I received an Advance Listening Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and Libro.fm. All opinions are my own. When I read Thammavongsa's debut short story collection in 2021, I finished by saying that I would look forward to a novel from her. So when I saw an audiobook version of her first novel… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongsa
Tag: Canadian fiction
Book Review: Snap by Susin Nielsen
Frances, Parker, and Geraint are three very different people who found themselves with something unexpected in common. They are all being required to attend an anger management class. For each of them, this is their one opportunity to avoid harsher punishment after an angry reaction has gotten them in hot water. After meeting in class,… Continue reading Book Review: Snap by Susin Nielsen
(Audio) Book Review: Away from the Dead by David Bergen
Away from the Dead follows a handful of characters through several years of life in early-20th century Ukraine. Lehn is a young man when he falls in love with Katka, changing the course of his life and involving him with the complicated history of her extended family, including Katka's uncle, a wealthy Mennonite landowner. Unrest… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Away from the Dead by David Bergen
(Point Form) Book Review: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
Point Form Book Reviews are my way of catching up on book reviews where maybe too much time has passed or I don't have a whole lot to say about a book but still want to share some thoughts. I actually don't have a lot of thoughts about this book. It wont the Giller Prize… Continue reading (Point Form) Book Review: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
Book Review: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
This is the second book by Silvia Moreno-Garcia that I've read (the first was Mexican Gothic) and so I feel comfortable saying that she has a knack for taking a familiar style of tale and adding her own flavour to it. In particular, a knack for telling a story from a Mexican perspective as both… Continue reading Book Review: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Book Review: The Further Adventures of Miss Petitfour by Anne Michaels
The Further Adventures of Miss Petitfour - Anne Michaels (Penguin Random House, 2022) I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book thanks to Penguin Random House and NetGalley. All opinions are my own (and Pearl's). Miss Petitfour and her cats are back! Their further adventures include wearing sweaters, visiting a shop that carries just… Continue reading Book Review: The Further Adventures of Miss Petitfour by Anne Michaels
Book Review: The Figgs by Ali Bryan
The Figgs - Ali Bryan (Freehand Books, 2018) The Figgs feels like a family you might really know. Your best friend's family or the family who lives down the straight. Bryan nails the dynamic of adult siblings and she creates a comfortable, often hilarious group of characters. June and Randy thought their retirement years would… Continue reading Book Review: The Figgs by Ali Bryan
Book Review: The Pull of the Moon by Julie Paul
The Pull of the Moon - Julie Paul (Brindle & Glass, 2014) This was a fine collection of short stories. And I mean that in a complimentary manner. This short story collection had languished on my TBR for years and so when I needed something quick and sweet to mix up my reading, I requested… Continue reading Book Review: The Pull of the Moon by Julie Paul
Book Review: The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
The Annual Migration of Clouds - Premee Mohamed (ECW Press, 2021) I have nothing to look to as an example, I have no one to model myself after, only those who have died and those who have abandoned us.Premee Mohamed, The Annual Migration of Clouds, pg 36 Reid Graham has just received a letter. She… Continue reading Book Review: The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
Book Review: Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch - Rivka Galchen (Harper Perennial, 2021) Katharina Kepler is an eccentric older widow. She lives in a small German village in the early 1600s. She is knowledgeable about herbs and natural healing and she isn't shy about letting her feelings be known. It is perhaps inevitable in this… Continue reading Book Review: Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
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