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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Let Her Cook

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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This is my first ever audiobook experience. I decided to take the plunge because Spotify Premium is now offering 15 hours of listening per month as part of a membership. I am also currently reading a physical book that will probably take me close to a month (hint: Russian names) so I decided to shift some of my copious podcast listening time to audiobooks. So why was Lessons in Chemistry my first “read” in audio format? Well, I’ve always been a little resistant to listening […]

Rachel, Rachel

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

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In 2022 London, Rachel Murray is a pregnant journalist mostly assigned to stories concerning her native Ireland. On a night out with fellow ex-pats, a chance remark causes her to reflect back on her time as an undergraduate student living in Cork, when she’d studied English, worked in a bookshop, lived with closeted male best friend and nurtured a crush on her favorite professor. So far, so routine. Even within the novel Rachel discusses living out a cliched existence as Bookshop girl. But I’ll give author […]

Oh Oh No, It’s Magic

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

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To quote perhaps the best book review ever written, and certainly the pithiest: “the covers of this book are too far apart.” I’m not sure what the rules here are on reviewing DNFs, because I make it a point of (foolish, stubborn) pride to finish everything I start. But this book just wore me down with it’s discursive nature, the episodic structure of the plot, and the tedious footnotes which ceased being funny long before the author realized it. I suppose, given the sales, that […]

Orange You Glad You Finished This Book?

Bright Orange for the Shroud by John D. Macdonald

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The sixth book in the Travis McGee series finds our hero taken aback by the sudden reappearance of an old friend, and absolutely shocked by his change in appearance. The last time McGee saw grocery-fortune heir Arthur Wilkinson was at his wedding. McGee didn’t approve of the match and his suspicions have been proved correct, as the bride has lured poor Arthur into a phony real-estate scam and absconded with nearly every last penny. McGee agrees to try to recoup as much of the money […]

It’s Cuffing Season

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

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It’s not until she’s lying in the bed of their summer vacation home handcuffed to the bedposts that Jessie Burlingame realizes just how sick she is of her husband’s shit. Over 17 years of marriage she’s witnessed him rise to the top at his corporate law firm, but she’s also witnessed his expanding waistline, receding hairline, and growing disinterest in having sex with her. Jessie is completely bored with his handcuff kink, but has been willing to go along and get things over with until […]

Nights on Turtle Mountain

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

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Based on the writer’s grandfather, Thomas Wazhashk is the watchman of the title as well as a farmer and the head of the tribal council of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, located in North Dakota. The year is 1953 and the tribe is in serious trouble. Under the guise of “integrating” the tribe into American society, a Senator from Utah is pushing a bill that will terminate the reservation Thomas, his family, and his friends all live on. Thomas has been spending his night […]



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