Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Things Are Dark on the Dark Side

Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 2) by Drew Karpyshyn

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I recently read and reviewed book one of Drew Karpyshyn’s Darth Bane trilogy, Path of Destruction. It was so fun that I couldn’t put it down, and so I immediately reserved books two and three at various libraries across the area. In true Dark Side fashion I didn’t want anyone getting the books but me. POWER!!! As I mentioned in the previous review, Drew Karpyshyn is probably most famous for his work on the Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic video game series. […]

Carrie Fisher Tells the Truth

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Risher

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I didn’t grow up as a Star Wars fan. In fact, I didn’t see the original trilogy until I was an adult. Therefore I don’t have the same emotional connection to the movies or their actors in the way that hardcore fans do. However, all of the hoopla surrounding the end of the Skywalker story has gotten me more interested in the whole Star Wars universe (pun???). Carrie Fisher’s audiobook version of The Princess Diarist accompanied me through all of my holiday travels and shopping. […]

What’s so great about the Jedi, anyway?

Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 1) by Drew Karpyshyn

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A whole new year of CBR, awesome! I’m excited to find new books and new perspectives from everyone. Last year, in large part thanks to my fellow Cannonballers, I focused more on reading books by authors different from me. Specifically I read more authors of different genders and also more international authors. Most of my favorite reads of the year came from this intentional expansion. This year I’m focusing on what could be called “intuitive reading”. Instead of making a plan and sticking to my […]

Immanuel – God is with Us

The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr

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Richard Rohr came into my life with his Enneagram book written about twenty years ago. It would be silly to call him an “early adopter” of the Enneagram considering it’s ancient (at least in some iterations of it), but he definitely is a key figure for Christian thought regarding the Enneagram. He’s also written a ton of contemplative-related books and other resources of interest for people interested in the mystical side of Christianity. The Universal Christ is Rohr’s newest work. The best way I can […]

A Helpful Guide to Completing NaNoWriMo

No Plot? No Problem! Revised and Expanded Edition: A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty

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I suspect that many Cannonballers are familiar with National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. For the past 20 years, every November a bunch of writers all over the world dedicate November to completing a 50,000 word novel. Why 50,000? It’s about the size of Fahrenheit 451, Fight Club, The Great Gatsby, and lots of other great books. To “win” NaNoWriMo, you have to write an average of 1,667 words a day. Prior to 2019 I had participated in NaNoWriMo three or four times […]

I’m a Little Better at Madden Now

Football For Dummies, 6th Edition by Howie Long

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When I was growing up I played baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and lacrosse. I also ran triathlons and was a regular mountain biker and gymnast. For some reason, football never appealed to me. I didn’t even like watching it on tv until I was in college. So, I missed out on a lot of the fundamental of the game. While I obviously had a lot of interest in sports, the football lack of knowledge felt like a glaring deficit. Also, my friends almost always beat […]



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