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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Cinema Tarantino

Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino

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Whatever you think of Quentin Tarantino, and for what it’s worth I’m a big fan, it’s clear that few people think about movies as much as he does. Cinema Speculation is a collection of film essays in which his opinions fly at you at breakneck speed. There will be some you agree with and some you vehemently disagree with. And if you’re like me, the majority of them you won’t have any real opinion on because only Tarantino could care that much. Most of the […]

Ten Sides to Every Story

The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

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A group of university students who are also fans of mystery novels travels to a desert island where a horrific act of violence recently took place. The students, who all refer to each other by nicknames derived from Golden Age mystery novelists, take a macabre interest in the crime and in the unusual house where they are staying. Designed by a mad architect who perished in the violence, the Decagon House is ten-sided, with ten of everything inside, from rooms to coffee cups. In a […]

Correspondence Course

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

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An amateur theater group is preparing their production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons when the director and leading lady receive devastating news: their 2-year-old granddaughter has a rare and deadly form of cancer. Told by their doctor that an promising treatment is available, they launch a fundraising effort to pay for it. The rest of the theater troupe goes all in, including several of the director’s family members and friends, and a group of nurses at the local hospital. Alongside rehearsals for the play, […]

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan

Devil House by John Darnielle

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John Darnielle is best known for being the creative force behind The Mountain Goats, a band I’ve gotten into in the last few years after seeing them open for one of my favorite artists. I remember when each of his first two novels came out I considered picking them up because I thought it was cool that he was also a writer, but it took the description of Devil House, his third novel, to get me to part with my money. The title building is […]

Like a Surgeon

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

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How’s this for a tenuous connection? This is a novel I only read because I really enjoy a podcast that’s hosted by the author’s husband. Well, that and the fact that it was set in Edinburgh, a city I loved visiting. Oh, and it was like two bucks on Amazon. Turns out, none of those are great ways to pick out a novel. Hazel is a teenage girl from a wealthy family living in a castle outside Edinburgh. Her father, a naval officer, is on […]

An Effective Present

Number One is Walking by Steve Martin and Harry Bliss

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I’m always a little wary of books such as these, but they make for effective presents. Had I spent my own money on this collection of cartoons and anecdotes in cartoon form, I might be a little disappointed. Having received it as a gift, however, renders it a mildly pleasant afternoon’s diversion and a keepsake for my bookshelf. The book is split roughly in two, with the first comprising Martin’s reflections on his most famous film roles, including The Jerk, Parenthood, Three Amigos, and Planes, […]



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