6
May
Posted by thatsthebook in Review, The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. Tagged: CBC Book Club, Hannah Sung, Howard Engel, The Man Who Forgot How to Read. Leave a Comment
The Man Who Forgot How to Read
by Howard Engel
genre: Non-Fiction
I read this book as part of the CBC Book Club and the day the book came I decided to read it for the 24 Hour Read-a-Thon. I really wanted to get as much out of this book as possible but I had difficulty enjoying it. [...]
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5
May
Posted by thatsthebook in Review, The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. Tagged: Animal Farm, George Orwell, Harper Lee, Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo, To Kill a Mockingbird. 8 Comments
The Cellist of Sarajevo
by: Steven Galloway
Genre: Historical Fiction
This is one of the few books I’ve already read for The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. I’ve read several reviews out there about Steven Galloway’s The Cellist of Sarajevo and couldn’t resist reading it any longer. This is a wonderful book and was very glad I picked it [...]
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29
Mar
Posted by thatsthebook in Review, The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. Tagged: Andrew Davidson, The Gargoyle. 5 Comments
The Gargoyle
By Andrew Davidson
Genre: Fiction/Historical Fiction
I think I may have a new favourite book! The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson is a book that had me captivated from the very first sentence, “Accidents ambush the unsuspecting, often violently, just like love.” Davidson is very eloquent making it very difficult to set the book down. [...]
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23
Mar
Posted by thatsthebook in Canada Reads 2009, Review, The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. Tagged: Albertine in Five Times, Les Belles Soeurs, Michel Tremblay, Roch Carrier, Shaw Festival, The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant. 2 Comments
The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant
By Michel Tremblay
Genre: Fiction
My first encounter with the genius that is Michel Tremblay came in the theatre while watching Les Belles Soeurs and from the moment the curtain rose. His characters are quirky and often very witty, they are women that you wish you shared a neighborhood. [...]
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10
Mar
Posted by thatsthebook in Canada Reads 2009, Review, The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. Tagged: Canada Reads 2009, Commonwealth Prize, Lawrence Hill, Someone Knows My Name, The Book of Negroes. 15 Comments
The Book of Negroes
By Lawrence Hill
Genre: Historical fiction
Winner of Canada Reads 2009, The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize
This is the book of conversation this month for the new CBC Book Club, it’s no wonder why this book was selected since it did win Canada Reads 2009. This was the book that I said would win the [...]
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9
Mar
Posted by thatsthebook in Canada Reads 2009, Review, The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. Tagged: 2nd Canadian Book Challenge, Amitav Ghosh, An Abundance of Katherines, Canada Reads 2009, CBC Book Club, John Green, John Updike, Lawrence Hill, Michel Tremblay, Rabbit Run, Sea of Poppies, The Book of Negroes, The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant, Watchmen. 4 Comments
This past was a rather eventful week in the Canadian book work with Canada Reads 2009 having taken place. As usual I had a lot of fun listening to the panelists discuss the books up for the top prize. Now I’m sure many people are hitting the book stores and local libraries for copies to [...]
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24
Feb
Posted by thatsthebook in Canada Reads 2009, Review, The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. Tagged: Brian Francis, Canada Reads 2009, Fruit, Giveaway, The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. 4 Comments
I’ve been really slow on the uptake here. I’ve finally read my first book for The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge, Eh! Not only have I read this book for this particular challenge but I’m also reading this for Canada Reads 2009. I hope to get all the Canada Reads 2009 books but [...]
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