Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“All you can do, Rosemary – all any of us can do – is work to be something positive instead. That is a choice that every sapient must make every day of their life. The universe is what we make of it. It’s up to you to decide what part you will play.”

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers

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I absolutely adored Becky Chambers’ “Monk & Robot” novella series and recommend it often to anyone who asks me for a book rec, in particular those who I think could use an emotional boost. It was a no brainer for me to pick up this Hugo Award winning series as I was sure I would like it, and I definitely did. In fact, I immediately bought it for a friend who I thought would like it and she read it in about 3 days. Four thumbs […]

Must read for Farscape nerds like me

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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Our June Cannon Book Club theme was The Future is Queer. From the four reading options, I chose The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. This sci-fi novel has been on my list for a while especially after so many rave Cannonball Read reviews.  The book club discussion was a perfect excuse to finally read it. This book has space travel, engaging characters, and a big dose of heart. It was a welcome escape from the chaos of the world. The […]

Varied Love in Space

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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Bingo Review 5: Cannonballer Says Still going totally out of order from the plan, and there is/was a written out plan, but this time it’s because of the timing of something coming into my local library. Anyways, I decided to request The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet because it had been an option for the June 2020 bookclub (also apparently in 2018) and some of the discussion comments made it sound interesting. It’s gotten somewhat mixed reviews by Cannonballers, but at least one […]

As she woke up in the pod, she remembered three things.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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As with everyone else in the world (of this site) I read the first Becky Chambers book. The book begins with Rosemary, a newly minted clerk joining the crew of the Wayfarer, a worm tunneling contract ship with a diverse crew of varying species. We are seated in Rosemary’s position (although the book jumps around to the different characters, our introduction to everything  is through her initial tour and meet and greet). As we learn about the world the novel inhabits, the species and characters […]

Reminder! The Future is Queer #CannonBookClub is Coming Soon!

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We’re a little more than two months out from our next book club on June 19th and 20th. For our June book club  we’ll be celebrating Pride Month the Cannonball way with a The Future is Queer book club focusing on speculative and science fiction written by queer authors and/or featuring queer characters.  Since the world has gone into a more protective mode in response to our current pandemic, books might be a little harder to come by, or you may have found your reading […]

Announcing 2020 #CannonBookClub Topics and Dates!

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For CBR12 we’re planning three book clubs that we hope will inspire you to pick up a new to you book or reread something and consider it again. On March 20th and 21st we’ll celebrate five years of #CannonBookClub and revisit our first book – Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. We have lots of new faces, as well as plenty of us who have been around since Cannonball Read 7 so it seemed the perfect time to revisit one of my favorite books […]



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