Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A Most Entertaining Magical Road Trip, But Missing the Runzas

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

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The Simon Snow books are fan fiction of fan fiction, from a fan fiction about fan fiction (or something like that), meaning that they are both adherents to and parodies of the Chosen One genre of fantasy story. They do this very well, and are very entertaining reads. In addition to clearly having fun with tropes and stereotypes, Wayward Son in particular adds what could almost be called a brand of emotional realism to the character and story types. In stories like Harry Potter (which […]

Snow books to cozy up with

Snow Globe Wishes by Erin Dealey

Snow Much Fun! by Nancy Siscoe

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Regardless if it is snowing or not, this time of year I see and occasionally want to read, books about snow. And because it is that time of year, there are all types of books that fit the bill. But two new ones I found recently was, Snow Globe Wishes and Snow Much Fun! Both books are adorable looking but fell a little short for my personal enjoyment. However, I know that there are several people out there who are looking for these exact two […]

Proceeds from sales of THE SERIOUS GOOSE will be donated

The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel

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The Serious Goose is the newest book in the celebrity book offerings. And, sadly, like so many of them, the only thing that it has going for it is the celebrity themselves. Therefore, Jimmy Kimmel’s name. Of course, that does not mean anything to me. I heard “Jimmy Kimmel” and had to go through my dusty memory files of modern talk show hosts. Took me a few minutes to eliminate everyone else, so I remembered by default. If you like Kimmel, you will want to […]

I’m Here To Geek-Out And Chew Bubblegum & I’m all outta Bubblegum

Vintage Geek by Marshall Julius

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Are you looking for the perfect gift for the Geek with everything? Give them, Vintage Geek by Marshall Julius. I thought I knew somethings Geek, but I might have to turn in my Geek Card! Even areas I felt I had some knowledge in (but by no means an expert in) stumped me. There is everything from James Bond (Roger Moore), Stephen King, Batman the animated series, Star Trek (original), Disney and 1950’sci-fi movie trivia. Guest questioners (Mark Hamill, George Takei, Sam J. Jones to […]

Volume 27 of who knows how many Voumes of Stephan Pastis

Pearls Hogs the Road: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury Volume 27 by Stephan Pastis

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Pearls Hogs the Road: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury is just that, a collection of the Pearls Before Swine comic strips. Stephan Pastis, however, has commentary after several of the strips. Sometimes they are comments on the strip itself and sometimes it is something completely random. Therefore, it is exactly what you would expect from a Pearls Before Swine comic strip treasury. This commentary by the author/illustrator at times can be funnier than the strips themselves (usually he comments on the strip, but he does […]

Memoirs and Essays

Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results by Josh Gondelman

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

Baby Don't Hurt Me: Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live by Chris Kattan

So, Anyway... by John Cleese

Burn the Place: A Memoir by Iliana Regan

Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder by John Waters

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I apparently started this draft on 11/21 — time to catch up! (4 stars) Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results by Josh Gondelman I can’t figure out where I heard about this book — I thought it was on CBR but I can’t find any reviews. Anyway, I’d never heard of Josh Gondelman before picking up this book, but he turns out he’s damn funny. He used to write for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and also created the SeinfeldToday Twitter […]



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