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Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland – review

February 28, 2017 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

This is a first for me, a review of an audio book.  That may not seem like a noteworthy distinction, but I’m growing ever more convinced that it is.  I’ve been listening to audiobooks off and on for a few months now.  They’re handy when out walking or doing some chores around the house and […]

Filed Under: Book Schmidt Tagged With: audiobook, books, faith, religion, review, school

Willful Blindness by Margaret Heffernan – review

December 19, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

I enjoy taking a break from fiction every now and again.  Some quality non-fictional science reading allows me to broaden my mind a bit and pretend I’m still learning.  This can be a hit or miss endeavour, though.  Sometimes the book I choose is fantastic while other times I grow bored quickly, leaf through a […]

Filed Under: Book Schmidt Tagged With: books, human, psychology, review, science

My 2016 Leacock Medal Challenge – Winner

June 9, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Awarding “the best” is always fraught with contention, as any avid sports fan will quickly tell you.  Be it a Hall of Fame induction or an MVP honour, there is almost never universal agreement on any winner.  The Baseball Hall of Fame, as it is well known, has never once had a unanimous inductee.  Hell, […]

Filed Under: Book Schmidt Tagged With: books, canlit, humour, Leacock Medal, Sarah Mian, Susan Juby, Terry Fallis

Republic of Dirt by Susan Juby – review

June 7, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

It’s never a good omen when a book review starts with a caveat but alas, I am doing just that.  In fact, having never been one to dwell in the lower echelons of omendom, I’m making two. The first is relatively benign, though potentially embarrassing in Canadian literature and book club circles.  I had no […]

Filed Under: Book Schmidt Tagged With: Book, humour, Leacock Medal, Susan Juby

Poles Apart by Terry Fallis – review

May 31, 2016 by acrockofschmidt 1 Comment

This book, Terry Fallis’ latest, Poles Apart, had me in tears. Unfortunately those tears resulted from disappointment rather than the presumably preferred laughter, hardly the desired reaction by reader, of author, to a finalist of a major humour award such as The Leacock Medal. It’s been well over a week since I finished reading it […]

Filed Under: Book Schmidt Tagged With: feminism, humour, Leacock Medal, Terry Fallis, writing

When The Saints by Sarah Mian – Review

May 24, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

There’s nothing like embarking on a new challenge by inadvertently cuffing yourself upside the head, which is precisely how I feel right now about this book.  When The Saints, by Sarah Mian is the first of the three finalists for the 2016 Leacock Medal I chose to read.  It was a purely random act, that […]

Filed Under: Book Schmidt Tagged With: books, Chuck Klosterman, humour, Leacock Medal, Nova Scotia, Sarah Mian, Trailer Park Boys

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