Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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When writing a genre-based lim'rick / Avoid lengthy 'post-apoc'lyptic' / Though CB reviews / Have broadened my views / My fave is still chick-written sci-fic (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Bothari43's Quick Questions interview.)

Bothari43's Reviews:

Have you ever wondered what post-apocalyptic Ohio would be like? Yeah, me neither.

Queen City Jazz by Kathleen Ann Goonan

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Once I’ve hit my CBR goal, I often skip reviewing the “meh” books, because there’s just not that much to say. But since this is only #4 for the year, here I go! I made my family watch Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves on a questionably regular basis when I was a teen (Christian Slater, swoon! We also watched Kuffs and Heathers a LOT.). My dad used to scoff whenever Kevin Costner tried to do a big speech. “They’re supposed to follow that man into […]

I wish Coach Taylor was around to tell me what a chrysalis gun is

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

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Though I could not tell you the first thing about football, I love the TV show Friday Night Lights. Though I did not really understand the world of Ninefox Gambit, I mostly still enjoyed this book. Most of the time, when a book dumps me straight into a different world in the middle of the action, I eventually catch on and catch up (like Fifth Season). For this one, I never felt like I caught up or figured out exactly what was going on. Cheris […]

Hooray for the Book Exchange, and hooray for narfna!

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

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This was a lovely treat from narfna, courtesy of the 2020 Book Exchange. I loved the clever telling of the story-within-a-story, and I almost wanted to know the end of the ‘fictional’ story more than I did the ‘real’ one. Susan Ryeland is an editor. Her company publishes the Atticus Pund series, wildly successful detective books with a Poirot/Gamache-style main character. She introduces herself at the beginning, saying the ninth book in the series would change her life. Then you get to read the manuscript […]

Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: Mobius_Walker

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Question from your bio: what are aerial arts, and how do they relate to maths? I primarily have trained in aerial silks and aerial hoop (also called a lyra). Silks are exactly what you’re thinking of: long bits of fabric that aerialists climb up, wrap around us, drop and unwind from. Lyra is a thin metal hoop that is suspended from the ceiling that one can contort around, spin on, and swing from. Aerial arts were a great way to work out and stay active […]

“It turns out that being able to perceive actual reality has very little long-term benefit.”

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

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In the future, the world is run by giant corporations. Everyone lives and works for one of “The Big Five.” It used to be “the Big Seven,” but a couple of wars took care of that. There are Residents and Citizens with a few more rights and opportunities, and then there are the “ghouls” who have to starve and scrape by in the streets. Years ago, a group of scientists and terraformers settled on Mars, and now they’re back and attacking Earth. New soldiers are […]

Odds and ends and ramblings

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I have never before hit my CBR goal and then just stopped, but 2020 has sapped my motivation and willpower and wordpower. So these aren’t real reviews, but I did want to do a brief round-up of some of the books I’ve finished recently, because one was SO GOOD I needed to add my voice to the chorus of praise, and because one was SO disappointing I needed to growl about it for a sec. So here’s my Cannonball Lightning Round:   So You Want […]



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