Goodreads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon Book 3 for the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge Andi @ Estella’s Revenge review | Shannon @ River City Reading review ★★★★ Highly recommended if the story of one man’s accumulation of wealth and his daughter’s peculiar handling of it throughout the 20th century intrigues you In the reader’s guide at the end of the book, Dedman describes the main threads of the story […]
Éowyn is one of my favourite characters in The Lord of the Rings (not top three, but maybe top five and definitely top ten). From a feminist perspective, I struggle with my personal view of Éowyn as an admirable woman. At a glance, Éowyn appears to be a feminist character. Given just a touch more consideration, however, the feminist label falls away. Or does it? My struggle stems from the […]
Author: Eden RobinsonTitle: Monkey BeachFormat/Source: ebook/KoboPublished: April 2002Publisher: Mariner BooksLength: 384 pagesGenre: Contemporary fiction (magical realism?)Why I Read: CBC Books group read for FebruaryRead If You’re: A fan of B.C. as a setting; interested in Indigenous literature Rating: ★★★½ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon One of my goals this year is to read more books by Indigenous Canadian authors. I’m happy this book was chosen for CBC Books’ […]