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 […]
My 2016 Leacock Medal Challenge
I’m about to write something incredibly insulting to a great number of people who are complete strangers to me. I will post this on the internet where such screeds are, shall we say, plentiful. Please do bear with me, for my statement is not borne of hubris or disrespect but is rather wholly a product […]
Quantum Night by Robert J. Sawyer – review
Finally! Yes, it finally happened. I finally read a Robert J. Sawyer book that I really liked. I cannot impress upon you strongly enough how frustrating this authorial quandary had become for me. Robert J. Sawyer, arguably the greatest science fiction writer in Canadian history, was my personal literary Kryptonite. No other author currently walks […]
The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis – Review
Sometimes I discover a new author at the perfect time. On this particular occasion, it was finding Terry Fallis during the federal election here in Canada this past autumn via his debut novel The Best Laid Plans. The entire time I was reading this wonderfully farcical book I could not help fantasizing which of Stephen […]
Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman – Review
Well that was weird. I finally read a book I actually liked. Dare I say, loved? This is no small feat I can assure you. That bookmark down there is not only genuine but germane. It was given to me by an aunt who knows my reading quirks all too well. A fitting gift if […]
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson – Review
Based on my entirely anecdotal, but undoubtedly accurate research, motivational quotes have got to be the least successful method for enacting measurable change in people’s behaviours. Oh they make for terrific Facebook and Pinterest fodder but a quick look around on any given day clearly indicates they are having zero impact on the people who […]