The Confabulist was even better than I expected. First, we meet Martin Strauss, who is just receiving his diagnosis from the doctor. I was not at all paying attention to him, that much I know. But then, out of nowhere, he said something that was impossible to miss. "You will in essence, Mr. Strauss, lose … Continue reading The Confabulist by Steven Galloway
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Kicking the Sky by Anthony De Sa
I was looking forward to this book, knowing that it was written from the perspective of a twelve-year-old boy. My own son is eleven, so I thought it might be fun to get inside this character's head. I didn't exactly get the results I was hoping for, but I did get a brilliant look into the culture … Continue reading Kicking the Sky by Anthony De Sa
Irma Voth by Miriam Toews
I read Irma Voth to fulfill the I obligation in my A-Z CanLit Challenge, going with the title instead of the author's name this time. A little while ago, I read All My Puny Sorrows and loved it, so I thought it would be fun to read another Miriam Toews book. Irma Voth is … Continue reading Irma Voth by Miriam Toews
Room by Emma Donoghue
I have owned Room for quite some time now, but have only just gotten around to reading it. Until I read Astray, a short story collection that I read for Write Read's Summer of the Canadian Short Story, I hadn't read anything by Emma Donoghue, so I thought it was time. I was also curious … Continue reading Room by Emma Donoghue
Astray by Emma Donoghue
I am joining Tania @ Write Reads for her Summer of the Canadian Short Story reading challenge. This is the first short story collection I have read since starting my blog, and I chose Astray after reading Laura's review on it at Reading in Bed. Astray is written by Emma Donoghue, who is well known … Continue reading Astray by Emma Donoghue
Miriam Toews, Irma Voth, and My First Cheat
I have been stuck on the Letter I for a long time, so I am announcing my first cheat/bending of rules in my A-Z CanLit Challenge. Usually I go by the author's last name, but this time I am going with the title. I just couldn't get excited about the books I was finding under the … Continue reading Miriam Toews, Irma Voth, and My First Cheat
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman
When I was on Goodreads, checking out Tom Rachman and his books, I read several comments suggesting that The Rise & Fall of Great Powers doesn't measure up to The Imperfectionists, Tom Rachman's first book. Well, if this is the case, then I better put The Imperfectionists on my to-read list, because I loved The Rise & … Continue reading The Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
What does it really mean to love someone? That is the question behind Miriam Toews' new book, All My Puny Sorrows. In an interview with CBC Radio's Jian Ghomeshi, Toews talks about how using her own life as raw material helps her to create "order out of the chaos". In sharing it with others, she … Continue reading All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
The Bear by Claire Cameron
In October 1991, a couple camping on Bates Island in Algonquin Park, Ontario, were attacked and killed by a bear. Claire Cameron's book is based on this attack, but she added the kids. The Bear was recently long listed for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. My family went camping every summer when I was … Continue reading The Bear by Claire Cameron
The Woefield Poultry Collective by Susan Juby
"... A lightly funny and touching yarn about an endearing band of social wrecks who are impossible not to love." -Publishers Weekly This was a fun book! The story is told through alternating narratives, made up of the four misfits who have come, in one way or another, to be at Woefield Farm. Prudence: Prudence … Continue reading The Woefield Poultry Collective by Susan Juby
Consumed by Ink 