Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Who do you run to when there’s no one to trust?

The Farm by Tom Rob Smith

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Daniel hasn’t heard from his parents in months, since they moved to an idyllic farmstead in Sweden to retire. When his father calls and tells him that his mother is sick, that her mind has failed her, it’s a shock. Even more so when his mother calls and says that his father is involved in a criminal conspiracy, and is trying to have her committed in order to keep her quiet. Daniel’s mother runs London to him to tell him her story of terrible crimes covered up by a powerful land owner, and to try convince him of her sanity. […]

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9/13/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:9 |

A 5 star book with a major caveat.

Every Last One by Anna Quindlen

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Every Last One is about a mother with three teenage children. They all have very realistic teenage concerns and dramas. There’s depression in the mix, an eating disorder, relationship problems, very well-written dynamics between the kids and their friends and significant others and how they all interplay. Mary Beth’s marriage isn’t really the point but there’s also some very subtle but very real commentary on being married for a long time. The parents are each doing their best to figure out how to effectively parent three teenagers – when to push, when to give them space. Mistakes are made but […]

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8/16/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:19 |

Gus the Fisherman

The River Why by David James Duncan

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The River Why, by David James Duncan, is one of those books that I love to re-read.  I’ve read it probably ten times over the last 20 years, and it always makes me happy.  Sure, I basically know the story by heart, but it does my heart good to re-read it. So, what’s it about? Well, it’s about a lot of things.  And if you asked me the last time I read it what it was about, I’d probably say something different than I’m going to say this time.  That’s because the book is about a fisherman, but it’s also […]

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4/5/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:13 |

If you like descriptions of cleaning and sorting wires…this one’s for you! Including some [NSFW] gif’ing

The pile of stuff at the bottom of the stairs by Christina Hopkinson

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“The world divides between those who can watch television knowing there’s an isolated jigsaw fragment lying on the floor and those who can’t.” There is a pile of stuff at the bottom of the stairs (which I mean, how can you NOT pick up a book with such an awesome name!? Turns out picking it up was easy. Reading it was the hard part. But I digress). This pile at the bottom of the stairs is not a happy pile, it is a pile left by a husband and two kids and a wife, Mary, who is quite frankly sick […]

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3/9/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:7 |

Ever wonder how your life could’ve been different if you made different choices?

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

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Ok, so my lovely little library in NEPA had this as an audiobook too!  That’s apparently my new thing for CBR9.  I will let other people read me books at times where it is unsafe for me to read them to myself (whilst driving, in the shower, treadmilling, etc.).  I use the Overdrive app on my phone, so my books travel with me always.  It’s rad.  I believe I’ve raved about it for earlier books (The Stand, which was 47 hours would’ve been unreadable for me in a timely manner without this!).  Anyway, it also has this cool feature (maybe […]

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2/16/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:9 |

Sweet Sequel to a Sweet Family Debut

First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen

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I first fell for the Waverly Family in Allen’s debut novel, “Garden Spells.” Small town living, sisters, baking, luuurv, and a magical apple tree that throws apples at innocent bystanders. What’s not to love? I knew that the sequel would be a good read for the winter time, something light fluffy, and a little warm for the cold days, and it delivered. The Waverly sisters have both made their way home and are living happy lives. The book picks up about 10 years after the first. The sisters are both happily married, living seemingly idyllic lives, but each is preoccupied: […]

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2/16/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:4 |

“If you remember me, I don’t care if everyone else forgets.”

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

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Kafka on the Shore is a strange book, even by Murakami standards. This is my second reading but sadly I don’t remember what I thought about it the fist time I read it 12 years ago because back then I didn’t take notes or write reviews. All I know is that I thought it was a four-star book. Haruki Murakami has been one of my favorite writers ever since I “discovered” him almost 17 years ago. I read a review of The Elephant Vanishes in a literary magazine and immediately knew I had to read his books. I didn’t find […]

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2/11/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:8 |

Where’d You Go, Maria Semple

Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

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The more I think about this book the less I like it. Today Will Be Different is the story of a single day in the life of Eleanor Flood. Eleanor is trying to be the best version of herself. She has plans to make this day perfect. She is going to be present. She is going to be a better mom, a better wife, a better friend. Eleanor is not a bad person, she’s just a bit of a mess. But her plan begins to unravel when she has to walk out of her poetry class to take Timby (her […]

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1/21/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:4 |

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