South – Cannonball Read 17

“The world changed faster than I could”

Don't Cry For Me by Daniel Black

August 20, 2022 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – Minds (the narrator reflects at the end of his life in the various ways that he has changed his mind on certain truths he once believed) Jacob is dying. He knows that his time is almost up, but he has some things to resolve, namely with his son Isaac. In a series of letters to his son Isaac, Jacob tries to go back to the very beginning of his life and explain where he comes from, where their family has roots, how his […]

So much of the tension is lost in the first chapter

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

August 25, 2021 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

BINGO – Pandemic (because who doesn’t love a little supernatural horror to take your mind of the very real, natural horror of the world). Mouse and her dog Bongo hit the road for small town in rural North Carolina. Mouse’s grandmother has just passed away, and Mouse has been tasked with clearing out her grandmother’s old house so that it can be sold. When Mouse arrives, she learns that her grandmother was a hoarder: newspaper, plastic storage containers, antique dolls, and more are stuffed full […]

In which a shocking shift in tone and genre works wonderfully

Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley

June 16, 2021 by Mobius_Walker 1 Comment

Nathan and his family move around a lot. They have currently found themselves in a rented farmhouse in a small, rural North Carolina community in the 1950s. The family that Nathan’s parents are renting from live in the main house on property. They have a son, Roy, who is a senior at the same high school that Nathan will go to as an underclassman; Roy even drives the local school bus. Very small town. Where Nathan is school-focused and shy, Roy is outgoing and more […]

If Big Little Lies Met To Kill A Mockingbird

The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White

May 11, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

I can’t claim the title of this review as my own. The cover of The Night the Lights Went Out features a pull quote from a review stating, “If Big Little Lies met To Kill a Mockingbird.” As much as I love Karen White’s books, I instantly thought, “Yeah, right.” I’m pleased to say I was wrong. This book is pure entertainment. I couldn’t put it down. I get the reticence to compare a beach-y read to a literary classic, but let’s roll with it this […]

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