Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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“You be the captain, I’ll be no one

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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  The story and characters contained in Song of Achilles will be familiar to anyone who knows their Greek history.  It is the story of Iliad.  It’s conceit is that it is told from the perspective of Patroclus, the companion of Achilles.  Different treatments of the legend vary on what type of “companion” he was but in Madeline Miller’s, Patroclus and Achilles are unambiguously lovers.  Exiled from his own land as a boy, Patroclus is sent to live in the house of Achilles’ father. Over […]

A Million Ways to Die in the North

The Terror by Dan Simmons

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I pulled this book from my mountainous TBR pile shortly after the first season of the television adaption dropped onto Hulu. The second season, which is airing now, is entirely self contained and doesn’t appear to have anything to do with this book or season one. When I opened the my Kindle and saw that it clocked in at well over 900 pages I thought maybe I’d bitten off more than I could chew. I love a good door stopper of a book but almost […]

“Cause I might open my eyes and find someone standing there”

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

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After getting unceremoniously laid off from her job and coming home to find her boyfriend cheating on her, Jules Larsen is forced to couch surf with her good friend until she can get back on her feet again. When she is offered the opportunity to apartment sit at The Bartholomew, one of the most exclusive and notorious buildings in Manhattan for $1000 per week, it seems too good to be true. If you’ve consumed even the smallest amount of fiction in your life, you know […]

“Propelled through all this madness by your beauty and my sadness”

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

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  The main narrative of Rosewater takes place in the year 2066 in Nigeria. The titular town has sprung up around a mysterious alien biodome. From the outside it does not appear to do much other than open once per year and grant mysterious powers of healing that are strong enough to reanimate the recently dead. The story is centered around Kaaro, who is a sensitive. He can not only read the thoughts of others but he can project thoughts into their heads. As a […]

I know who you are and it’s not that impressive.

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

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  Aimee Sinclair is an up and coming starlet who is just wrapping up shooting on her latest movie. She arrives home to find her husband gone and his wallet and cell on the coffee table. She initially doesn’t think much of this since they had a bad fight the night before. Unfortunately, as more evidence mounts that something more sinister is happening, it’s clear the police think Aimee is responsible. In alternating chapters, we learn the story of a young girl who wanders off […]

“This world is forcing me to hold your hand”

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

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  Despite his name being in the title. Jack the Ripper has very little to do with this narrative. He only comes into the lives of the titular five briefly on the last night of their lives. However those brief encounters are why most people remember the names Mary Ann “Polly” Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly. Before their fateful encounter with a predator, they were married, had babies, owned shops, lived on country estates and traveled from other countries […]



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