Category: Canadian Writers

Book Review, Canadian Writers, Fantasy, Fiction, Novel

Scott Pilgrim Gets it Together by Bryan Lee O’Malley

  Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley is a graphic novel series about a Canadian slacker in his early twenties. Ordinarily a character I’d avoid if at all possible. Somehow, he kept popping up on my radar so I picked up a couple of volumes at my local library. I’m glad I did.  Scott lives with his gay roommate, hangs out with a small group … Continue reading Scott Pilgrim Gets it Together by Bryan Lee O’Malley

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Book Review, Canadian Writers, Classic, Novel

Small Ceremonies by Carol Shields

Small Ceremonies by Carol Shields is a little gem, a masterful chamber piece. It’s not the grand orchestra of The Stone Diaries but it is wonderful none-the-less. Set in a Canadian university town in the 1970’s, Small Ceremonies is a year-in-the-life of Judith Gill, mother, wife, biographer. Judith lives with her husband, a professor of Milton, her teenage daughter and her young son. Their family … Continue reading Small Ceremonies by Carol Shields

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