Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

About The Chancellor

CBR 6
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR 9
CBR10 participant
CBR11 participant
CBR12 participant
CBR13 participant
CBR14 Participant
CBR15 Participant
CBR16 Participant
CBR17 Participant

(Learn more about this Cannonballer: The Chancellor's Quick Questions interview.)

The Chancellor's Reviews:

Come Sail Away, Come Sail Away

The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2020 by Erin Foster

by Leave a Comment

The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2020 by Erin Foster My rating: 5 of 5 stars “The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2020” takes interested readers into the ins and outs of the Disney Cruise ships, itineraries, and ports. As they are not paid by Disney to write this guide, they offer their evaluations having cruised with DCL many times. There’s also a lot of comparisons with other cruise lines, particularly Royal Caribbean to offer a counterpoint. As someone who has […]

What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo

by Leave a Comment

Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Welcome to Lagos” is one of those books where we meet two characters, Chike and Yemi, and follow their journey as they pickup the rest of the characters (Fine Boy, Isoken, Oma, Ahmed, and the Chief) while the second half of the novel details how their lives all fit together. We start with Chike and Yemi, members of the Nigerian army. They leave the army due to an incident and meet up with […]

The Coming-Of-Age of a Friendship

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

by Leave a Comment

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Crossing to Safety” was a somewhat of a struggle for me. I wasn’t very motivated to pick it up in between readings. However, once I started reading, I was invested in the story. The story is told in a broken timeline. We start in the present (1970s) with Sally and Larry Morgan arriving at their long-time friends’ summer home/compound. We get hints that their friend, Charity, isn’t doing well and they are coming […]

From Good to Meh

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

by Leave a Comment

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the second collection of short stories based on the character of Geralt of Rivia. He’s a Witcher, someone who wanders the land and fights monsters for pay. Like a mercenary for fantastical creatures. They’ve made several video games about the character and the world and now a Netflix series. I’ve been avoiding spoilers but it’s inevitable that I’d hear bits and pieces especially as I finished this collection and had to […]

Breaking Up is Hard to Do…Especially When You Kill Him

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

by Leave a Comment

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was not what I expected at all. Based on the title, I was expecting much more of a thriller/mystery novel. Yes, there is an element of mystery, but this is much more a general literary fiction novel, than anything else. Maybe this is why I wasn’t as invested in the book as I had expected. I did listen to it on audio and was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the […]

Haven’t Heard of the Blue People of Kentucky? Me Neither.

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

by Leave a Comment

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was not on my radar until my library book club chose it so we could all read it digitally and discuss it via video conference. I’m thankful for a library that has invested in digital media so while we are all sheltering in place and maintaining social distancing, we can still keep up the practice of reading and discussing books. The book is set in eastern Kentucky […]



Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo