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.)

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Clean Sweep

The Maid by Nita Prose

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Maid is a delightful little who-dun-it novel by Nita Prose, which was gifted to me by my mom for Christmas this past year. It certainly fit the bill for a novel that I would normally not give a second look at, given there’s not a single apocalypse, zombie, spaceship or alternate dimension in sight. Instead, it’s a week in the life of Molly the Maid, who proudly and happily toils away at the Regency Grand Hotel. She’s a women to loves cleaning and returning her […]

Think Small

Small World by Tabitha King

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While lurking in the r/StephenKing subreddit (as many Constant Readers do), an interesting post caught my eye, asking if anyone had read the novel Small World by King’s wife, Tabitha. Intrigued, I looked further and found that the book was apparently a pulpy and entertaining entry in the ‘body horror’ genre, with a focus on miniaturization. Fun! What follows is a messy, poorly characterized novel based on an intriguing premise and not much else. What if, somehow, the technology of miniaturization not only existed, but […]

See you later, Intermediator

Later by Stephen King

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‘Later’ is a highly acclaimed audiobook, written by Stephen King. I’m a Constant Reader, but I’ve never gone the audiobook-route for King before, so this was a new experience for me. The book was narrated by Seth Numrich, an America actor of the stage and screen. I’ve taken the time to look into this, because he did a damn fine job, in my humble opinion. Later is told through the voice of Jamie, a kid who sees dead people, and is telling us his tale […]

It’s all Greek to me

Mythos by Stephen Fry

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Stephen Fry has penned and narrated a compelling retelling of the Greek myths of old. Starting with the creation of the world and going up until the troubled reign of King Midas, he deftly tells the various tales with wit and confidence. I am far from an ancient Greek scholar, but I knew the basics going in to Mythos. Titans, horny gods, Pandora’s box, stealing fire, Gordian knots… This is a deep well from which to draw stories. In the closing pages of this book, […]

Forced Perspective

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

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Good Material is the third Dolly Alderton book that I’ve consumed, and I’d probably rank it in second place (Ghost will also hold a special place in my mind). It follows the fallout from the breakup of a 35 year old couple, Andy and Jen. What I most appreciated about this premise was the characters’ age. Breaking up at 35 is a totally different kettle of fish than a breakup in the 20s. When you’re in your 20s, there’s a sense of “there’s still time”, […]

Lightweight

Ninja Kid by Anh Do

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On our holiday recently, my son insisted we pick up this novel for bedtime reading. He informed me that his teacher had read it to his class in prep, and it was ‘really really seriously good stuff’. Knowing that it was the first in a series, I gladly picked it up. Ninja Kid is Nelson, a nerd (apparently?) who discovers on his 10th birthday that he is a ninja. This seems to mean that he has excellent refleshes, a sixth sense for danger, strength, and […]



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