Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I've been doing this since 2015, and though I'm not going to read a hundred books a year, I plan on doing this for the foreseeable future. I also maintain the Cannonball Read database, and make infrequent updates on our reading habits. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: ingres77's Quick Questions interview.)

ingres77's Reviews:

Short story review dump (Part IV)

Cuisine des Mémoires by N.K. Jemisin

Valedictorian by N.K. Jemisin

Blur by Carmen Maria Machado

Staying Behind by Ken Liu

Recitatif by Toni Morrison

The Foster Portfolio by Kurt Vonnegut

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This is something new I’m trying this year, where I review short stories as stand alone stories, not part of anthologies or collections. Here are parts I, II, and III. Cuisine des Mémoires by N.K. Jemisin (5 stars) This little experiment of a short story read every day (which I’ve already failed at) has led to some wonderful discoveries. Along with Ken Liu, N.K. Jemsisin (who I’ve long wanted to read) are definitely at the top of the list, though. A man is taken to […]

It’s a lot harder to write reviews than it is to read books.

Duma Key by Stephen King

The Totally Awesome Hulk (Vol. 1): Cho Time by Greg Pak

The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

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Duma Key (3.5 stars) These days, most of my “reading” comes in the form of audiobooks. I can burn through stories a lot quicker that way, because it allows me to listen to them while I’m driving, or while I’m at work. But, given that I’m largely home-bound because of the coronavirus, and I’ve got two small kids to take care of, I’m not left with much time to listen to my books. So, I pulled this book off of one of my many book […]

A couple of Hulk stories that left me mostly underwhelmed.

Planet Hulk by Greg Pak

World War Hulk by Greg Pak

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Planet Hulk (2006) – 3 stars It’s always a bit of chore jumping into superhero comics. They are a bit like daytime soap operas: years of back story, dozens of characters, and high drama that doesn’t really mirror real life in any conceivable way. So it’s with some trepidation that I pick up any of these books these days. Except for the rare foray into the genre for Cannonball Read, I haven’t really read comics in about twenty years. So I’m pretty out of touch […]

All the religions weren’t true, but they all had truth in them.

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

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As is the case with many children, I was a picky eater growing up. There were a lot of things I simply wouldn’t eat. Meatloaf, for instance. I don’t recall eating it until I was in college, at which point I discovered a delicious dinner option that has been something I can throw out when I don’t feel like making something more complex. When I was young, I remember shunning it because “I didn’t like it.” That’s kind of what these books are, for me. […]

Percy Jackson and the Thief of Lightning

The Lighning Thief by Rick Riordan

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I put off reading these books all this time because I always assumed they were just another one of those series of books capitalizing on the astounding success of Harry Potter. Having read it, I think that may be unfair, but not wholly unfounded. I didn’t think this book was particularly good, but numerous sequels, a failed movie franchise, and viable name recognition for it’s author are all a result of a driving need for something to fill the void of a Harry Potter franchise […]

Zombies in space, with a Lovecraftian twist

Dead Moon by Peter Clines

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Slightly more than two years ago, I stumbled across Peter Clines’ novel of cosmic horror, 14. It wasn’t an earth shatteringly  brilliant story, but, as I described it initially, it “scratched an itch I didn’t know I had”. Since then, I’ve read The Fold, and Paradox Bound. The latter book was fairly disappointing in my opinion, and I was left reframing my thoughts around Peter Clines. 14 was great. The Fold was very good, but I had issues with some of the characters and how […]



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