I never would have read this book if it weren’t for Cannonball Bingo. Also, I never would have had to read this book if it weren’t for Cannonball Bingo. (And my damn completionist streak, like when I try to finish every sidequest in a Zelda game.) I had a different reading experience for every quarter of this book. The first quarter was spent like “eh, this isn’t really my thing, but I’ll give it to the 25% mark.” The second quarter was spent like “okay, […]
Living in a Serial World (CBR10 BINGO)
CBR 10 BINGO Square: Not My Wheelhouse Best for: Anyone who listens to long-form storytelling podcasts; anyone who appreciates good storytelling; anyone who can stomach a book with some really disturbing parts. In a nutshell: Nineteen-year-old Sadie has gone missing, and its possible that it has something to do with the recent death of her 13-year-old sister. Her surrogate grandmother contacts an NPR-type radio station to see if one of their journalists can help find Sadie. (Ignore the tag-line on the cover though — it […]
No Country For Young Men
This is my “and so it begins” book for CBR bingo, which is slightly improbable as after finishing Redshirts I wasn’t sure I’d read another John Scalzi book again. CBR changed my mind; enough people enjoyed Head On that I picked it up, not having remembered that I had in fact read something by the author before. I enjoyed Head On enough that when I was looking for reading material on an international trip I actively sought out Scalzi. I needed something light, something fun, […]
The Magic’s Gone
This is my bingo square for “Two heads are better than one” as a friend recommended this as a book club selection that we never actually got together to discuss. I was not the only speed bump, there was much Facebook chatter from the group about who was attending and who’d read the book. One party was on the fence about whether to start. John and I had read it. So here’s our exchange: Me: I was… not a fan. I liked a couple stories […]
The gift that keeps on giving
This was my “cannonballer says!” square for bingo and it’s kind of a twofer as maydays’ comment on alwaysanswersb’s review doubled down on my decision to buy the book. And honestly, enough of you guys have recommended this one that I was leaning toward buying this before maydays let me know this was written by Mike Carey (I’m a huge comic book reader but keep my cannonball reviews to prose), but alwaysanswersb really made me interested. I’m spending a lot of words on the review, […]
I Think I Get the Rainbow Hype
Well, this is just the most charming book I have read in awhile. I had heard so many people both here and in other book-type places talking about Rainbow Rowell for years and while I never really avoided her I just didn’t get around to picking up one of her books until now either. After reading this book, I think I get why I heard about her so much. Park is a half-Korean, half-White kid who has spent his entire life in a suburb of […]
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