Cannonball Read 17

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Death Becomes Him

Under the Whispering Door by T. J. Klune

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Bingo 13: Pride Under the Whispering Door is most definitely not a book to read for plot, as it’s largely thematically and character driven, and it’s also not one you want to really speed through as it’s got a lot of lyrical segments. Both of these are strengths, but also reasons why you need to be in the right mood to really enjoy this, and I have to admit, I wasn’t always. The two main threads, adjusting to being dead and coming to terms with […]

A lot of close calls

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

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Bingo 12: Dun Dun So a slightly comedic take on the high fantasy-D&D type adventure may not seem like it’s going to involve the ominous, but there are a couple of times that one could insert that into the mental soundtrack for Kings of the Wyld, including what I’m guessing is meant to be something that carries over to connect into the sequel. The whole idea of an aged post-glory days group of adventurers reuniting for one last quest, to save the daughter of one […]

A little maturity in the teen-saturated romantic isekai

The Savior’s Book Café Story in Another World by Oumiya, Kyouka Izumi, Reiko Sakurada

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Bingo 11: Rings Thanks to a fellow Cannonballer whose name I don’t remember (sorry! and thank you), I requested and got 4/5 of the romantasy manga The Savior’s Book Café Story in Another World. There are two ring connections here, one of the marriage-relevant sort, and second of the spell-casting visual sort. She has to use her great magic twice, which results in a glowing circular (ring) symbol appearing on her person as well as on the location she’s aiming at (the sky in both […]

Rage against a lot of things, including yourself

Blue Exorcist vols. 26 and 27 by Kazue Kato

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Bingo 10: Rage Volumes 26 and 27 of the Blue Exorcist manga heavily feature a lot of wrath of various kinds. Self-loathing is especially prevalent, but there’s also jealousy, human-demon conflict, and sibling rivalry taken to an extreme. The whole series both Rin and Yukio (twin brothers, and half-demon spawns of none other than Satan himself) have hated themselves for things about their background that they or may not have fully understood (and definitely not at the same time), as well as resentment against their […]

Two Souths Don’t Come Together Here

My Two Souths by Asha Gomez

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Bingo 9: Fiasco My Two Souths is not a bad cookbook; however, it seems to present itself as a hybrid between the American South (Atlanta GA) and the Kerala region of India (southern costal area). For me, as a fusion cuisine book, this one is a fail. Adding turmeric and garam masala to turkey pot pie is not really new or interesting, and I have no idea why it’s especially Southern (in either sense). Adding black pepper to dessert, likewise, how is this Southern? Rhubarb […]

Dinner and a Show is more about the show and getting your own dinner

Bollywood Kitchen by Sri Rao

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Bingo 8: Bollywood Book title: Bollywood Kitchen. Explanation for square done, except to point out that this book is not a book about food in Bollywood movies, it’s a book about food inspired by how the author remembers or perceives a handful of contemporary Bollywood films. So that means things like a family drama film paired with a Thanksgiving tinged family dinner (spiced roast chicken, sweet/savory pumpkin, and cashew fried rice); or the Shakespeare adaptation of Hamlet paired with butternut squash soup and Himalayan shepherds […]



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