the praises of this book. If you’re interested in reading it, maybe see if the people who liked it seem to have similar taste to you? And no matter … [Read more]

ASKReviews's CBR18 Review No:27 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: Christina Applegate ·

A favorite that just gets better

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

August 26, 2026 by Jen K 3 Comments

Bingo Square: One (first book of the Daevabad trilogy) This was my third time reading this novel (book club picked it), and I swear I enjoy this series more every time I read it (I haven’t actually reread the other two yet). This was one of those series I kept seeing and then hesitating to start … [Read more]

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:50 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: arabian folklore, cbr18bingo, Daevabad, djinn, Islam, Middle Eastern, Muslim history, S.A. Chakraborty ·

this delightful book unfortunately poked the bear (me)

Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian

August 26, 2026 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo: You, because my main gripe/rant about this book is going to be about something (MEDICAL MISINFORMATION) that is very dear to my heart in multiple ways I really like Cat Sebastian as an author, and I loved the entire premise and execution of this novel. She's a really talented writer, … [Read more]

wicherwill's CBR18 Review No:25 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Cat Sebastian, cbrbingo18 ·

Killing time between planes

Voted “The Most Beautiful Baby in Hong Kong” in 1947 – and He Was!

Definitely Don’t Read the Audio Book

A favorite that just gets better

this delightful book unfortunately poked the bear (me)

more zeitgeist-y summer reading

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