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She/her. Longtime lurker, goodreads addict :D (Learn more about this Cannonballer: wicherwill's Quick Questions interview.)

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“Oh,” said Louise, laughing softly. “You came here for a nice dose of schadenfreude, and it didn’t work.” She sang, “Saaaaw-ry.”

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

January 6, 2025 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Running into 2025 with reading books recommended by people whose taste I really trust (hi, Julia!) but I’ve been putting off for whatever reason. In this case, it’s because I had this vague sense that the book was the anti-A Man Called Ove/Iona Iverson, e.g., what if you’ve got an elderly lead character and she’s not going to have a late-in-life fuzzy-feeling reconnection with the world plot that weaves together her neighbors? And that’s just…not really my vibe, normally speaking. Honestly? It’s not…not that, and it […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: elizabeth strout, recommendation

wicherwill's CBR17 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: elizabeth strout, recommendation ·
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“if not for these pictures, these sturdy images pulled out of the blur of her memory, her life would have no solidity”

Hum by Helen Phillips

January 1, 2025 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I think your appreciation of this book will depend greatly on how you interact with technology, especially the latest generation of AI-focused innovation. That aside, you’ll also either empathize with May as a mother and find her kids Lu and Sy utterly infuriating or find yourself doing that thing where you insist that those who are struggling financially should be perfect to be seen as “deserving.” All that aside, though, I think the book is slightly less clever than it thinks it is but was […]

Filed Under: Featured, Science Fiction Tagged With: helen phillips

wicherwill's CBR17 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Science Fiction · Tags: helen phillips ·
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last two! an opioid double header

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

December 31, 2024 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Empire of Pain: The Secret of the Sackler Dynasty This is a great (read: infuriating) book, but for someone like me who works in the pharma industry and had a first hand seat to the fall of Mallinckrodt (a similar, less culpable just because of scale player in the opioid crisis) I wasn’t as shocked as some of my friends were by the actions of Purdue through the middle of this book. Besides, things keep coming out about how terrible all of these actors are, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Barbara Kingsolver, Patrick Radden Keefe

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:71 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Barbara Kingsolver, Patrick Radden Keefe ·
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starting these books on Monday is hazardous to your productivity

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

December 31, 2024 by wicherwill 2 Comments

If it weren’t for how much I liked the first book this would probably be my favorite–there’s so much character development and arc payoff in this book, and genuine surprise at some of the twists and conclusions. It took me about a week to read The Way of Kings whilst also working, and I assumed this would be similar so I started it while on the way to Brussels for a work trip. Somehow, despite having to go into an office and do work there and talk […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:69 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere ·
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perfect time to finish this :)

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

December 31, 2024 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

A massive pick-up in tone for me from Oathbringer, although I have clear favorites by this point and they’re never around enough (give me ALL the Adolin-as-the-best-himbo vibes) (H/T to Evin for the video) (a reminder that if you need to talk to someone and don’t solely communicate via spanreed help is always available if you need to talk). The pieces are starting to fall into place, but there are so very many of them that you’re basically Lucy trying to get all the candy off the conveyor […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:68 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere ·
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the Stormlight begins

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

December 31, 2024 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

Excellent start to this universe, for all that it took me ages upon ages to finally pick it up. I think this time around I wanted to be a completionist, and read in the correct order. I think, having now finished through #4 and impatiently waiting for #5 to come off of hold at my local library, that it was worth it…even if I didn’t remember half of the Cosmere crossover bits and had to re-read them on Coppermind or via recaps. But leave all […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere

wicherwill's CBR16 Review No:67 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere ·
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