Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“By the time you’re my age, you’ll realize that everything you once thought mattered so much turns out to mean very little.”

The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin

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Cannonball Read Square: Star I received this book as a gift for the Cannonball Read Book Exchange last year, so that alone bumped it up my to-read pile. I’ve gotten more into science fiction in the past few years, and I’m always excited to read from non-American viewpoints, so it was an obvious choice for me. I’m a sucker for award winners, and this book won the Hugo Award and Liu Cixin is the nine time (!) winner of China’s Galaxy Award and Ken Liu […]

The ones that I couldn’t finish (NOT my double Cannonball!)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Trelegemeproblemet (The Three-Body Problem) by Liu Cixin

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

American Demon by Kim Harrison

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Dear readers, I’m not going to lie, I’m racing against the clock to get all of my reviews finished in time for the CBR12 deadline (12 noon EST – or 6 pm Oslo time). I also need to finish 25% of the final novel I’m reviewing, co-parent my autocratic, demanding, and rather clingy almost-three-year-old, plan and prep a three-course New Year’s meal, and possibly do some last-minute shopping. No pressure, right? So when fellow Cannonballer Pixifer posted a review with all of her DNF’s for the year, […]

A disappointing middle book, built around some really neat stuff.

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Oh, man. Okay. What a weird book. (Spoilers for book one ahoy.) So the Trisolarans are coming, man! They’re coming! And humanity has four centuries to prepare. Particles called sophons are monitoring everything on Earth (all communication, written, spoken), and locking down technological and scientific advancement in order to cripple humanity in advance of their invasion. The only place safe from Trisolaran view is the individual human mind. Thus the Wallfacer Project is born. Four men (seriously, no ladies?) are chosen, and given almost unlimited […]

A cavalcade of finery, from existential nihilism to haunted funeral attire.

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I’ve fallen further behind in my reviews than I ever have. So, I’ve decided to do what I did for The Dresden Files: combine my reviews into one giant post. Is that cheating? I feel like that’s cheating. The longer I drag this out, though, the more I’m likely to fall behind. The Stranger, by Albert Camus (5 stars) Firstly, I read this because it’s one of the most frequently cited great novels from French literature. In my quest to read more classic novels this […]

Chinese science-fiction bestseller–epic in scope, intimate in detail.

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I don’t remember where I heard about this book, but I’m so glad I did. I even used up one of my coveted ‘not-on-my-to-read-list’ freebie books to read it. This book was a capital ‘E’ Experience. *I’m only allowing myself twenty-five freebie books this year–books that aren’t on my 2015 TBR–because last year half the books I read were impulse reads and I barely made a dent in the books I meant to read. I’m sure this is a problem you’re all familiar with. I’m […]



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