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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

December 31, 2025 by dsbs42 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Andy Weir, Colson Whitehead, Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator), John Vaillant, Ruth Ware

dsbs42's CBR17 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Andy Weir, Colson Whitehead, Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (Translator), John Vaillant, Ruth Ware ·
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