Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Part 8

My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator)

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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Book 36: My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator) Rough Review: 5 stars. I have so many thoughts and feelings about this book. AND SPOILERS NO TIME TO REDACT. The first 70 pages or so were perfect. Just quirky and heartfelt and true, and SO funny, these sensitive, awkward little weirdos with too many feelings, lucky enough to find their people, for however brief a time. I thought there was no way he could keep it up for 400+ pages, and if he did, I would […]

I can’t get Matt Damon’s voice out of my head

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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I haven’t read Andy Weir since The Martian came out – I enjoyed it but I remember the reviews of Artemis were a bit lukewarm and with so many other novels to read, I wasn’t in a rush. But then there was a movie preview for the adaption of Project Hail Mary, his third novel, so I figured why not (I read with my eyes but I have heard that the audiobook version is great, narrated by Ray Porter – for some reason every time […]

Cracking Open the Universe

The Egg and other stories by Andy Weir

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This was an audiobook called The Egg and Other Stories by Andy Weir. I was already familiar with The Egg — there’s a very well-known YouTube retelling of it, which my husband showed me not long before I started listening to this short collection. It’s a great listen, particularly in this moment in human history, and I’d recommend everyone look it up. 👉 The Egg – A Short Story The collection of stories here is extremely high quality overall. I really, really enjoyed them. They […]

Humanity’s Last Prayer

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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I really enjoyed the film adaptation of The Martian, so much so that I think it may have over-written my assessment of the novel. I know I read it, and i have vague memories of enjoying it, but those are now called into question by my experience reading Project Hail Mary. I pause here to say that if you are the person who recommended this book to me, please stop reading here. I promise I hold no ill will, and I wouldn’t want our difference […]

Adventures in Space That Live up to the Hype

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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I’ve been itching to read this since I finished The Martian, and my expectations did not let me down. I was so surprised by the unexpected event that occurs partway through the book – not a twist, but not something I was expecting, and it was so exciting! I’m trying to avoid spoilers, as you can see. The book starts with Ryland Grace waking up with amnesia from a coma and discovering that he is on a spaceship and that that spaceship is not in […]

I Guess I’ll Have to Watch the Movie Now

The Martian by Andy Weir

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I started The Martian knowing very little about it because I haven’t seen the movie or read reviews of the book. It starts with Mark Watney being stranded on Mars and believed dead when a sandstorm necessitates his crew’s leaving only 6 days into what should have been a 31-day mission. The majority of the novel is told from Mark’s POV via log entries he writes. At first I thought the book was going to be all about how Mark was growing potatoes in a […]



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