Posted by Teddyrose@1 on March 31, 2008
Posted in Books Read 2008 • Canada • Historical Fiction • Yves Beacuchemin | 7 Comments
Posted by Teddyrose@1 on March 31, 2008
Posted in Fiction • Miriam Toews | 6 Comments
Friday night I had the pleasure of seeing Miriam Toews live. She did a reading of ‘A Complicated Kindness’ and of her new book that is coming out in October. Then she did a question and answer with the audience.
I loved her book ‘A Complicated Kindness’! It’s a coming of age story about a teenage girl in a Mennonite society. Unfortunately, I read it long before I started writing book reviews, so you will just have to trust me on this one.
Miriam made a comment at the beginning of her reading, that in the past, people have complained that she reads too fast. She did read fast, especially when the lead character was speaking. However, she paced it exactly how I imagined the character to talk. She nailed it, and other audience members agreed!
I really enjoyed her reading and especially the question and answer. I highly recommend you read ‘A Complicated Kindness’ and see Miriam Toews in person, if you get the chance. She is delightful. I look forward to reading more books by Miriam Toews!
A complicated Kindness was also reviewed at:
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Posted by Teddyrose@1 on March 21, 2008
Posted in 2008 Completed Challenges | 10 Comments
“There is only one rule:1) You must commit to reading 6 historical novels over 6 months.
As this is a challenge, not a competition, satisfaction and a bigger brain will be your greatest reward! This is to encourage us all to have fun learning about history. I expect that if you’ve read a great author, you’ll be inspired to hit Wikipedia up and learn a little more too. I don’t mind if you end up reading a series about mostly fictional characters either. You won’t find any literary snobs here.”
The first novel I intend to read for this challenge is:
April 18, 2008 My review is now posted, please see it here
The second novel I intend to read for this challenge is:
April 18, 2008 My review is now posted, please see it here
April 29, 2008 My review is now posted, please see it here
The fourth book I intend to read for this challenge is:
May 9, 2008 My review is now posted, please see it here
The fifth book I intend to read for the challenge is:
May 31, 2008 My review is now posted, please see it here
The sixth book I intend to read for the challenge is:
July 7, 2008 My review is now posted, please see it here