Tag: humour
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Truth & Bright Water by Thomas King
I picked up my copy of Truth & Bright Water at the 2015 Hagey Lecture featuring Thomas King. His lecture entitled “Love in the Time of Cholera: Canadian Edition” was moving, topical, and, of course, exceedingly funny. Meeting authors I adore is always a panic-filled moment for me. I fear that meeting my hero may reveal a…
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Reading Austen’s Juvenilia
I haven’t really been able to live up to my weekly blogging schedule since the school term started so I can only say from here out to do my best to post every now and again. Although the majority of my reading life right now is what my professors have put on my syllabi so…
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Season: Taking a break from books!
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for quite a while. It’s not uncommon for me to take a break from blogging for several months — not a great habit but usually necessary to make time for school — but recently I’ve found that even with the time to do it I just haven’t been…
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie was recommended to me by a beloved professor after I had mentioned reading The Inconvenient Indian. This is not my first time reading Alexie. Although I am more familiar with his body of poetry, his short story collection carries his signature voice: thoughtful, well-spoken,…
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The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan
What does twenty-two years old look like? “In love, impressed, humbled, scared.” That is exactly how Marina Keegan felt as she was graduating from Yale in 2012 and how it feels to read her book The Opposite of Loneliness. I selected Keegan’s book after I read the original essay. I heard about her talent, her job…
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Canada Reads: The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
Thomas King writes history the way I wish it was taught in all schools: passionately, subjectively, and damn truthfully. I decided to get ready for Canada Reads 2015 by reading all the books in advance for once and also fulfill a Read Harder requirement–a book by someone from an indigenous culture–in one fell swoop. It…
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Read Harder #3 & #4: Funny Women
It’s been a long, long week and it’s not even half over… But here I am with two whole new books under my belt! I love to laugh. I love women. I love funny women. Which is why in this dreary, grey month I decided to read not just one, but two books by female comedians…
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The Death of King Arthur by Peter Ackroyd
This legendary classic has been reimagined in an understandable, concise form by the able hand of Peter Ackroyd. He does an excellent job of fixing the inconsistencies in spelling and events while still keeping the epic whole.The tale of knights, chivalry, and faith is as everlasting as always. Arthur and Guinevere, Tristram and Isolde, Sir…
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
The Elegance of the Hedgehog is one of the books which have been on my radar for years. As a big fan of characters with quirky personalities it’s naturally cropped up as a related item during many of my book searches. Yet, it took a friend forcefully lending it to me before I finally set…
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The book is called The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. And because I am a fan of simplicity (although not always brevity) I knew I had to buy it. Allan Karlsson, a centenarian with an affinity for adventure and penchant for vodka, is a kooky character. His expertise in explosives also…