Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Not sure if this was a hit or miss, so guess it’s appropriate for my third cannonball

The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht 

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The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht  (Watterson wrote and illustrated with Kascht also illustrating) is very odd and very amazing. It is an experience book. The authors/illustrators are geniuses and seriously disturbed. The black and white illustrations make for a unique read. If you like Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson’s signature creation) and its darker side (and it can get deep) then I would say that you are still not prepared for what is happening. I am not familiar with John Kascht and […]

So long, pop! I’m off to check my tiger trap!

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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In the leadup to the election, I was feeling increasingly more and more stressed to the point I could often barely focus. This was already an issue for my physical reading anyway for the last four years, and especially during COVID when I could no longer go read in my favorite coffeeshops for a few hours on Sunday and Saturday mornings. So I needed something that was light, but not too light, and had something energetic and hopeful to say. So I picked this up […]

A Boy and a Tiger Doing Not So Smart Things

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You’ve probably heard of Calvin and Hobbes which explains my title. In my opinion, these are the two greatest collections of Calvin and Hobbes because one of them has one of the great story lines of Calvin and Hobbes: Revenge of the Babysat. The other one is great because it’s funny and it’s hilarious and it’s Calvin and Hobbes. My parents handpicked these because these had no strips I’d ever read before. They gave them to me because I finished third grade and I always […]



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