Cannonball Read 17

Was vast social inequality and control inevitable? A dense, meticulously researched final work from anarchist anthropologist David Graeber says “no.”

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber, David Wengrow

November 20, 2025 by needscaffeine Leave a Comment

I’ve been putting off reading this 704-page book for a few years, believing it deserved time and attention I didn’t have. David Graeber, who died suddenly in 2020, was an anthropologist and activist, an anarchist philosopher who, through confronting social inequality in unrelenting, novel, and … [Read more]

Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: David Graeber, David Wengrow ·

CBR17 Holiday Book Exchange Sign-Up

November 20, 2025 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Sign up is closed! Each year Cannonball Read holds a (completely voluntary) Holiday Book Exchange, and we’re happy to continue the tradition this year. It’s a lovely part of our community here at CBR and a great way to get to know a fellow Cannonballer a little bit better. If you are able to join us … [Read more]

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: Book Exchange, Book Exchange 2025 ·

This is a book that I read.

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

November 20, 2025 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

I remember watching Lonesome Dove with my grandparents as a child, although I remember absolutely nothing about the plot (I was probably not actually watching, but reading something while it was on in the background). What I remember most is how much my grandparents liked it. A couple years ago I … [Read more]

Ellesfena's CBR17 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Western · Tags: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove, western ·

Submit Your Best/Worst Reads of 2025

November 20, 2025 by MsWas 4 Comments

It's time to submit the three best and one worst books you read during 2025. If you have reviewed them, please include links to your posts so people can read your reviews. The books may have any publication date, you just need to have read them this year. If you have something you must tell the … [Read more]

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: best, worst ·

The boy who needed to be God

Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming can sometimes be a bit slow in the pacing, sometimes a smidgen romantically written, sometimes sad, sometimes scary, sometimes heart pounding, but always interesting. For me, the "small details" (such as it … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:516 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Religion, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Candace Fleming, cults, Guyana, Jim Jones, Jonestown, November 1978, People's Temple, Social Topics, United States - 20th Century ·

“Love is sharing your popcorn.” —Charles Schultz

A Salwar Kameez for Ambika by Arti Pandey

Samina Goes to a Wedding: Celebrations from a Bangladeshi Marriage by Farida Zaman

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Somedays I think I must be one of the top 100 romantic skeptics. I mean, I love a good happily ever after, but I’m also the person who, when I see a public proposal, I'm the one saying, “Just say no! But if you do, get a good prenup!” So when I recently found two picture books about weddings as … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:515 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance · Tags: Arti Pandey, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Avneet Sandhu, Bangladesh, culture, Farida Zaman, holidays & celbrations, India, new experinces, traditions, weddings ·

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