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Jan 04, 2012 02:23pm
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| Idaho Winter is one of those books that is going to mess with your mind. The cover makes it seem like it’s a reprint of a book published in the 40s or 50s. The opening scene is reminiscent of Harry Potter, in that Idaho is the boy cramped in a tiny r...more | |
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| Clever but sometimes too clever, too often. Overall, it was memorable and I'd recommend giving it a go. Like most newspapers, this novel may or may not fail you. | |
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The Retreat
by David Bergen
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everyone who likes good Canadian novels
read in October, 2010
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| Wow, Bergen gets better and better with each novel. This one is my favourite so far, perhaps because it's set in Kenora, ON, a place I know well. Love, love, loved it. | |
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| Good, engaging literary criticism about the writers who've written about Paris, plus the author's own insights regarding his visits to the city. Pretty enjoyable. | |
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Certainly a weirdly good read. Charles Yu first came to my attention with Thrid Class Superhero, his collection of short stories. Now, he’s on the radar with How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe, his debut novel.
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| A well-written novel, but its main character has less morals than one hopes for in an ordinary human being. | |
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