I’m not quite sure what I think of Jeffrey Eugenides as a writer, so it’s perhaps strange that I’ve read all three of his novels. Eugenides is a strong writer, in that once I start to read his writing, it’s hard to put down. Yet I don’t feel satisfied when I get to the end.… Continue reading Book Review – The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Book Review – The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey
I can distinctly recall the picture on the front of the Vancouver Sun. It was a computer-generated idea of what Jesus might have looked like. The man was neither greatly attractive or unattractive. He was an ordinary, Arab-looking man. He had dark skin, dark hair, and dark brown eyes. He looked nothing like the pale,… Continue reading Book Review – The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey
Book Review – Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game is a science fiction novel that takes place in Earth's future, after humans have fought two wars against a mysterious alien enemy known as "buggers". Science fiction isn't a section I normally wander into in bookstores but Ender's Game, published in 1985, is as old as I am and still hugely popular and… Continue reading Book Review – Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Book Review – The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
It's a bold move to write a novel about the life of a Chinese man when you are an American woman. And even though Pearl Buck spent most of her life previous to writing The Good Earth in China, I'm not sure whether or not she got this story right. The Good Earth follows approximately… Continue reading Book Review – The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Book Review – The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
I feel prepared to make the argument that The Fault in Our Stars is not a young adult book. It's a book about young adults. I think there are books, written for a young adult audience, or any particular audience, that are well-written enough and important enough that they become greater than their intended audience.… Continue reading Book Review – The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
Book Review – Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
This summer I read Jane Eyre for the first time and greatly enjoyed it. So it made sense to read Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (who is not a French man like I presumed for some reason). Wide Sargasso Sea is an unofficial prequel to the famous novel and has since become fairly famous… Continue reading Book Review – Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Book Review – Every Man Dies Alone
Hans Fallada might not be a name many people know. Even less likely know the name Rudolf Wilhelm Adolf Ditzen. Fallada (the nom de plume of Ditzen) died in Berlin in 1947, shortly after he finished writing his final novel, Every Man Dies Alone. The book was published after his death. It was not translated… Continue reading Book Review – Every Man Dies Alone
Book Review – The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
Finding a new author that I enjoy reading is a little like visiting a really cool city for the first time. You’re excited, you’re so happy you’ve come, you’re a little overwhelmed by all the exploration you have ahead of you. You go home or you finish your book and you keep those fond memories.… Continue reading Book Review – The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
Book Review – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Moving day. Again. Thankfully, moving from a place you've been housesitting for a month is much easier than real, full on moving. I've loved our time in Roberts Creek; I'll miss the little community here, the beaches, and our doggy friends. But I'm excited for the next step and shifting from Roberts Creek to Sechelt… Continue reading Book Review – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Book Review – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Yesterday, reading Jane Eyre... With a little bit of this... Jane Eyre is one of those novels that I'm surprised I got through high school and university without reading. In truth, I did my best to avoid it. I lumped it in with Jane Austen and Wuthering Heights and didn't have much desire to read… Continue reading Book Review – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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