Have I mentioned before how much fun it is to just plunge into a book and/or author (in this case, both) I haven't come across before? Hummingbird tells the story of a man named Felix. He lives alone (at least, at first, he seems to). He spends too much time on the internet visiting live … Continue reading Hummingbird by Devin Krukoff
Tag: mental illness
In the Wake by Nicola Davison
"Memory plays tricks. Memory is another word for story, and nothing is more unreliable." -- Ann-Marie MacDonald, Fall on Your Knees Emily and Daniel have moved back home to Nova Scotia, with their 3-year-old son Ryan, after living in Alberta for ten years. Emily is excited to be back by the ocean, but it also … Continue reading In the Wake by Nicola Davison
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Remember Eileen? I'm a fan of that book, despite its depressing heroine and its disturbing weirdness (or probably because of it). Sure enough, Moshfegh has delivered another weird story with an unlikable character. And, once again, it was hard to put down. I had started "hibernating" as best I could in mid-June of 2000. I … Continue reading My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Mile End by Lise Tremblay, translated by Gail Scott
When I saw this book at the library and read that it was about a "grotesque fat woman getting larger every day", I immediately thought of Melanie's quest for fat-positive books which prompted me to bring this one home and read it. I have to admit that, from the blurb on the back of the … Continue reading Mile End by Lise Tremblay, translated by Gail Scott
#LiteraryWives: The Headmaster’s Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene
Literary Wives is an on-line book group that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books. Every other month, we post and discuss a book with this question in mind: What does this book say about wives or about the experience of being a wife? Don’t forget to check out the other members of Literary Wives … Continue reading #LiteraryWives: The Headmaster’s Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene
Drunk Mom by Jowita Bydlowska
I want something. This is no ordinary wanting. This is the wanting that has no end... And there's fear behind the wanting - the fear that if the wanting gets denied there will only be pain and the fear itself left. So, why did I want to read a book about an alcoholic mother? … Continue reading Drunk Mom by Jowita Bydlowska
Consumed by Ink 