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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My Wife as a Dog

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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Have you ever considered that motherhood might not be all it’s cracked up to be? That a woman who had previously had a career she was passionate about, and free time to pursue her own creative pursuits and ambitions, might find taking care of an infant unfulfilling? Oh, and that the fact that motherhood wasn’t a joyous experience might fill the woman with doubt and anxiety, especially as she compares herself to the other mothers she encounters, who seem to be handling everything much better […]

Changing the Narrative

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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To start with, I want to acknowledge that this novel is attempting something noble. Taking the Ted Bundy case for inspiration, author Jessica Knoll seeks to de-sensationalize the serial killer narrative we are all so familiar with. For one thing, her main protagonist, Pamela Schumacher, refuses to use Bundy’s name, instead referring to him solely as “The Defendant.” Through Pamela, Knoll also tries to counteract the narrative that was constructed around him, that he was a handsome, charming, intelligent man who preyed on gullible women. […]

Portrait of the Artists

Just Kids by Patti Smith

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Let’s start with an embarrassing confession: Yes, I only read this book because Taylor Swift mentioned Patti Smith in the title track of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. Essentially, the Swiftian shoutout made me realize that Patti Smith has been a cultural blindspot for me. I never had the phase where I got really into ’70s punk and bought a CBGB’s t-shirt. I wasn’t cool enough. Just Kids is not primarily focused on Smith’s rock-and-roll career, though. It is mainly about her early […]

Tournament of Lies

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter’s fourth year at Hogwarts is an auspicious time to be a wizard. The Quidditch World Cup is in full swing, and thanks to the Weasleys, Harry has a prime seat for the final between Ireland and Bulgaria. It’s a tremendously exciting day, as wizards from around the globe gather for should be a communal celebration. But an unfortunate incident leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, and makes it glaringly obvious that their are deep divisions within wizarding world. It’s an exciting time […]

Winning Formula

Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin

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When the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians (the team has since been renamed the Guardians) met in the 2016 World Series, most of the media attention centered on the fact that the Cubs stood to win their first championship in over a century. But baseball fans knew that both teams in that series were hoping to end droughts. Cleveland’s last World Series win was all the way back in 1948. Luke Epplin’s book “Our Team” tells the story of that title-winning team through the lens […]

Stockholm Syndrome

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

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A hapless robber tries to stick up a cashless bank (which is apparently very much a thing in Sweden) and winds up holding eight people hostage at a nearby apartment viewing instead. In parallel narratives, Backman tracks both the robber’s pathetic attempt to corral the hostages, and the similarly ineffective police investigation conducted in the aftermath of the incident. The hostages, remarkably, are equally uncooperative in both scenarios. They consist of an older married couple who’ve taken to buying and flipping properties in their retirement, […]



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