Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Half-Cannonball with Murderbot (and FRIENDS!)

Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells

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Forgive the late Valentine, but Tor posted this last week and I forgot about it until RIGHT NOW. Oops! The best thing about finishing this book (of course I did not want it to end!) is that now I can read all of the CBR reviews. Hooray! I had to stop myself from peeking at your reviews before I even started listening to Network Effect– the temptation was strong! Now I can continue to bask in the Murderbot blow despite having no new adventures to […]

Boldly Going Where No Woman had gone before (Well, that was the Soviet Union, but the US had firsts, too)

Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier by Jim Ottaviani

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Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier is not just a book about the Women of Space (the ones that inspired: calling Nichelle Nichols. And the ones that took the ride: calling Sally Ride. Sorry, must do one bad pun) but how they got there and what happened once they were. We see both the men and women who boldly went where no one went before. We see those who broken color and gender lines. We see the inner workings of training, the ships themselves and […]

“Disinformation, which is the same as lying but for some reason has a different name, is the top tactic in corporate negotiation/warfare.”

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

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AHHHH, YOU DON’T SAY?! That phrase hit me this morning while I was failing to get ready for work in a timely manner- I was listening to this book, brushing my teeth, scrolling through twitter, and BAM. I’m pretty sure I heard that same sentiment expressed several times over while stress-watching the entire certification process on Wednesday night/ Thursday morning after, you know, homegrown terrorists were allowed to run amok in the Capitol. Lies are still flying fast and furious, and it becomes more and […]

If you need me, I’ll be exporting all of my anxiety directly to Murderbot.

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

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Murderbot, you have done it again! You have ignored the order of my TBR pile, but you have also served as much-needed distraction. I had a VERY important event scheduled for this afternoon, and had made the arrangements for this to happen weeks ago, but as of 9AM today I had yet to hear back from the group running this event. This waiting translated into heart-pumping, sweat-pouring STRESS that has kept my edgy and more-or-less constantly awake since….Friday, maybe? Happy New Year! This event was […]

New Year, New (to me) Murderbot!

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

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Oh Murderbot, you charming unit, you! I enjoyed the first entry in this series, and I enjoyed it because y’all told me I would! Murderbot is a much-loved (and rightfully so) character here at CBR, and after reading the first entry back in November, I tried to pace myself. Well, I waited until a whole new YEAR *cough cough few months* before diving back in! I didn’t want to do what I did with Becky Chambers earlier last year – read through everything then spend […]

cbr12bingo – Pandemic!

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

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Once again, Becky Chambers distills the hope of humanity into the fleeting thoughts of a far-off astronaut. I am, once again, bathed in love and awe. I’m an observer, not a conqueror. I have no interest in changing other worlds to suit me. I choose the lighter touch: changing myself to suit them. Ariadne is more than our narrator, and she’s more than the pilot of her ship. She is our eyes, ears, and heart. She is an equal yet extraordinary piece of her four-person crew. This […]



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