A small Canadian island declares its independence to the world and benign anarchy reigns. A god-like ocean deposits many a thing, yet it also takes...
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Jan 18, 2012
Gail
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This book is on the recommended reading list for English 30-1 in Alberta, and although her class didn't study it, my daughter decided to read it anyway. I had never heard if it, so was curious and read it too. Most of the books that English students read are either very old, very depressing, or both. This one is most definitely an exception. It is one of those delightfully quirky books about very eccentric characters that seem to periodically come out of Canada's maritime provinces. Maritime
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Sep 20, 2010
Corey
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There is a whole sub-genre of Canadian novels that celebrate lovable eccentrics, and while Choyce certainly embraces the form, Republic quickly expands as the story crosses years and decades, transforming from the tale of a young man into the chronicle of an age. The upbeat fifties give way to the turbulent sixties as Choyce brings the world to Whalebone's shore and broadens the narrative with Dickensian twists of plot that delight and astonish. Ian's father becomes swept up in the power of pol
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Jun 28, 2010
Sara_G
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This is another of my all-time favourite books. People speculate that the island is Cape Breton, or is at least representative of it, but I hesitate to think so. I first read this in high school and love it still 10 years on.
Jan 11, 2012
Lee
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This book had a little bit of everything. Part coming of age story, fantasy, politics, great character developement, all wrapped into this great novel.
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