Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search this Site

| 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

Thick As Blood

Judas: How A Sister's Testimony Brought Down A Criminal Mastermind by Astrid Holleeder

December 11, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

I try hard not to pander as a well-intentioned guy but, man, men suck. Not trying to impress anyone with this very obvious comment. It’s a world created by and dominated by men. I don’t say this to invisibilize the very real gains and sacrifices women and non-cis-men have made in this world. But so often, the worst crimes in humanity originate from the minds and hands of men. I say this because Astrid Holleeder’s very raw memoir about testifying against her brother is not […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #Holland, #Netherlands, Astrid Holleeder, Judas, true crime, Wim Holleeder

Jake's CBR15 Review No:171 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #Holland, #Netherlands, Astrid Holleeder, Judas, true crime, Wim Holleeder ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

The Ghosts of Anti-Semitism Haunt Holland Through Soccer

August 4, 2018 by Jake 2 Comments

Read for Cannonball Run Bingo. Category: White Whale. The World Cup was on this past summer and anytime I see it, I’m inclined to read more books about soccer. I’m a big sports fan but my interest in soccer really only begun about 12 years ago when, bored out of my mind for the summer of 2006, I watched the World Cup fastidiously. Soccer is now perhaps my fourth favorite sport after baseball, football, and basketball and I’m wearing a New York City FC shirt […]

Filed Under: History, Sports Tagged With: #Holland, #Netherlands, #WhiteWhale, cbr10bingo, Judaism, Nazis, Soccer, sports, war

Jake's CBR10 Review No:2 · Genres: History, Sports · Tags: #Holland, #Netherlands, #WhiteWhale, cbr10bingo, Judaism, Nazis, Soccer, sports, war ·
Rating:
· 2 Comments
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2


Recent Comments

  • katie71483
    on Dog Days Are Over, Bitches
    definitely some healing from religious trauma! And, Saved! is one of my favorite movies of all time.
  • jomidi
    on Library Week! Show us Your Library Joy
    I meant to visit museums using library passes (so $5 admission for one museum and $15 admission to another museum)...
  • jomidi
    on Library Week! Show us Your Library Joy
    Speaking of other stuff at libraries, in the past couple of months I used library museum passes to pay only...
  • jomidi
    on Library Week! Show us Your Library Joy
    Long Hill Township (NJ) library was my local library when I lived in NJ. I still attend their author events...
  • Emmalita
    on Library Week! Show us Your Library Joy
    Those are all great! My local library regularly has herb and gardening classes. Next Tuesday I’m going to one on...
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