This is the second book by Lauren B. Davis that I have read recently, the other one being The Empty Room, which I read for my CanLit Project. Both books are written about very tough subjects, but they have both managed to suck me in and not let me go until the end. I … Continue reading Our Daily Bread by Lauren B. Davis
Category: Canadian Lit
Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb; As Sweet as it Sounds
This is the first book that I have read by Camilla Gibb, and I can't believe that I have waited so long to read it! I find this book hard to describe, because it goes back and forth in time so much, and because it is about so many different things. But I will do … Continue reading Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb; As Sweet as it Sounds
10 Canadian Book Recommendations #2
A little while ago I posted a list of 10 Canadian book recommendations, but that wasn't the end of it. Here are some more: 1. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - This is probably one of Atwood's most well-known books. It is a dystopian novel, but I don't think you need to be a fan … Continue reading 10 Canadian Book Recommendations #2
A beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam
Praise for A Beautiful Truth: "Haunting. Heartbreaking. A Curious George for grown-ups, it is a tale of empathy and honesty, deftly told and beautifully rendered." - Will Ferguson "A Beautiful Truth is a story about love and beauty and our dreams for our children and our inescapable loneliness. The characters, human and animal, are sad … Continue reading A beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Half-Blood Blues tells the story of a group of jazz musicians, called the Hot-time Swingers, and their time on the jazz scene in Berlin and Paris in the late 1930s. While in Paris, the young up-and-coming trumpet star, Hieronymus Falk, gets taken by the Nazis and is presumed dead. 50 years later, Sid relives the events that take … Continue reading Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
10 Canadian Book Recommendations
My blog is pretty new, but I have read some great books in the past that deserve to be re-visited and shared. Here are 10 great Canadian books I have read and recommend to anyone who has not read them yet: 1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel - I'm pretty sure most people have read this book, … Continue reading 10 Canadian Book Recommendations
Esi Edugyan
It took me no time at all to decide on the E-book for my A-Z CanLit project. It's Esi Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues. I've been wanting to read it since it won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2011. And even more so since it made it to the Top 5 Canada Reads books this year. After I have … Continue reading Esi Edugyan
The Empty Room by Lauren B. Davis
The Empty Room is about a day in the life of a woman who is in denial about being an alcoholic. I thought it was bravely and wonderfully written. I was really taken into Colleen's world and could imagine how hard it must have been to be her. I felt for her, but at the same time, sometimes I didn't … Continue reading The Empty Room by Lauren B. Davis
Lauren B. Davis
The next book that I've chosen for my A-Z CanLit project is the newest book by Lauren B. Davis, The Empty Room. I feel as though I should read her first books first, but sometimes it works just as well to go backwards. Here are a few things I have learned about Lauren B. Davis, … Continue reading Lauren B. Davis
River Thieves by Michael Crummey
River Thieves is a novel based on the true events of the 1811 and 1819 expeditions into the interior of Newfoundland to 'gather information' about the Beothuk. The Beothuk, which means people, were also known as the Red Indians because of their practice of covering themselves and their belongings in red ochre. The Beothuk once occupied the entire … Continue reading River Thieves by Michael Crummey
Consumed by Ink 