Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

A shapeshifter tale of violence & confusion over the ages

The Devourers by Indra Das

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Unfortunately, life happened, so it’s been a while since my last review. It took me an extra month to finish the last 60 pages of The Devourers! I did participate in our Cannonball Read book club discussion on time. Better late to review than never, I say. 😉  The Devourers was on several 2016 year end lists. I hadn’t read much contemporary fantasy, so was very intrigued to read it. I also love stories about shape-shifters (and most supernatural creatures). While reading the Kate Daniels’ series by Ilona Andrews, she introduced me to the concept of shifters with various cultures and forms. Rakshasas were shifters […]

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4/29/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:3 |

There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

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My friend M. found the beginning of this book to be quite pretentious. And it is.  It’s pretentious AF for the first 60 or so pages.  And it’s hard to read pretention too.  The first few pages, especially, seem to drag and serve no purpose other than to make you re-think your decision to read it. But, I’m here to tell you that, while the first part of The Marriage Plot is definitely pretentious, it’s pretentious for a reason.  The pretention of Madeline and her parents and her classmates at Brown, including her boyfriend Leonard and her want-to-be-boyfriend, Mitchell, all […]

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3/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:10 |

“I am not all human women… you are what all women fear in this world”

The Devourers by Indra Das

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In my reading habits, I do not read too much fantasy. I have never been a fan of high fantasy, those works that are set in an alternate world. I struggled with The Hobbit for years before finally managing to get through the audio book last year, for example. I do better with “low” fantasy, stories set in the recognizable world which include magical or mythological elements, which is where books like Daughter of Smoke and Bone work much better for me. The Devourers, our Fantasy book club pick, should fit into that niche as well, but it really felt […]

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3/9/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:12 |

Well that was….. different….

The Devourers by Indra Das

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Because of work craziness, March has been a gongshow month for me in terms of reading, but I was determined to get this one done before the 8th.  I’m in the group of those who voted for this selection, and I’m not 100% sure if I stand by it, or if I want to apologize to you all. I’ll go light on plot synopsis here, because this has already been reviewed and discussed lots here recently. Alok is approached one evening by a mysterious stranger who abruptly reveals himself to be a half-werewolf.  He hired Alok to transcribe several ancient scrolls […]

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3/7/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:15 |

As if I were no more than a possession for these two creatures to fight over.

The Devourers by Indra Das

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Dear Cannonball Readers: I am so sorry. I voted for The Devourers for this Book Club Read. I thought it looked awesome. I hated it. This review is a two-star review. Because yes, I hated it, but the end was just okay. It finally picked up. Something finally happened. There was a point. The point was aggravating and boring and seriously not worth it, but it was finally there. These shapeshifters are full of some damn nonsense. You’re a superior creature, but your social rules don’t evolve? You live with the souls of your victims inside you, but you don’t […]

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2/19/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:5 |

An extended grumble with a few facepalms and at least one out loud “WHY”

A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev

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After two of her books, I have a very complicated relationship with Sonali Dev. It would be very, very easy if I could just say “I don’t like her books,” and move on. Instead, I’m in the potentially masochistic position of still wanting to read her work, but I just desperately want it to be better. I want to respect the hero. I want him to respect the heroine. I don’t want to read how he lies and hides things from her, or how he is condescending and dismissive of her in moments that (I think) are supposed to read […]

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5/19/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:37 |

Stumbling towards completion

The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev

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I’ve never read a romance novel. I’ve never even come close to reading one. But, oddly enough, the book that has had the most lasting impact on me was Crime and Punishment, and not for it’s explorations of nihilistic degeneration and the Westernization of Russia, but for the deeply compassionate love between it’s protagonist, Raskolnikov, and Sonya. More than anything, the redemption he receives through their love is what touched my soul, and its gift to me was a feeling that I have long sought to replicate. So romance is an important part of what I’m looking for in a […]

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3/1/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:19 |

Maybe it’s me?

The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev

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I’m not having a great week when it comes to book club picks. Come tomorrow, I’ll be sitting with my coworkers as they gush about the Nyquil-on-a-page memoir Comma Queen (at least that’s my bet. They love all the books I hate). And next week, I’ll be with you excellent Cannonballers, talking about another book that I tried so hard to like, Bollywood Bride. Ria is a Bollywood star, known for playing the ingénue who usually gets married by the end of the movie. She’s known as the “Ice Princess” because she’s intensely private and hates being in the public eye. […]

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2/24/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:33 |

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