Arguably the best novel of the trilogy, for having been nominated for Orange Prize in 1996 and having won the Booker that year, there was no question in my mind as to whether I would read on following Regeneration and The Eye in the Door. Despite my habit of resisting war
Penguin, 1993 So you know, from my thoughts on Regeneration, how much of a talking-to I had to give myself to keep reading Pat Barker's brilliant war novels. But as much as I might be a cowardly reader, I'm also a stubborn reader, so I made sure that
Here is their Mission Statement: I think you'll like it. Rain Taxi champions literary culture through programs and publications that foster engagement with innovative writing. See? What did I tell you? It's right up your reading alley. And, if you were to turn to the Spring 2010 issue (Vol. 15,
This Saturday is all-historical, as was last week's, with one proper Shelf Discovery choice and one of my "particularly Canlit Shelf Discovery" choices. Next Saturday will feature three of my favourite fantasy reads. Joan Aiken's The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1963) It may have been cheating a little to re-read
Ninni Holmqvist's The Unit (2006) Trans. Marlaine Delargy (2009) I started reading this one evening when I got home from work and I jumped out of my guilty reader's skin when Mr. B.I.P. came home from work because I had planned to do a dozen different things and, instead, had
