Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Read it just so I’d be prepped for the movie.

Eternals by Neil Gaiman

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I read this over two months ago now, and it didn’t make a strong impression on me at the time, so this review isn’t going to be based on anything really concrete. Just FYI. I’ve actually had this on my TBR forever, because Neil Gaiman, but the premise never grabbed me enough for me to actually do the (slight) work of picking it up. But the movie is coming out soon-ish, so I figured I’d give it a go. And it was fine! I liked […]

Scratchy Dreams

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

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I bought and started this last year, but only finished it now, so in the 2021 collection it goes. Right in the beginning I’d like to say that I’ve never gotten into audiobooks, I prefer to read myself, but due to a number of circumstances (most of them powered by horniness), I’ve bought a few audiobooks last year and gave them another chance. I’m more used to radio plays and since this basically is one and it stars James McAvoy, my imaginary Scottish husband as […]

Just delightful

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

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I love Neil Gaiman. I find his books just so delightful. My introduction to him was the movie Stardust years ago. I found it, much like I find his work now, delightful. I remember at the time thinking that the movie was a little more “grown-up” than I expected; I assumed it was a children’s fairytale. I have since learned through a Neil Gaiman interview at the end of the audiobook that Stardust was all along a fairytale for adults. I think that the book […]

I am a passenger. I am moving through your dreams, all of your dreams. And you never knew

The Sandman (Audio Production) by Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman refuses to call this an audiobook. And look, he’s not half wrong, it’s more of an audio play than anything else. But for the purpose of reviews, I’m going to treat this as a book. And no matter how we characterise it, this is a bloody marvellous piece of work, and one of the most pleasantly surprising things to come out of 2020. The premise is a bit daunting when you think about it: a comic book is a very visual medium that […]

A surprising twist on a fairly well-known story

A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman

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Wow. I thought I knew where this was going, and then I didn’t.  I had some doubts over some decisions that were made at the beginning, but then it turns out I was wrong!  Looking back, of course those things were different!  I’m going to try my best to avoid spoilers, but that’s going to be very difficult.   The story starts off paralleling the Sherlock Holmes story of “A Study in Scarlet,” but with some slight twists.  All right, you think, this is an […]

How do you adapt a comic book into an audiobook? (Bingo #7)

Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman

Dream Country by Neil Gaiman

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4.5 stars #CBR12 Bingo: Happy (I never thought that Sandman could be adapted into an audio story, so this made me very happy indeed) Official book description: When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus – the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination – is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has […]



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