Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Living my dream life

Elephant Memories by Cynthia Moss

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CBR15Bingo: Africa (and Blackout!) One of the best trips I’ve ever taken was when I went to Tanzania. We spent six days climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and three more days seeing amazing animals on safari. I loved all of it. A large part of my personality would find it deeply satisfying to spend my life being some kind of wildlife biologist–observing wildlife in any number of places–but especially Africa. My life is very far from that dream, but I very much enjoy living vicariously through others. […]

CBR15 Bingo: The Wrap-Up

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Congratulations to everyone who played. Thank you, thank you, thank you for once again joining in the fun. Bingo has become my favorite seasons of the year. None of this could happen without a lot of help from MsWas, the Cannonball Read Braintrust, and yesknopemaybe, who creates our beautiful Bingo cards. Wrap-up: Twenty-eight of you wrote 445 reviews and I read most of them. I am consistently impressed with the thoughtfulness and humor in your reviews, even when I have no intention of reading the […]

All the Warmth and Comfort of a Freshly Baked Pie

Check, Please! #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

Check, Please! Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu

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Eric Bittle has just started at Samwell University on a hockey scholarship.  He’s excited to start his college career, especially someplace where he can be open about the fact that he’s gay.  However, college hockey is quite different from what he’s been playing and Eric can’t take a check without collapsing on the ice.  While most of the team is pretty welcoming, quickly bestowing then nickname Bitty on him, Eric’s captain is another story.  Still, armed with freshly baked pie and a can do attitude, […]

Does Whatever a Spider Can Including Photography, Nuclear Physics, and Being a Good Husband

The Venom Factor Omnibus by Diane Duane

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Spider-man is having a rough time.  Money is a little tight now that MJ is out of a job, and Peter is a grad student.  Plus Venom appears to be rampaging around New York City.  But the current rampage doesn’t quite fit Venom’s MO, and they claim not to have done the crimes.  So now Spider-man is teaming up with his antagonist to figure out what’s going on, and that’s just the start of the chaos. I’m not a big superhero person, but I’ve got […]

Something of a Letdown But Compelling Enough That I’m Still Reading This Series

A Shadow of Crows by Yasmine Galenorn

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Things are not going well for Ember and the Wild Hunt at the moment.  Their last case went more than a little sideways, one of Herne’s ex’s showed up with the news that he’s a father, and there’s an existential threat to the Fae.  Their newest case is locating the missing fiancé of an ante-fae, and Ember does her best to focus on that.  But it feels like everything is coming apart at the moment, and Ember has to wonder what the future really holds […]

CBR15 Bingo: Africa (Triple Bingo and Blackout)

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamande Ngozi Adichie

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CBR15 Bingo: Africa Not going to lie, I originally planned to read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, but as we were nearing the end of October and I had this last square to complete on my Cannonball Bingo card, I decided to be strategic and read something rather shorter instead. Hence this essay, which I’m ashamed to say is the first thing I’ve actually read by Ms. Adichie. Do I own all three of her novels in e-book form? I do indeed. Should I read them […]



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