Joan Clark has been writing books for a while (since 1968). The Birthday Lunch is her most recent book, but I feel quite sure that it will not be my last. Latitudes of Melt is one of the books in my Atlantic Canadian stack. Corrie watches as Hal lifts the strand of hair from Lily's face … Continue reading The Birthday Lunch by Joan Clark
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
About Eileen: She is odd. She is awkward. She is painfully self-conscious. I liked books about awful things - murder, illness, death. I remember selecting one of the thickest books from the public library, a chronicle of ancient Egyptian medicine, to study the gruesome practice of pulling the brains of the dead out through the … Continue reading Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
Twenty-One Cardinals by Jocelyne Saucier
Back in January, my heart was stolen by And the Birds Rained Down. So I was very happy to get my hands on Twenty-One Cardinals, also translated from French by Rhonda Mullins. There are 21 kids in the Cardinal family. The two dozen eggs in the morning, the hundred pounds of potatoes in the cellar, the morning … Continue reading Twenty-One Cardinals by Jocelyne Saucier
Literary Wives: The Kitchen God’s Wife
Literary Wives is an on-line book club that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books that have the word “wife” in the title. Every other month, we post and discuss a book with these two questions in mind: 1. What does this book say about wives or the experience of being a wife? … Continue reading Literary Wives: The Kitchen God’s Wife
Reading Atlantic Canada
Now that I've been at this for 2 years, and have quite a few more Canadian books under my belt, I've had a hankering to focus in even more on books from Atlantic Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland). There are already many books from this region that have become some of my … Continue reading Reading Atlantic Canada
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
I was utterly transfixed by In the Heart of the Sea. Reasons I loved this book: It took place on a ship at sea. There was a shipwreck, and therefore much of the story was about survival (I love survival stories!). There was whale revenge. It was a true story that read like fiction. I … Continue reading In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Library Checkout November 2015
Hosted by Shannon at River City Reading. If all goes according to plan, my library use after this month will be dwindling. Starting in the new year I'm hoping to concentrate more on the books I own. There are so many good ones that I never get to because I keep putting books on hold … Continue reading Library Checkout November 2015
Novellas in November #2
Hosted by: Rick at The Book-A-Week Project, Laura at Reading In Bed, and Poppy at Poppy Peacock Pens. Quite a while ago, I don't remember when, I had heard that Jane Smiley's novellas were very good. Despite owning a couple of her books, I still haven't read anything by her, so I thought this might be a … Continue reading Novellas in November #2
Novellas in November #1
Novellas in November is being hosted by Rick at The Book-A-Week Project and co-hosted by Laura at Reading In Bed. There is also a Novella November going on over at Poppy Peacock Pens. I thought it would be fun to try to fit some in this year. Here are the first three I could get … Continue reading Novellas in November #1
Fallsy Downsies by Stephanie Domet
This book is delightful. I thoroughly enjoyed my time on the road with Lansing Meadows and Evan Cornfield as they made their way across Canada en route to Winnipeg, Manitoba where Lansing is to receive a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to Canadian folk music. (The title of Fallsy Downsies comes from the conditions of employment … Continue reading Fallsy Downsies by Stephanie Domet
Consumed by Ink 