Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Seldom has so much stupidity been written by such a smart man.

Rising Sun by Michael Crichton

by Leave a Comment

I’ll start this review by briefly describing the story. I’m only doing this to get it out of the way, because I’m not going to talk much about it in the rest of the review. Celebrating the opening of its new headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, the Nakamoto Corporation throws a lavish party filled with businessmen, celebrities, and politicians. During the party, a young woman, Cheryl Austin, is murdered. Police Lt Peter Smith, Japanese liaison with the LAPD, and Cpt. John Connor are given the task of investigating what appears to be a complex conspiracy connecting Washington, DC, and a […]

Help Support Cannonball Read

Purchase Rising Sun by Michael Crichton or any item from amazon via our link.

Funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society in AlabamaPink's name.

Share the post "Seldom has so much stupidity been written by such a smart man."

8/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:58 |

Lizzie Borden took an axe…

See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

by Leave a Comment

“Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one.” Although I love history and true crime, the above summed up all I knew about Lizzie Borden before reading this book. See What I Have Done attempts to put some flesh on the story, by imagining what may have happened in the Borden household up to and around the killings. The Borden household is a pretty dysfunctional one, much to the dismay of their maid, Bridget. Mr Borden is controlling and abusive, Mrs Borden highly strung and […]

Help Support Cannonball Read

Purchase See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt or any item from amazon via our link.

Funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society in AlabamaPink's name.

Share the post "Lizzie Borden took an axe…"

8/11/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:47 |

Deep wells of loneliness

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

by 3 Comments

Silas Jones and Larry Ott are two sides of a coin in a small Mississippi town. They meet as children, where Larry is the town comic book reading, horror aficionado weirdo and Silas is the new kid – poor, black, and new to country life. They become friends for a time, bonding over proximity, loneliness, and a shared love of nature and horror. Over time, however, Silas moves on to sports and other friends. Fast forward to adulthood, where ‘Scary’ Larry is a pariah because the town believes he abducted and murdered a girl, and Silas is newly returned as […]

Help Support Cannonball Read

Purchase Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin or any item from amazon via our link.

Funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society in AlabamaPink's name.

Share the post "Deep wells of loneliness"

7/12/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:4 |

A great (imo) twist that I did not see coming

A Criminal Defense by William L. Myers Jr.

by Leave a Comment

Ok guys.  I consider myself to be pretty intelligent.  Like I totally know words, and even how to use them!  I can name all of the James Bond movies, and who played Bond in each of them.  Additionally, I’m a great Googler.  Now that I’ve laid out my case (ooh it’s a legal book – unintentional pun!) for my unparalleled wit, I want to say that I did not see the twist in this story coming.  And it wasn’t one of those out of left field twists for the sake of being twisty.  Once it happened (after I closed my […]

Help Support Cannonball Read

Purchase A Criminal Defense by William L. Myers Jr. or any item from amazon via our link.

Funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society in AlabamaPink's name.

Share the post "A great (imo) twist that I did not see coming"

6/12/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:29 |

Never thought a John Grisham novel could make me cry

The Confession by John Grisham

by Leave a Comment

Becoming a parent (which my wife and I did two years ago) does some strange and unexpected things to your brain. I’ve spent the entirety of my time on this earth identifying with the kid in every parent-child relationship. I’ve always seen myself as the kid. I had no other perspective from which to peer at the world. And then…..it shifted. Given those same parent-child situations, I now see it from the other side. This is such a simple shift in perspective, but there’s a world of difference between the two. Because of this, my response to this book is […]

Help Support Cannonball Read

Purchase The Confession by John Grisham or any item from amazon via our link.

Funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society in AlabamaPink's name.

Share the post "Never thought a John Grisham novel could make me cry"

4/29/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:33 |

Prison Doesn’t Work – So What Do We Do?

Locked Down, Locked Out by Maya Schenwar

by Leave a Comment

Best for: People interested in what justice could look like. In a nutshell: Author Maya Schenwar – whose sister has been in and out of prison – explores what is wrong with our current system, as well as alternatives. Line that sticks with me: “Isolation does not ‘rehabilitate’ people. Disappearance does not deter harm. And prison does not keep us safe.” Why I chose it: A political podcast I used to listen to interviewed the author. It struck both my husband and I so much that we accidentally bought two copies. Review: I grew up assuming that if something bad […]

Help Support Cannonball Read

Purchase Locked Down, Locked Out by Maya Schenwar or any item from amazon via our link.

Funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society in AlabamaPink's name.

Share the post "Prison Doesn’t Work – So What Do We Do?"

4/14/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:24 |

Tis the Season to be Bashing! Tra La La La La!

Memory in Death by JD Robb

by Leave a Comment

Happy sigh. This is one of my favorite re-reads. I tend to read it around the Christmas season. But seriously. I needed a happy (as it can be) In Death book. It gets to be a bit of a grind to just read about rape and murder in every other book. Memory in Death (In Death #22) is a really good Eve Dallas and Roarke book. We get to spend about equal time with Roarke in this one. And I just sadly realized it’s been a while since we got a significant third person POV of Roarke in an In […]

Help Support Cannonball Read

Purchase Memory in Death by JD Robb or any item from amazon via our link.

Funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society in AlabamaPink's name.

Share the post "Tis the Season to be Bashing! Tra La La La La!"

3/10/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:88 |

Okay Second Book in Miss Fisher’s Murder Series

Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood

by Leave a Comment

I think this book is firmly a three star read. We get introduced to Mr. Butler, though in the book series he has a wife. We have Phryne once again being led by her libido. At least she has good deductive reasoning though. Though I will say that whole last act was unnecessary with Phryne and I found myself bored senseless reading about her clothes and how much food she had eaten. She also makes an agreement with one of the culprits in this book that I found to be gross and offf-putting. I am still going to read the […]

Help Support Cannonball Read

Purchase Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood or any item from amazon via our link.

Funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society in AlabamaPink's name.

Share the post "Okay Second Book in Miss Fisher’s Murder Series"

3/10/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:87 |

Follow CBR on Instagram

Shop on Amazon and Support CBR

Buy Original Cannonballer Prisco's book and help CBR!

Ad Partner