Book Review: By Gaslight by Steven Price

Book Review: By Gaslight by Steven Price

I felt like a bit of a rebel picking up this book back in December because I got it from the library, and no one had asked me to read or review it for them, I was simply reading it for (gasp!) pleasure. By Gaslight by Steven Price is one of those books that I knew...
Book Review: Brother by David Chariandy

Book Review: Brother by David Chariandy

I loved this book. Brother by David Chariandy is a must-read, and I completely understand why it’s making all the prize lists this Fall. It recounts the childhood and early adulthood of a sensitive Michael, and his older brother Francis. They live in a small...
Book Review: In the Cage by Kevin Hardcastle

Book Review: In the Cage by Kevin Hardcastle

In the past few years I’ve read a handful of books that could be labelled as ‘manly man literary books’. This is of course my highly scientific name for them, which I’m sure will catch on any minute now. What makes these books unique is the...
Book Review: Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta

Book Review: Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta

What do you think of when someone tells you a book is ‘ripe for book club discussion’? Does that kind of description make you roll your eyes, or encourage you to dive right in? I personally hate the insinuation that certain books are ‘book...