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44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith (book review)

Many great authors got their start writing serialized fiction for the newspaper, notably Charles Dickens for The Pickwick Papers. The difficulty with serial fiction is that the author has to keep the attention of readers so they will return for further installments without alienating readers who pick up the newspaper or magazine without having read the portions that came before. Following this tradition and inspired by Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, author Alexander McCall Smith wrote 110 episodic bites of fiction for The Scotsman newspaper. These were the beginning of The Scotland Street series, which is about to wrap Continue Reading »

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Bedtime Story by Robert J. Wiersema (book review)

I’ve been meaning to read Bedtime Story since hearing the author, Robert J. Wiersema, at The Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival in 2010 with Kathleen Winter and Emma Donoghue. Bedtime Story, tells two tales concurrently: the first of a recluse-writer and father, the second of the book his son becomes (literally) absorbed in. It was interesting to have a male’s perspective, as it is rare to have fatherhood on display in a novel. I loved the parallel between the characters in the book and Wiersema himself, who also has a son of a similar age and (of course) is Continue Reading »

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Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore (book review)

Christopher Moore is one of my favourite humourists for his satirical wit, wry tone, and intelligent material. When I first read A Dirty Job about death and soul-collecting in San Francisco, I laughed myself to tears. Since then (2008) I have also read Fool and Bloodsucking Fiends, both which I enjoyed, but neither topped A Dirty Job. I recently finished Moore’s latest work, Sacré Blue: A Comedy d’Art (published April 2012). Unfortunately, Sacré Bleu does not hit it out of the park, and instead finds a more historical, almost reflective tone in 19th century Paris. It is the color of Continue Reading »

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