violent – Cannonball Read 17

I have never read anything as bleak or upsetting

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock

October 25, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

[TRIGGER WARNING: Violence, sexual violence, animal abuse] I have written and rewritten a summary of the plot of this book, and I end up in one of two camps: either I have written nothing substantial that would be worth keeping or I have written 4-5 paragraphs to explain everything. Author Donald Ray Pollock has created stories that weave and connect back on each in such incredible ways that it is difficult to summarize. I’ve decided on the insubstantial camp. The book tells the story of […]

Gangs of Wonderland

January 23, 2016 by MacrameTrumpToupee 7 Comments

First time Cannonballer (LOL, “baller”), long time Pajiban. I decided to take the plunge and do a half Cannonball this year. So, first review is Alice. And I’m going to trigger warning the hell out of this because it’s difficult to even review it without touching on some nasty stuff. Have you ever finished a book and gone full Kurtz? Have you ever wished you could read a story about Discworld’s Ankh-Morpork, but without all that annoying wit, sharply observed satire and compelling characterisation? Have you ever wanted to read a […]

The most fun you’ll have hating your antagonist

December 24, 2015 by KatSings Leave a Comment

Prince of Thorns – Reviewed on KatsCannon “Hate will keep you alive where love fails” I don’t know what possessed me, in the lead up to Christmas, to read this book in particular. Nor what motivated me to keep reading when I realized just how dark it is. However, I’m not upset that I did, even if it was an awfully dark, twisted sort of story to read in the holiday season. I will tell you, this book is *not* going to appeal to everyone. […]

Scottish black comedy madness.

May 28, 2015 by narfna 3 Comments

Okay, so biting the bullet on my next couple of reviews because I’m behind and don’t want to get even further behind by being paralyzed about what to say. Bottom line about One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night (which is apparently named after a Robbie Williams song–thanks, Kat!): super fun spoof of action films in book form. Great characters even though they could have been flimsy. Very funny. Features dialogue written in the Scottish dialect, which I thought was really fun (but […]

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