Thirty years ago today, I was lying awake in a hospital bed, alone in a semi-private room, listening to someone screaming on the ward, scared out of my tiny mind. It was the wee hours of a Sunday. On the Saturday I had been with my family at Canada’s Wonderland. As the weather went from [...]
She by Shireen Jeejeebhoy It’s a bit difficult to review one’s own book. First one is convinced it’s the worst dreck ever, then the thought creeps in that it’s brilliant, but of course reality is in between. And so I am eminently unqualified to star it or rate it. But I hope you will! View [...]
The Last Place by Laura Lippman My rating: 3 of 5 stars Creepy. Compelling. And classic Tess Monaghan.My only quibble: I didn’t like what Lippman chose to do with a character near the end, which is the one and only thing I remembered from my previous reads of this mystery novel. But that’s author prerogative. [...]
Harperland: The Politics of Control by Lawrence Martin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Lawrence Martin has an engaging, effortless writing style that draws you in right from the first sentence. I wanted to read Harperland because of Parliament’s increasing dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. I put it on hold at the Toronto Public [...]
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