Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

“First comes smiles, then the lies. Last comes gunfire.”

Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5) by Stephen King

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It’s sort of hard to be objective when a book sucks you in as hard as this one sucked me in. It’s not often anymore that I actually lose myself in a book—just straight up forget about my own existence, and become completely absorbed in a fictional one—but this one totally did that. It gave me the same feeling as The Drawing of Three, which is probably still my favorite in the series so far, though this one comes close. Roland and his ka-tet are once again back on the Path of the Beam, but along the way, their gunslinger […]

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9/14/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:79 |

This book, I need y’all to read it so I can talk about it with someone!

Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1) by Ada Palmer

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This might be the weirdest book I’ve ever read. Well, the weirdest book I’ve read that I actually ended up enjoying. I might have to think a while before officially giving it that award. My instinct is to put this review away and not think about it for weeks. I just want to sit with the story, let it brew and fester in my mind a little bit. But I know if I do that, I will forget everything and end up floundering around when it actually comes time to write. I might be more eloquent about the book’s larger […]

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9/12/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:77 |

Seven novellas, all are good, two are excellent.

Seven Stones to Stand or Fall by Diana Gabaldon

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Seven Stones to Stand or Fall is a 500ish page collection of (mostly) novellas set in Gabaldon’s Outlander universe. All but two of the novellas were previously published in short story anthologies. The remaining two are new. I do not recommend picking up this collection if you aren’t already a fan of the books. Most of the stories would be entertaining enough to read, but you’re not going to get optimal enjoyment out of them without the context of the main series (or the Lord John books, which you should also read, because Lord John is the best). Here is a […]

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9/12/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:75 |

I liked it, but I kept wanting to get back to the main story.

Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4) by Stephen King

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Well, I failed at my goal of finishing this series before the movie came out on August 15th*. Perhaps Ashley of past years could have finished the remaining three books in the next thirteen days (as of actually finishing the book), but Present Ashley is certainly not capable of it. *Will not now be seeing movie. Very upset at genius casting of Idris Elba entirely wasted. I was still going to give it a chance until I read they’d made Jake the protagonist and dumbed it down. STOP DUMBING THINGS DOWN THAT IS WHEN THEY SUCK. No thank you, I shall […]

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8/22/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:54 |

Sacrifices understanding for looking real smart. Mistakes complexity for depth.

Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) by Yoon Ha Lee

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What it comes down to with this book is that the barriers to entry were too high. (I shouldn’t have to add the “for me” to that statement, but I will because other people are losing their mind over this book and it was nominated for a bunch of awards, so clearly SOMEONE gets it.) With science fiction and fantasy as a genre, certain barriers to entry are expected, even looked forward to. I always relish that feeling of confusion and displacement I get when entering a new fictional world for the first time, before I learn its intricacies and […]

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8/1/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:53 |

Guys, read this book. I mean it.

The Unseen World by Liz Moore

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So I read this book in almost exactly 24 hours. My book club picked The Unseen World, at my suggestion, and so of course I waited until the last minute to start it. Don’t know why I did that. It was so good. And I never would have picked it up without book club (even though I suggested it), so thank goodness for book clubs. Anyways, I started it yesterday at 10 AM, got through a little over half by bedtime, then woke up early to finish. I got through all but the last ten pages, so I made my […]

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3/8/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:24 |

If you love Our Lady of Skepticism, don’t read this.

Devil's Advocate (The X-Files: Origins, #2) by Jonathan Maberry

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I mean, I hate to be that person, but Hashtag Not My Scully (#NotMyScully). I wasn’t precisely looking forward to this book, despite being the owner of a beyond huge X-Files obsession that permeated my adolescence, but it seemed like a fun idea, if executed properly. I wasn’t as worried for the Mulder one in this pair of books, because his story as a teenager practically writes itself. Also, Kami Garcia seemed like a good choice. She knows the genre, and is successful in it. But this Maberry guy? Never heard of him. Also, he doesn’t write YA. Also, and […]

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2/21/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:19 |

why is nk jemisin so good at words?

The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) by N.K. Jemisin

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Okay, need the third book now, so there’s that. This second book was still really good, but it didn’t feel as revelatory as the first one did. I mean, that was inevitable. (Oh, boy, though nothing like a first book in a series that smacks you upside your head.) Still, this is a great second book. Second books are hard. They’re not as fun as first books, because beginnings are wonderful, but they still have to be interesting and matter without giving too much away or ending the story. It can be hard not to feel like you’re treading water […]

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10/31/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:138 |

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