Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


When the source material lets you down

Hopscotch by Brian Garfield

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A few weeks ago I wrote about how delighted I am when I read the source material for a beloved movie and it turns out that the movie was a fantastic adaptation of a fantastic novel. I had a less rewarding experience with Hopscotch, which is rather a dull but light spy thriller written in 1975 and adapted into a charming (if dated) comedy action film starring Walter Matthau in 1980. The novel is about CIA field agent Miles Kendig, who is being forced into […]

“History is…tragedy without catharsis.” – Barry Gewen

Wolverine: Road of Bones by David Mack

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One of our local used bookstores has an aisle of trade paperbacks dedicated to tie-ins with video games, TV shows, comics, and the like. I’ve found some fun stuff there, including books based on the Splinter Cell and Halo video games, Tron, 1960s Star Trek, and 1990s Batman. These books are never a bad time. The last time I was browsing that section, I picked up with Wolverine story for a couple of bucks. It made for fun bedtime reading with some unexpected pathos. In […]

Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner

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I don’t believe I’ve ever read a Lisa Gardner book before, but this one was pretty good! When I purchased it, I didn’t realize that it’s actually the third in a series following main character, Frankie Elkin, who is a self taught expert on finding missing persons.  The trouble is, she hasn’t been finding them alive lately and she could really use a win.  This is about the same time she’s contacted to assist in finding a woman’s sister.  The woman in question? “The Beautiful […]

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More Lady Killers, Please

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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I am so excited about this book, y’all. I’ve been gushing about it in all my book-related chats since I started listening to it. I set it aside yesterday with about 80% finished because I wanted it to last just a little bit longer. It has been an exciting and fun escape during the awful end of summer break. A team of female assassins are set to retire and to celebrate, their employers “The Museum” have sent them on a fancy shmancy cruise. While sitting […]



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