Short Stories – Page 23 – Cannonball Read 17

No More Robert Bloch For Me

More Nightmares by Robert Bloch

January 11, 2024 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

This is my second time reading a collection of Robert Bloch short stories and my last. His stories are never real standouts for me and there was one in particular in this collection that was so racist it turned me off of him completely as a writer. The cover is great, though, very eye-catching and a fun example of classic 1960s SF/F art. I wish they listed who did it in the copyright page, but at this time I guess it was seen as work […]

Stories and ads tell the tale

Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers

January 10, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not sure I was the intended audience for Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers. However, I think everyone should read this graphic novel as it is not just about the hair of women of color but the story of women in the bigger picture. I feel anyone can find a piece of themselves inside these stories. There are triggers (including but not limited to drug use, abuse, bullying, racism within the community), but they are there to move the story along/to show the situation […]

Trying to Come Up With Some Pros Here

Orbit 10 by Damon Knight (Editor)

January 8, 2024 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I’m going to try to list some pros here so that this is not yet another one of my reviews about how I’m grimly slogging through these 1960s/1970s collections (this one in particular is from 1972, so the worst of both worlds). Pro: the cover is very fun and mysterious. I like that it shows a weird space world and I like a painted cover, so this is a win in my book. The cover text is a nice font and has a strong impact. […]

Same therapist, wrong answers?

Work-Life Balance by Aisha Franz

January 3, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The graphic novel Work-Life Balance by Aisha Franz and translated from German by Nicholas Houde is an Emotion Book. Not an emotional book, but an Emotion Book. Well, it is both. You come away with feels after you see the feelings, actions, and missactions of the four characters of Franz’s book. Some of those feelings are good, some bad, some really icky, and some are “What The Flaming Monkey Toots” did I just experience???? The art (according to the publisher description) is “striking” and I […]

I Choose Darkness

I Choose Darkness by Jenny Lawson

December 31, 2023 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I didn’t make my half cannonball, but I do want to hit my reading goal. So I squeezed in a short essay by Jenny Lawson this morning. I Choose Darkness is a short essay and Amazon Original. Goodreads synopsis: From cheap costumes to creepy dolls to questionable candy, number one New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson weaves a hauntingly hilarious account of her ongoing—sometimes outrageous—Halloween life. The holly-jolly holidays aren’t for everyone, least of all when you look back on that one Christmas when there were […]

“Art was dangerous, it gave you ideas.”

Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson

December 31, 2023 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

Behold, the first of two short “ack wait I’m not at my goal” books I read in the past three weeks to try to get to my 52 books a year goal. Am I going to make it? No. But I’ve made peace with it. But onward to the book! I hadn’t read any Atkinson before but in my push to read more books as the year came to an end, a collection of short stories seemed like just the ticket. It’s the perfect medium […]

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