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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Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee

The Blackbirder by Dorothy B. Hughes

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Julie Guille has an unusual background. Daughter of dead American millionaires, she was brought up in France by her aunt and uncle, who manipulated her into giving up control of her inheritance. After the Nazis occupied Paris, Julie discovered her uncle was a collaborator and escaped, taking a priceless diamond necklace to pay her way. Now, she lives illegally in New York, a refugee with no identifying papers and no right to be in the country of her birth. Julie is perpetually looking over her […]

The Road to Nebraska

Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska by Warren Zanes

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In between the massive successes of The River tour and the release of Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen shocked fans, and his record label, with Nebraska, a bare-bones collection of songs recorded on a four-track tape recorder in the bedroom of a rented house in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Refusing to promote the album or tour on it, Nebraska was essentially dropped on the world with no explanation. Critically admired, the album sold respectably, but its reputation would only grow with time. Warren Zanes, a […]

Humanity’s Last Prayer

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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I really enjoyed the film adaptation of The Martian, so much so that I think it may have over-written my assessment of the novel. I know I read it, and i have vague memories of enjoying it, but those are now called into question by my experience reading Project Hail Mary. I pause here to say that if you are the person who recommended this book to me, please stop reading here. I promise I hold no ill will, and I wouldn’t want our difference […]

Brooklyn Bound

Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

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This is a re-read, although in this case it was also a first listen. Not only have I read this novel before, I’ve also read the sequel, Long Island, which came out last year. Without spoiling that book, I will say that the foreknowledge gained from it did cast a pall over this reading of Brooklyn. Another thing hanging over the novel was the film adaptation, which is one of my favorite movies of recent years. That movie, of course, starred Saoirse Ronan, who serves as the […]

Some ‘Splaining About Desi

Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television by Todd S. Purdum

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The subtitle of Todd S. Purdum’s biography of Desi Arnaz makes a bold claim: that he “invented television.” Of course, Purdum does not mean it literally, but with the iconic sitcom I Love Lucy, Arnaz and his wife Lucille Ball established so many of the practices that became industry standards. While Lucille Ball’s masterful comedic performance may be what is best remembered, Arnaz’s part in the show’s success was not at all secondary. But first, there’s Cuba. Purdum takes the reader to the city of […]

Meet the Met

All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley

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This brief memoir chronicles the author’s decade as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Bringley took a curious route to his position at The Met. He was in his early 20s and working at the New Yorker magazine when his beloved older brother was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that would kill him a few years later. Distraught, Bringley sought refuge at The Met, quitting his supposed dream job to spend his days standing on marble floors, shuffling from […]



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