Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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39 years old. New Jersey resident. Fan of mystery novels, classic literature, and non-fiction about movies, television, sports, and American history.

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None of This is Worth Reading

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

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  I will lead off with the caveats that I do not usually like this type of book, and I also found the bells and whistles added to the audiobook largely distracting. With that said, None of This is True is a story of two women with very different lives, and the randomness that brings them into each other’s lives. Podcaster Alix Summer is out celebrating her 45th birthday when she is approached by Josie Fair, who is also celebrating her own 45th birthday. Casual […]

Needless is About Right

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

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How many times am I going to let myself get burned by trusting in a Stephen King blurb? I love the guy, but his tastes are a little more democratic than mine. Before fans of this novel come at me, bro, I’ll offer the disclaimer that I listened to this on audiobook and the narrator’s voice, or should I say voices, really annoyed me. Anyway, the Last House on Needless Street is about Ted, a mentally unstable man who lives with his daughter Lauren and […]

The Further Adventures of Eilis Lacey

Long Island by Colm Toibin

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In Long Island, Colm Toibin catches up with Eilis Lacey some twenty years after the events of Brooklyn. As readers will recall, Eilis faced a very tough decision in that novel. Having met and secret married Tony, an Italian-American plumber from a big family, Eilis returned to Ireland to mourn her sister Rose. During that time she reconnected with Jim Farrell, a charming young man preparing to take over his father’s pub. Not knowing of her marriage back in New York, her mother and her […]

The Worst Party Crashers Ever

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

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The government of a South American country believes they can convince a Japanese business to build a new factory in their country and boost their sagging economy. They invite him to celebrate his birthday in their capital, and have arranged a unique and personal gift for the occasion: his favorite opera singer will be in attendance and give a private performance for the occasion. Though Mr. Hosokawa has no intention of building the factory they want, he can’t turn down the chance to meet Roxanne […]

Annie, Are You Okay?

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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Like a lot of women, Annie struggles to understand her boyfriend. Doug is often very sweet and caring, but he’s prone to these mysterious mood swings. Out of nowhere, his anger skyrockets sometimes and for the life of her Annie can’t retrace her steps to see how she could have set him off. Asking Doug himself is no good, it just makes him angrier. When Doug is in the mood, their sex life is very good, but when he’s not Annie feels distant from him, […]

A Well-Mixed Potion

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter’s sixth-year at Hogwarts makes for an epic adventure tale. Harry and his classmates are more in control of their futures than ever, able to select the courses in which they want to specialize and prepare for the N.E.W.T. exams which will determine their prospects. When they aren’t hitting the books, their main preoccupation seems to be finding a classmate to canoodle with. The love lives of Harry and his friends have never been so front-and-center before, as Ron and Hermione each seek to […]



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