Craig Thompson’s “Blankets” is one of the best books I’ve picked up in a long time. Thompson’s black and white images are beautiful in their clarity and detail. I love the lack of any colour in the images. I feel as though colour would have taken away from the telling of Thompson’s story. Coloured inkContinue reading “Warming up to “Blankets” on a Chilly Day”
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“Lullabies for Little Criminals” Sings a Sad Song
I finished Heather O’Neill’s “Lullabies for Little Criminals” about fifteen minutes ago and this tragic and beautiful work of prose is one of the best things that I’ve read in a long time. This raw account of a twelve year old girl, trapped in that place between childhood and adulthood, is gut-wrenching and brutally honest.Continue reading ““Lullabies for Little Criminals” Sings a Sad Song”
“One Hundred Years of Solitude”
With the busyness of life, it’s been a while since I’ve read a novel much more than 300 pages. My attention span hardly lasts longer than that most days. I think this is why I struggled to complete Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude.” But this book caught my attention with its intriguingContinue reading ““One Hundred Years of Solitude””
Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front”
I recently finished reading “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque. Although I am not normally a huge fan of war novels, this WWI story took my breath away. This narrative is both stunning and terrible and unhindered, lays out the realities of war. My generation is far removed from war. WeContinue reading “Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front””
Reading Colm Toibin’s “Brooklyn”
What a wonderfully tempting and engaging read this novel was. Colm Toibin’s style in this 2009 novel about a young Irish woman who is sent away from her family in Ireland to Brooklyn, is captivating and simple in a clean and beautiful way. Once introduced to the protagonist, Eilis, I was hooked. Eilis is aContinue reading “Reading Colm Toibin’s “Brooklyn””
A Great Read to Kick off the Holidays
I was immediately drawn into V. S. Naipaul’s Half a Life. Naipaul’s narrative style is smooth and comforting. It sucked me into the story from page one and it’s been a long time since I’ve picked up a book with an author that has the same skill. This book was most DEFINITELY needed at this timeContinue reading “A Great Read to Kick off the Holidays”
Ender’s Game
I only picked up this novel because a close friend of my recommended it to me. I have a soft spot in my heart for YA fiction, so I couldn’t say no. Of course not. Diving into Orson Scott Card’s pages was a good decision, but like any good thing, it was over too soon.Continue reading “Ender’s Game”
Jazz Time in “Half Blood Blues”
This week’s book was Esi Edugyan’s “Half Blood Blues.” I remember buying this book months ago, drawn to the cover like a fly to honey. Yes, I’ll admit it loud and proud, I choose all my books based on the cover. There’s something about good cover art that makes you want to stick your noseContinue reading “Jazz Time in “Half Blood Blues””
Delectable Daytripper
I’ve fallen in love. It happens occasionally where you stumble upon a book you never expected to find and you read it because you have a slight interest in the topic, but you never expect to love it. And then you do. This was my experience for the graphic novel “Daytripper” by Gabriel Ba andContinue reading “Delectable Daytripper”
Feeling Divided on “Divergent”
I began this book as a part of a little book club I’ve formed with a friend. We’re challenging ourselves to read anything and everything. This month we decided to go mainstream, YA fiction. It’s been a long while since I’ve buried my nose in a YA novel and I’m glad I did. As aContinue reading “Feeling Divided on “Divergent””
Worn Pages and Ink 