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:

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Storm World by BV Larson

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Last year, I wrote a 4,500 word review of BV Larson’s Undying Mercenaries series. Overall, I liked the series but wasn’t impressed with the sexist overtones of the books, or the possibly alt-right leanings of the author (which I may have just invented out of whole cloth). Despite my real issues with the series, it was enjoyable in a “it’s leeching happiness from my soul” kind of way (sort of like Taco Bell), so I didn’t really have much choice in picking up the latest […]

Why haven’t I read all of Brandon Sanderson’s books?

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

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Brandon Sanderson is a marvel. His output far exceeds other writers of his caliber. Since releasing Mistborn in 2006, he’s published over 20 novels along with numerous novellas, short stories, and graphic novels. And many of his books are giant tomes pushing 1,000 pages. In 2016 alone he published three novels, two novellas, and a graphic novel. And it’s not like he’s releasing mediocre work, either. His Wheel of Time books are widely seen as some of the best in the series, while the Mistborn, […]

I hate me some damn rebs.

How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove

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I’ve been an avid reader of history for most of my life, and I’ve long been fascinated by alternate history. It’s almost impossible to read history without wondering how much of the world would be different with a minor change or two. For all that, I’ve only ever read The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (years ago). I thought it was okay, but not really what I wanted. How Few Remain takes place in the early 1880s, during the presidency of […]

Perhaps nothing is certain in this world, but at least we can believe in something.

Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

Elevation by Stephen King

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Killing Commendatore (4 stars) There were parts of this book that brought me back to my favorite parts of 1Q84, but this book doesn’t equal that one in terms of quality, spirit, or impact. Which doesn’t make this a bad book – by any measure – but I don’t think it’s amongst Murakami’s greatest works. The protagonist of this book is unnamed. He’s an artist who’s fallen into portrait painting to make a living. His wife abruptly tells him that she wants a divorce, and […]

It’s unsurprising that I struggled to reach the minimum length for this review, given this is all short stories. Also, unrelated: Cannonball!

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My reviewing (and reading) has really taken a nose-dive this year due to work, life, and time management changes. And, with the disruption caused by Hurricane Florence, there’s been a commensurate dip in time spent working on the Cannonball Read database. But – thanks to the indomitable support of MsWas – I’ve been able to make massive strides in this latter project, at least. So this review is cheating, a bit. All of these stories were in Stephen King’s Everything’s Eventual collection of stories, but I […]

A collection of minor disappointments.

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The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams (3 stars) I read this close enough to 20 years ago for me not to want to think too long on it. I was a teenager, and deeply enraptured by fantasy – particularly the weighty tomes that couldn’t quite fit in my back pocket. The kind of books that resonated with a heavy thud when dropped onto a table. The kind of books that probably exacerbated my natural awkwardness around girls. I devoured this book, and its sequels. So, […]



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