From the Bookshelf of Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Davies does a pretty good job of portraying life in an eastern-Canadian small town at the turn of the century. The utter Scottishness of all aspects has diluted a bit since then but basically it's the same. In fact, the whole of Canada has a Calvinistic streak that is one of the major points of differentiation from American small town life. There is something here for foreigners to learn.
I love that the story is told as a letter, and that in spite of feeling connected to the story, you don't for ...more
I love that the story is told as a letter, and that in spite of feeling connected to the story, you don't for ...more
Robertson Davies is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors. Considering that my all-time favorite author (Margaret Atwood) is also Canadian, I wonder if there are other awesome Canadian writers out there I should be collecting.
It's hard to explain what makes this book (and Davies' writing) so great. This book has complicated themes of good/evil, fate/choices, spirituality/agnosticism, etc., but also has an interesting plot and characters. Every book of Davies' I've read has amazing quotes t ...more
It's hard to explain what makes this book (and Davies' writing) so great. This book has complicated themes of good/evil, fate/choices, spirituality/agnosticism, etc., but also has an interesting plot and characters. Every book of Davies' I've read has amazing quotes t ...more
Great read. With all the Jungian larks it both laments and complies with mystery's demise.
...more
Sep 13, 2007
Smarti
rated it
it was ok
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
romaneab1900,
1001-books
just couldn't get used to the characters. I especially believed the women to be flat
...more
Sep 21, 2008
Saunteringfiend
marked it as to-read
May 09, 2009
Marcia
marked it as to-read
Nov 20, 2009
Erin (NY)
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
books-i-own,
for-book-challenges
Oct 30, 2011
Sarah
marked it as to-read
Jan 30, 2012
Laura
marked it as to-read
Jul 15, 2012
Judith
marked it as to-read
Mar 25, 2014
Casey
marked it as to-read
Nov 24, 2014
Deanna M
marked it as to-read
