Cannonball Read 17

All around us are people, of all classes, of all nationalities, of all ages

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

September 30, 2025 by KimMiE" 2 Comments

CBR 17 BINGO: Border, because the murder takes place just after the train passes over the Yugo-Slavian border, resulting in there being no local police onboard. Also, the collection of guests on the train cross many borders into many different nationalities. Last year I received a beautiful Folio … [Read more]

KimMiE"'s CBR17 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, British mystery, cbr17, cbr17bingo, classic, KimMiE" ·

This Mess is Pretty Neat

Mess by Michael Chessler

September 30, 2025 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

The colorful cover of the book and its glitzy (and ditzy) Hollywood backdrop easily lure the reader in, for a quick beach or travel read. The chapters are set up as vignettes to showcase various Hollywood types and their messy lives - and how heroine Jane, a professional organizer (think a cross … [Read more]

xoxoxoe's CBR17 Review No:1 · Genres: Book Club, Comedy/Humor, Featured, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: california, Fiction, Hollywood, home organization, mess, Michael Chessler, Romance ·

“You take a bunch of people who don’t seem any different from you and me, but when you add them all together you get this sort of huge raving maniac with national borders and an anthem.” (Bingo)

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

September 30, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo 2025: A book with LGBTQIA-rep CBR17 Bingo: Border (this book is all about a very drawn-out war with borders between the opposing countries constantly changing, depending on who's currently winning) Spoiler warnings for a 22 year old book. I don't think I can review it well … [Read more]

Malin's CBR17 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: #fantasy, border, cbr17, cbr17bingo, discworld, feminism, friendship, LGBTQIA, Malin, Monstrous Regiment, Nowhere Book Bingo, Terry Pratchett, the Dark Corner, war ·

It seems I’m reading sports these days

Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel

September 30, 2025 by vega-table Leave a Comment

Bingo Row 1 - rec’d My mother-in- law recommends two types of books. There are books that I already read and enjoyed and books that I don't care for. So when she recommended Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel, I didn't think I'd like it, but I mostly did. It's a slice of life in a literal … [Read more]

vega-table's CBR17 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, Rita Bullwinkel ·

You could write the formula for all the future

Arcadia by Tom Stoppard

September 30, 2025 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR 17 BINGO: Play (because you know, theater) My freshman year literature professor told me that you should always read a Shakespeare play through twice to really get to the heart of it. I think that's a good rule of thumb for any worthwhile literature, and I often think about doing so, except … [Read more]

KimMiE"'s CBR17 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr17, cbr17bingo, drama, KimMiE", theater, Tom Stoppard ·

He’s too violent for figure skating, but does he dance too much for hockey? No.

Dogsred, vols. 1-3 by Satoru Noda

September 30, 2025 by vega-table Leave a Comment

Bingo Row 4 - Border Dogsred by Satoru Noda is kind of the only other work from the man who did Golden Kamuy, my absolute favorite manga and anime and possibly my favorite series, book, story, and thing that another human created. I say kinda because Dogsred is a re-do of Noda’s first … [Read more]

vega-table's CBR17 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr17bingo, Satoru Noda ·

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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