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Monthly Archives: August 2023
And now for something completely…
SYMBOLISTE!!! In my last review, on Martin Hansen’s The Liar, I mentioned that setting sometimes virtually assumes the status of main character. In today’s subject, Bruges-La-Morte, a symbolist-decadent classic by Georges Rodenbach, the author unabashedly elevates the Belgian (Flemish) city … Continue reading
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Riptide: Willing suspension of disbelief needs new shocks
Review by Stephen Sheeran At first blush, John Lawton’s Riptide has all the key ingredients for a riveting historical mystery/thriller. Set in World War II England in 1941 towards the end of the Battle of Britain and Blitz and before … Continue reading
Tuck Everlasting
By Nathalie Babbitt Reviewed by Shanna Bernier Recently my seven-year-old had a miniature existential crisis. She was lamenting the fact that some of her favourite pyjamas had become too small, as she had grown. She expressed to me that she … Continue reading
The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison Reviewed by Melanie Cutting A couple of days ago I flipped on CBC radio as I got into my car, and voilà, there was an Eleanor Wachtel interview with Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison from 2012. OK, … Continue reading
WAY OVER YONDER: In praise of Cloud Cuckoo Land
Reviewed by Mary Purkey There are books in which we find excitement, suspense, romance, or simply diversion. Often, that is enough. However, there are also books that tell bigger stories of humankind, stories that span generations and continents and transport … Continue reading
GOOD READS : Book Reviews from the Eastern Townships 