book review
American War by Omar El Akkad: terribly topical fiction
June 5, 2017By: Gabrielle McLaren Published in April 2017, Omar El Akkad’s American War narrates the events of the second American Civil War of the 2070s as experienced by Sarat, a lovable girl from Mississippi who grows up in a torn country under a sky filled with AWOL drones. El Akkad’s experience as a journalist covering stories such as the NATO-led operations in the Middle East and Ferguson’s Black Lives Matter movement is apparent in his vivid, factual, and terrifying portrayals of social collapse and war, particularly its impact on civilians. One of this book’s definite strengths is its topicality.…
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Book of the Week: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
May 16, 2017It is hard to know where to begin with this one. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an extremely talented writer. She conveys the emotions and thoughts of each of her characters in a very real and relatable way; it is impossible…
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Anosh Irani’s prose makes for an emotional experience
September 19, 2016I’ve been staring at a blank page for hours trying to figure out how to put words on the page to describe Anosh Irani’s latest novel, The Parcel. I am beginning to realize that, although it’s a novel, it isn’t…
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Amanda Bath shares her Disaster in Paradise
July 27, 2015Amanda Bath’s 2015 book Disaster in Paradise recounts the devastating 2012 landslides of Johnson’s Landing, BC. Written in a biographical, creative non-fiction style, the book provides insight into Bath’s life and how she and several others were affected by the…
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