Category Archives: Book Reviews
A Room of One’s Own
A female perspective on the female perspective! Dimitri reviews Virginia Woolf’s 1928 essay, which deals with the role of feminism in literature.
Cape Breton Is the Thought-Control Centre of Canada
Confused about what it means to be Canadian? Dimitri reviews Ray Smith’s compiled fiction and rambles about our fractured national identity.
Christine Falls
Presenting Christopher’s first literary review! The English editor discusses Benjamin Black’s crime novel and its follow-up, The Silver Swan. Also, he asks, is Black the new Banville?
Dead Tomorrow
Does Brighton rock? Christopher reviews Peter James’ crime novel, which tells of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace’s fifth adventure as he encounters an organ trafficking ring.
Death Troopers
In an imagination far, far away! Christopher takes a break from crime fiction and tackles Joe Schreiber’s novel, which one could describe as zombies versus Star Wars. Be warned. The article contains one instance of coarse language.
Inside Straight
It’s a drummer, a blogger, an ex-model and her Lover! Christopher reviews George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards series. This particular novel is co-written by Daniel Abraham, Michael Cassutt, S.L. Farrell, John Jos. Miller, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector, Ian Tregillis, and Carrie Vaughn.
Soon I Will Be Invincible
Christopher whinges about those pesky kids! The English editor reviews Austin Grossman’s super-hero novel and fails to get anyone off his lawn.
The House of Mirth
A tragic protest! Dimitri shares his thoughts on Edith Wharton’s famous novel, which was adapted into a boring movie starring Gillian Anderson. He was feeling a bit feminist.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
A race against time! It’s postmodernism two centuries before the movement existed, as Dimitri discusses author Laurence Sterne’s duel with death in his novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner
Realistic symbolism! Dimitri discusses the peculiar narrative in the world’s first English novel, allegedly written by Daniel Defoe, though we all know Robinson Crusoe was a real person, right?
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