Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

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So back in December, I reviewed The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, the tale of a female pirate in a medieval Near East Indian Ocean, and spoiler alert, I was totally smitten.  So I took myself off to Powell’s Books, to see if there was a sequel, and I spotted this.  A trilogy, clocking in at a massive 1887 pages, and bought it immediately.  This is the first volume, and friends, it does not disappoint. There are many echoes of Aladdin and other Arabian Nights stories, […]

Who’s the Good Boy. This Pit Mix, That’s Who!

One Good Dog by Susan Wilson

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OK, first things first.  The dog lives, and actually thrives.  I know that’s always a consideration with books with a title like this. So this was on my ancient list of book to order, and I really had no idea what it was going to be about.  It’s a dual narrative, human and dog.  Sort of a cheesy set-up, but it works.  The trait both have in common is that they both have been traumatized when younger and have gone through a series of foster […]

Zrrrrooooommm!

Tyrrell Racing: The Champion Years and Beyond by David Oliver

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When I was a junior in high school, my BFF and I saw a movie that quite literally changed our lives.  That was Grand Prix and the whole Formula 1 racing scene, set in various European countries, absolutely captured us completely.  (The hot British driver didn’t hurt, either.)  We saw it 17 times through the next year in theaters, not easy for a couple of teenagers with not much money to do.  We then made a vow that we would go after we graduated from […]

Seriously? That’s It?

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

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As I finished this book, I was hit by the immortal words of Camila Cabello in her Havana video.  “That’s it?  That’s how your story ends?”  (BTW, if you haven’t seen it, check it out.  It’s a whole movie in about 5 minutes, and is hilarious.  Abuelita is the best.)  But with some googling, found out there is a second book, which is not mentioned anywhere at the end of this one.  Anyway! Cadence is an island off the coast of Scotland (apparently) and is […]

Not your Grandma’s Brazil. Your Great-Great-Grandma’s, Maybe.

Dom Casmurro by Machado De Assis

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According to the blurb on the back of this Penguin paperback, de Assis was Brazil’s greatest novelist.  (To give you an idea of the timeline here, this was one of his last novels, and was written in 1899.)  Never heard of the guy.  To be fair, though, most of my background in Latin American authors was triggered by my high school Spanish classes, which would exclude this author.  The world of Portuguese language literature is far smaller than that of Spanish language literature.  Anyway! Dom […]

Hate Always Hurts the Hater

Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby

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OK, this was a hard one to read because of the homophobia and violence, although the story is valid.  A whole lot of coulda, shouda, woulda after it’s too late. Ike Randolph is a black ex-con with a loving wife and child.  Buddy Lee is a white divorced ex-con, just barely hanging on.  One thing they have in common was their ruthless reputations while they were in prison, and a fierce desire to stay out.  The two had no connection until they are informed by […]



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