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Book Review: Generation A by Douglas Coupland

Generation A by Douglas Coupland
Read for: Canadian Books Challenge
It is in the future (the near future according to the book jacket) and the bees have all disappeared.  Then randomly (or not as it turns out) five people across the globe are stung.  Each of them are then brought into special isolation rooms to be studied [...]

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Book Review: St. Urbain’s Horseman by Mordecai Richler

St. Urbain’s Horseman by Mordecai Richler
Read for: Orbis Terrarum Challenge – Canada
This is either the third or fourth book I’ve read by Richler.  I like his books because although they are definitely can lit they aren’t as depressing as some books in this genre tend to be.  This one was no exception.  Richler’s novels (at [...]

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Book Review: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
*Warning – There are spoilers in this review!*
I was going to do this book as one of my favourites, but I’m not sure yet that I can put it up there with some of the other books I’ve reviewed.  I did just reread it and couldn’t put it down.  I [...]

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