A note to begin: I am uncomfortable giving a review to a general readership about a book designed for a highly specialized audience. However the book is marketed to everyone as poetry, so I will try to be useful to both groups. James Joyce’s Ulysses has been listed as the book that most people say…
Month: April 2024
REVIEW
“The Smallest Wave,” by Dolores Reynals
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This book is about one of those children that parents dread having. She came into the world under stressed circumstances and spent the rest of her life living up to that potential. It is frank and unassuming autobiography, from an author who is still working through the events of her own life, allowing us the…
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“The Shirker” by Mark J. Schultis
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I read this story all the way through without stopping. No notes, no pauses for reflection. I just enjoyed the tale and the characters. I must admit, there were times when I was reading that I said, “Wait a minute. That’s not right. You can’t do that!” And you can’t do that in a Space…
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“Eating Dirt” by Charlotte Gill
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This is a fascinating take on the occupation of tree planting. Full disclosure: I was brought up in the logging industry, and I have done most of the labouring jobs in the bush. If I ever went back to work there, tree planter would be the very last choice on my list. It’s a mind-numbing,…