My very first Cannonball Review (aww).
I just finished writing up Tana French’s Faithful Place for Pajiba’s 3rd Annual Cannonball Read. I’m so excited to be participating in it this year! It’s like a marathon of reading, and since I’m a godawful runner, this is the only kind of marathon I have even a small chance of completing.
From the CB3 blog: “The Cannonball Read got its start in September 2008 on Pajiba as a battle royale between Prisco and AlabamaPink. The race was on to see who could read 100 books first within a year’s time. Other ‘Jibans wanted in, so they opened the competition to all who were willing to take up the challenge. Sadly, our Warrior Queen left us before she could complete the race, but Prisco and other participants forged on.
In the fall of 2009, a second Cannonball Read was organized. This time, over 100 ‘Jibans wanted in. Probably helped by the fact that the number of books to be read was made a bit more attainable, 52 in a year, though this year, reviews of books read were required. Thirteen participants made it to the the end; reading and reviewing 52 books between November 1, 2009 & October 31, 2010. For all of those who completed the challenge and to honor Miss Pink, a donation was made by Pajiba to the college fund for her son, Lil A. And that brings us to Cannonball Read III. This year we’ve made a few more changes. First, for easier tracking of start and end dates, we’re pushing back the beginning of CBR-III to January 1, 2011. Second, to encourage as many participants as possible, we introduced levels to the Cannonball Read. The full Cannonball is still 52 books, but folks can also sign up for a Half Cannonball, 26 books, or a Quarter Cannonball, 13 books. The goal of CBR-III is to have more people reading and, of course, to continue to honor AlabamaPink. For all of those who complete the Whole Cannonball, Dustin Rowles, publisher of Pajiba, will make another donation to Lil A’s college fund.”
