Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR18
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • 2026 Registration
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

3 Little, 2 Little, 1 Little Indian

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

April 23, 2019 by Cabinderada Leave a Comment

Just finished this short novel and I’m honestly on the fence about it. Frenchie is one of several Indigenous natives on a northward trek across a hostile, post-apocalypse North America. In many ways, I find lots of parallels to the world of The Handmaid’s Tale, in that Frenchie and his small tribe are beset on all sides by a over-powerful and desperate state government and Indian turncoats working for the government. The government is working hard to corral all indigenous peoples into schools and clinics, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: after the apocalypse, apocalypse, Indians, Native American

Cabinderada's CBR11 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: after the apocalypse, apocalypse, Indians, Native American ·
· 0 Comments

Fractured Fairy Tales: The Robber Bridegroom

April 18, 2014 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

This short novel is a delightful mix of fairy tale and tall tale, with a healthy sprinkling of both humor and the macabre in it. The cast of characters includes a doting father, a wicked stepmother, a lovely daughter, a dashing but deceitful suitor, Mike Fink, a band of thieves and a hick named Goat. If you enjoyed Helen Oyeyemi’s Boy, Snow, Bird or Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber, The Robber Bridegroom should be on your reading list. The tale begins in antebellum Louisiana with […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #CBR6, Angela Carter, Antebellum South, Cupid and Psyche, ElCicco, Eudora Welty, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Helen Oyeyemi, Indians, Louisiana, Mike Fink, ReadWomen2014, Snow White, tall tales, The Robber Bridegroom

ElCicco's CBR6 Review No:12 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: #CBR6, Angela Carter, Antebellum South, Cupid and Psyche, ElCicco, Eudora Welty, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Helen Oyeyemi, Indians, Louisiana, Mike Fink, ReadWomen2014, Snow White, tall tales, The Robber Bridegroom ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments


Recent Comments

  • Ellesfena
    on Rethinking Assumptions About Adoption
    Ooh, that sounds really interesting! I’m adding it to my list.
  • faintingviolet
    on “…the glorious Republic cannot rise unless the monarchy falls and the monarchy cannot fall unless two women bring it down.”
    I think this one will be better for you on the sheer amount of data front. Since Southon focuses on...
  • Tracy
    on “Maple thought optimistically that human beings, on their good days, weren’t much dimmer than sheep.”
    I just DNF’ed at about 50% because it was dragging and just kind of too sheep-y. Which is a shame....
  • jeverett15
    on Diary of a Mad Tradwife
    As written, the book would be very tricky to adapt. I imagine they'd have to really rework the story. I...
  • wicherwill
    on Comforting message but … (it’s definitely me, not you, novellas)
    I haven't re-read this since originally reading them but I remember being in a state of change (temporarily living in...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission, Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2026 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in