Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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G'day, I'm an Australian Cannonballer! I'm a horror/thriller junkie embarking on my seventh Half-Cannonball. I'm a bit shy at commenting, but I absolutely love writing and reading reviews. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Caesar’s Wife's Quick Questions interview.)

Caesar's Wife's Reviews:

Very meta

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick

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The Man in the High Castle is a speculative narrative – what would the world be like if the allied forces lost WWII? What would a life under a Nazi Germany and Japanese regime look like? The story loosely revolves around Frank, a pawn show owner is San Fran who trades in authentic American memorabilia. He is also, secretly, Jewish. Though he’s changed his physical appearance and voice so as to go undetected. Going into this novel, I hadn’t seen the TV series so cannot […]

The kids aren’t alright

Taboo by Hannah Ferguson

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In Taboo, 25-year-old Hannah Ferguson urges her readers to break down Taboos; to talk about what we are conditioned not to – sex, money, friendship, and career. She argues that building and allowing continuing taboos around these subjects is holding women back from overthrowing the patriarchy and forging stronger ties among the sisterhood. Publication of her book follows from her recently published article about her abortion, which she shared in the lead-up to both the USA election but also the Queensland state election (that’s in […]

Mash ’em, boil ’em, stick ’em in a stew

How to train your dragon 4: how to cheat a dragon's curse by Cressida Cowell

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The fourth How To Train Your Dragon book continues telling the adventures of the fledgling viking, Hiccup, as he finds his place in the world. Hiccup is the weedy and clever son of his viking clan’s chief, Stoik the Vast. Though he’s proven to his father (3 times now, given this is #4 in the series) that he is a cunning and clever future-chief, they continue to clash with one another. This time, the rub centres around Hiccup’s friend, Fishlegs. Stoik thinks that Hiccup would […]

How did it get made?

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards

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For lovers of Lord of the Rings, you’ll be aware of the cache that comes with having not only seen the extended editions (multiple times), but to know of the many stories and background trivia that comes with the trilogy. I am 100% this person. The one who, on a visit to Disneyland, bores her comrades with park trivia. The one who pops up in office convos with random pop trivia, or obscure factoids about random nonsense. Some may find it annoying, and I couldn’t […]

The book that defeated a certified Completionist.

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

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**Spoilerific** I don’t leave books unfinished. Well maybe once (looking at you, How To Do Nothing). 26 pages of Cannonball reviews and only one DNF… Until now. Now, a few facts: I absolutely loved Justin Cronin’s ‘The Passage’ trilogy. It was expansive and emotional and deep and scary. I started reading this book in June. I slowly and tortuously made it 90% of the way through this book before giving it in last night. This book… this damned book. It has sucked the life out […]

Cheese the day.

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

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Flowers for Algernon tells the story of Charlie, a man born with intellectual limitations (he reportedly has an IQ under 70), who spends his days trying to learn how to read and write, while working in a bakery. During his studies, he’s identified as having a particular drive to learn which qualifies him to participate in a research experiment. The experiment is not explained in detail, but the reader is led to understand that the experiment will help increase Charlie’s mental capacities. The experiment is […]



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