Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I love to read, and I love to learn. I wish I were retired so I could spend more time on my random hobbies!

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“I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot.”

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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I like to read a couple of classic novels every year, just to hit some of the famous books that I somehow missed in school or life. I guess The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J.D. Salinger is one that many high school students read, but was somehow never assigned to me. It also has such an odd title that I didn’t have much incentive to pick it up on my own after high school. I’m not sure what finally spurred me on to read it […]

Dogs might just make any book better

Searching for Rescue by Tonya Burrows

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One day I came upon a list of free, steamy romance novels. I was intrigued and probably procrastinating, so I looked through the list. That’s where I found Searching for Rescue (2023) by Tonya Burrows. I picked it up on Amazon, not sure if I would ever read it. After all, it was free. How good could it be? But in the end, the dog sucked me in. I love dogs, and I figured a romance with a kick-ass, military-trained, Belgian Malinois was going to be interesting. […]

“I’m a cynic. And a cynic is a romantic who’s too scared to hope.”

Funny Story by Emily Henry

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I’ve read a number of books by Emily Henry and always found them enjoyable. So, when I saw that her latest book, Funny Story (2024) was out, I knew I was going to read it. Like all of her books so far, I enjoyed this one. The characters were fun and likeable, and I occasionally felt that ache in my chest that comes with well-written, romantic yearning. The details of Henry’s books don’t usually stick with me for long; I mostly just remember the general emotions. Daphne […]

“Do the stepwork and don’t give me any of your excuses. We both know they’re bullshit.”

Impossible People by Julia Wertz

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I like to read at least one graphic novel a year, just for something a little different. This year I found Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story (2023) by Julia Wertz on NPR’s Favorite Books List. I have not read anything by Julia Wertz before, so I came into this story knowing almost nothing about her. She is a cartoonist and writer who has written a number of comic books, graphic novels and created comics for The New Yorker. She was based in New York City for many years […]

“To accept evil without challenging it, would be to condone it.”

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

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I am a huge fan of Barack Obama’s reading lists, and I usually pick up many of his suggestions. But Obama also often includes a hefty biography on his annual list, and these books are generally too much of a commitment for me. I was ready to skip King: A Life (2023) by Jonathan Eig, just because I didn’t have the time, but then I figured I could listen to it on Audiobook. I already knew the basics of King’s life from school, but I’d never done […]

Not for me

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

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The Fraud (2023) by Zadie Smith was on many “best of” lists last year. I’d already read On Beauty by Smith, which I really enjoyed. I was hoping for more of the same with The Fraud. Unfortunately for me, I had a hard time getting into this one. I felt like Smith was intentionally writing a book that was difficult to follow, and if you didn’t have a strong knowledge of English history, then you were missing out. This was a bit of a slog […]



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