Having previously read The Book Thief, I should have suspected that Markus Zusak is not a straightforward novel writer. Yet the conclusion of I Am The Messenger (Knopf, 2005) still came as a surprise to me. Ed Kennedy is a nineteen-year-old cabdriver. He's from the rough side of town and he's on the right track… Continue reading Book Review – I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak
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Book Review – Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
I loved this book. I loved the premise, I loved the characters, I loved the setting. Truly excellent. Ursula Todd is born on 11 February 1910. She dies immediately, unable to take her first breath due to the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck. Ursula Todd is born on 11 February 1910.She grows up to… Continue reading Book Review – Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Book Review – Looking for Alaska by John Green
As a former teenage girl, I think what I appreciate most about John Green's writing is his characters. Looking for Alaska (Dutton Juvenile, 2005) was Green's first novel. While not as breathtakingly awesome as his more recent The Fault in Our Stars, it's definitely still a solid young adult read. Looking for Alaska begins with… Continue reading Book Review – Looking for Alaska by John Green
Book Review – Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
This is the third novel by Michael Chabon that I've read. (Read my reviews of The Yiddish Policemen's Union or The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.) Obviously, I enjoy his writing. Telegraph Avenue (HarperCollins, 2012) has Chabon's usual blend of colourful imagery and quirky characters bumbling about in a finely-realized setting. Telegraph Avenue revolves… Continue reading Book Review – Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
Book Review – Reality Boy by A.S. King
Reality Boy is not a book I would have read if I hadn't been given a copy. This is a young adult novel about a teenage boy. I'm not exactly the target audience. However, I thought the premise of Reality Boy was fascinating. Gerald is almost 17. When he was five, his family was featured… Continue reading Book Review – Reality Boy by A.S. King
Book Review – This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
For a book lover, there are few greater things than finding an author you love who is still alive. The thrill of falling in love with a new book is only made greater when you learn that its author is a contemporary who is still writing. At least, that's how I always feel about Ann… Continue reading Book Review – This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
Book Review – The Blondes by Emily Schultz
Since I first heard the premise of Emily Schultz's novel, The Blondes (Doubleday Canada, 2012), I've been eager to read it. Set in a world much like ours, but one in which a virus has begun to spread. Its victims become disoriented, clumsy, and then savage, reacting violently to everything around them until they kill… Continue reading Book Review – The Blondes by Emily Schultz
Book Review – The Keep by Jennifer Egan
The Keep (Anchor Books, 2006) begins with a castle, an unnamed European country, and a spectacularly annoying character. Danny has just arrived, with a one-way plane ticket to meet a cousin he hasn't spoken to in years, at a dilapidated castle. He doesn't know where he is or why his cousin has brought him there.… Continue reading Book Review – The Keep by Jennifer Egan
Book Review – Galore by Michael Crummey
For a long time I've wanted to visited the Canadian East Coast. Pictures of lighthouses in Nova Scotia look beautiful. I'm a big fan of Lucy Maud Montgomery, who set the majority of her books on Prince Edward Island. But every book I've read about Newfoundland makes it sound like a cold, desolate place. (See:… Continue reading Book Review – Galore by Michael Crummey
Book Review – Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton
I love hearing other people's testimonies. You will never hear two the same. Every Christian has a unique story of how they came to be in relationship with Jesus Christ. I think that's so amazing. Testimonies continuously remind me of God's love for us, individually. So I like reading testimonies too. I appreciate when authors… Continue reading Book Review – Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton
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