Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“We have always been more rational than you people.”

Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin

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Bingo: Strange Worlds; Passport: Dystopian science fiction I read this brilliant, darkly funny novelette after hearing about it on an episode of Our Opinions are Correct, the science fiction podcast hosted by Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz, that analysed the impact of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of selfish individualism on the tech industry.  In Rand’s own words: “My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as […]

I’m no business student, but it was interesting

Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz

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I must have been browsing my library’s audiobook section to look for something to listen to while driving when I stumbled upon Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (2016) by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz. I honestly can’t remember now when I first saw it or why I decided to read it. I’m guessing the FBI hostage stories were what drew me in. Chris Voss is a former FBI hostage negotiator, so he has a lot of experience in high-stakes negotiations. […]

“To allow yourself to play with another person is no small risk.”

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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Bingo: North America I’m in a few other book-related groups, and whenever this book comes up as a suggestion, there is often a great deal of angst about the setting, in the world of gaming.  It’s as if somehow the main characters meeting and bonding through a love of video games and going on to build a gaming company together will make for a novel that is impenetrable for those who aren’t into gaming, or maybe it’s a form of intellectual snobbery, as if something […]

“…sometimes, best friends feel like killing each other.”

The Girl With The Golden Bouffant: An Original Jane Bond Parody by Mabel Maney

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Cbr15bingo On the road This is the second, and as far as I can tell, final Jane Bond/James Bond parody novel. This time, the action takes place in swinging 1966 Las Vegas at a convention for the accident prone that is actually a gathering of top spies, and at a “bake-off” competition that involves more intrigue and inventiveness than the spy gathering. James Bond is still out of commission and so Her Majesty’s Secret Service once again turns to his lesbian twin sister Jane to […]

Your body is not your own.

Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes

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CBR15 BINGO (Sex square: Sexy times, sexual politics, sexuality ) BINGO! South America to Sex BINGO! Sex to Europe BINGO! Sex to History BLACKOUT! *First, a big thank you to everyone involved in the annual CBR Bingo setup, monitoring, artistry, and square-developing shenanigans. It is one of my favorite times of the year. Hats off to you all. * I enjoyed all but one of the Bridgerton books and loved the first and third seasons of the Netflix series. I appreciate that the series uses the books as a blueprint but isn’t afraid to expand the story […]

CBR15 Bingo: Nostalgia

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

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In Men at Arms, there’s a series of mysterious deaths in Ankh-Morpork, and the Patrician, Lord Vetinari, strictly forbids Sam Vimes, the head of the City Watch to investigate, thus ensuring that he will do the exact opposite. Vimes, Carrot, Nobbs and Colon, who used to be the whole of the Watch have been joined by new recruits to diversify the Watch, Cuddy (a dwarf), Detritus (a troll) and Angua (a werewolf, although Carrot believes it to be because she’s a woman). As the ragtag […]



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