This year I’m participating in Cannonball Read IV. Cannonball Read is a race among Pajiba readers to read and review 52 books in a year. Or 26. Or 13. A charitable donation is made for those who get to 52.
There are 240 people signed up this year. That’s a lot of book reviews. I’ll try to find some of the interesting reviews plus reviews of books I’ve read and post them here.
An intern at a crappy hospital gets mixed up with the mafia and must get through the next 8 hours to Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
Joshua Foer writes an article on the US Memory Championships. 1 year later he returns in an attempt to win it.* Nonfiction. Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
I don’t…uh…I’m not sure what’s going on here. But it sounds pretty interesting. A Singular Man by J.P. Donleavy
The 12th novel in the Discworld series that I’ve always wanted to get into. Maybe I will after I finish all 20-whatever Dresden Files books. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Books I’ve Read
I think I’m enjoying YA books books more now that I’m an adult (of sorts). Ender Wiggin’s journey as “the chosen one” to defeat the alien buggers is one of my favorite sci-fi novels of all time. Oh and it also predicted video games and China’s population control. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Great book and great movie. They both blend together for me. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Reviewer Magpie is as baffled as I am about this somewhat empty book that critics loved. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
*Taken from the ridiculously simplified synopsis on Shelfari.
“A La Modeliste” - Mark Ronson, Mos Def and Erykah Badu with help by Trombone Shorty and The Dap Kings.
This year I’m participating in Cannonball Read IV. Cannonball Read is a race among Pajiba readers to read and review 52 books in a year. Or 26. Or 13. A charitable donation is made for those who get to 52.
There are 240 people signed up this year. That’s a lot of book reviews. I’ll try to find some of the interesting reviews plus reviews of books I’ve read and post them here.
“Two magicians begin a contest, a game or test of skill. However, they play through intermediaries, their students.” Everyone seems to love this book. I’m still emotionally scarred from reading Geek Love. And circuses in general freak me out. Night Circus by Eric Morgenster
A time-traveling English teacher from the year 2011 who is given the opportunity to prevent the JFK assassination. Last year’s Full Dark No Stars and 2009’s Under the Dome have shown that King is on top of his game. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Drama at the 1893 Worlds Fair in Chicago! White City follows the architect of the Worlds Fair and a serial killer hunting young women. Historical nonfiction that reads like a novel. Good. That’s the only kind of historical nonfiction I can choke down. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Books I’ve Read
Powerful and unique. Room is told from the perspective of a 5 year old. That made it a little tough to get into, but once you really get into the meat of the story, it’s almost impossible to put this book down. I recommend it, this reviewer does not. Room by Emma Donoghue
The same reviewer also dislikes this book I enjoyed. Maybe they should read One Hundred Years of Solitude. I’d rather punch myself in the face than read that again, so she might like it. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
I’m going to assume Satan’s Lamborghini is a Diablo.
This year I’m participating in Cannonball Read IV. Cannonball Read is a race among Pajiba readers to read and review 52 books in a year. Or 26. Or 13. A charitable donation is made for those who get to 52.
There are almost 200 236 people signed up this year. That’s a lot of book reviews. I’ll try to find some of the interesting reviews plus reviews of books I’ve read and post them here.
Satan is a hotshot professor that drives a Lamborghini. Someone is trying to bring about judgement day and he has to figure out who before it’s too late. I’m guessing it’s Ted Haggard. What Would Satan Do by Anthony Miller
Reviewer LurkeyTurkey describes this book as an open love letter to 80s and 90s culture. “Truly nostalgia porn”. USA Cartoon Express references or GTFO. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Sisters Brothers is a book about 2 brothers with the last name Sisters. Ok now say the book title again. Different eh? The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Books I’ve Read
Game of Thrones by R.R. Martin - Watch the show. Read the books. R.R. is a master of weaving 50 story lines together seamlessly. If you’re already a fan, you’ll enjoy this video of Tyrion slapping King Joffrey set to Led Zeppelin’s “Achilles Last Stand”.
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