Lindsey at Reeder Reads is hosting a Green Gables Readalong, in which we are reading one Anne book a month between January and August. This month we are talking about Anne of Windy Poplars. You can read my thoughts on the first three books here and here and here. The first time I read this … Continue reading Green Gables Readalong: Anne of Windy Poplars
Adult Onset by Ann-Marie MacDonald
I have read and liked Fall On Your Knees, The Way the Crow Flies, and now Adult Onset. I would recommend any of them. But, Adult Onset is the one I can relate to most. Among the rewards of parenting, it is full of the chaos and angst of having children and trying your best … Continue reading Adult Onset by Ann-Marie MacDonald
The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens
"The most successful people in the most impossible situations are the ones who are sure they're gonna get out of it, and they go on thinking that, even if they die trying." Another survival story to love, if you are a fan of survival stories, like I am. Another Lori Lansens novel to love, if … Continue reading The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens
Tell by Frances Itani
A few months ago, I read and loved Deafening. I immediately put a hold on Tell at the library and waited impatiently for it to arrive. Tell continues the lives of some of the characters from where we left them in Deafening. It is right after WWI, the soldiers are arriving home, most of … Continue reading Tell by Frances Itani
Book Club: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
For the first time in my life, I have joined a book club. A real one; that meets once a month, in real life. Before I joined, our Book Club had only been around for three books, so it's pretty new for all of us. My first read with them was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the … Continue reading Book Club: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Literary Wives: The Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison
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 Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison
Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
Update: Winner of the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize and Rogers Writers' Fiction Prize. Fifteen Dogs is the most creative and unique book I have read in a long time. It was funny, smart, inventive, moving, thought-provoking, and I didn't want to put it down. I had to know what was going to become of all the … Continue reading Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen
I think the response to At the Water's Edge will vary a great deal between readers (this is already apparent if you look at the Goodreads reviews). Even I have started and re-started this review many times, trying to figure out how best to describe this book. I think how much you enjoy it will depend … Continue reading At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen
Quotes From Canada; Lee Maracle
When I was reading The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King, I came across this thought-provoking quote by Lee Maracle. Where do you begin telling someone their world is not the only one?
Green Gables Readalong: Anne of the Island
Lindsey at Reeder Reads is hosting a Green Gables Readalong, in which we are reading one Anne book a month between January and August. This month we are talking about Anne of the Island. You can read my thoughts on the first two books here and here. Anne of the Island has always been one … Continue reading Green Gables Readalong: Anne of the Island
Consumed by Ink 