Tag: Canadian literature
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A Recipe For Bees
Review: A very moving, very well constructed novel. I love reading Canadian literature because it speaks to my own experiences in this country. I love reading about the protagonist’s adventures in a town that I have been to. I learned a lot about the art and science of beekeeping. No way I’m ever doing that.… Read more
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The Blind Assassin
Review: This was my very first experience reading Margaret Atwood. There’s a reason she won the Booker Prize for this. Prose is elegant and shit-filthy by turns. I love reading Canadian books because I can identify with the places, the seasons, the attitudes. The point of these reviews is to provide a critique, for whomever… Read more
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The English Patient
Review: I was reluctant to read this as I had heard that it was a women’s book. Meaning one of those odious volumes that fat chicks in yoga pants gush to one another about in trendy coffee shops. Well I had no cause to fear, this was outstanding. From beginning to end this novel was… Read more
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The Pegnitz Junction
Review: Wow. That was awful. Not just a little bad, but so tiresome I could barely get through it. In fact I made it 73 pages, skimmed the next few, then flipped to the last page (89) and found that nothing had happened. There were more stories and about 100 more pages to go in… Read more
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Songs of a Sourdough
Review: Great stuff. Boy’s Own Annual style, daring men in the frozen north. Really evokes the atmosphere of the Old Yukon, the last wild place. It’s not great poetry, it’s entertaining verse for Canadians on cold nights. This book made me want to: stay warm Overall rating: Readability: Plot: Other: Igloo ambiance Read more