book review
Deep dive into daydreams and diversions with David Ly
October 18, 2022“There is nothing / more soothing / than returning / to the water / with only / our unyielding / imagination / of whatever / we want to be, / once we sense / it’s safe / to re-emerge.” These lines close David Ly’s second poetry book, Dream of Me as Water. They ran a chill down my spine — the perfect ending to this fantasy-filled, lyrical adventure. Dream of Me as Water follows Ly’s stunning first poetry collection, Mythical Man. Both books were published by Anstruther Books, an imprint of Palimpsest Press. Dream of Me as Water is tied…
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A category of its own: Tanya Tagaq’s Split Tooth
June 1, 2019Before it was even officially released, Tanya Tagaq’s debut novel Split Tooth was already on the longlist for one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards, the Scotiabank Giller Prize. The Inuk musician had already made a name for herself as…
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Though Unfinished, Richard Wagamese’s Starlight Deserves a Read
May 5, 2019The titular character of Richard Wagamese’s swan song Starlight, Frank Starlight, is a quiet rancher living on the land where he was raised, which he knows like the back of his hand. With him is his farmhand turned best friend,…
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Annihilation is a beautiful ordeal
January 28, 2019Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation is the first book in the Southern Reach Trilogy, and it will pull you in immediately with its rich and insidious atmosphere. Lovers of science fiction and horror are sure to find themselves gripped by a compulsion…
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All Night Gas Bar illuminates the hardships of a working Vancouver class
October 9, 2018The collection of memoirs called All Night Gas Bar began its its journey in the mid-1970s: author Ernest Hekkanen sent it around to dozens of publishers, only to receive just as many rejections. Then the manuscript sat at the…
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The Hanging Girl is a gripping story that will keep you on your toes
September 16, 2018The Hanging Girl follows seventeen-year-old Skye Thorn, who often gave tarot readings for her classmates throughout her life. And when their small town’s golden girl Paige Bonnet goes missing, Skye decides to use her so-called “abilities”…
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100 Days in Uranium City is a quiet, calm read that’ll leave you empathizing with the life of a 70s miner
September 15, 2018If you’re looking for a short yet meaningful read, 100 Days in Uranium City by Canadian illustrator Ariane Dénommé is the perfect graphic novel to pick up. Best to read on a rainy day by a window, this comic is…
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Little Fires Everywhere is the perfect, albeit unconventional, summer read
July 31, 2018With summer winding down, there’s only a little bit of time left to get the last of your summer reading done. If you’re still looking for a book to fill that void, this might be the one for you. Little…
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Eric Lindstrom’s Not If I See You First features a relatable and rule-driven protagonist
July 30, 2018From the cover to its writing, the intriguing book Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom takes a spin on how we read and see people, both figuratively and literally. This contemporary young adult novel takes place within…
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Looking at John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars six years later
July 26, 2018If you’re curious as to why I am reviewing John Green’s incredibly popular young adult book from 2012, The Fault in Our Stars (TFIOS), you can chalk that up to my curiosity on how well it has aged. When I…
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