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VDSC Completed
Well, I’m nearly two months past my deadline, but I finally finished the dickens out of this Dickens. What a monster of a book! 996 pages! It really felt like it too. With Middlemarch (an equally large tome) I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Kirt, Opinions, Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Dickens, Dombey and son, George Eliot, Middlemarch, reading challenge
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I’ll Have an Eliot with a Side of Calvino, Please.
For many, many years I’ve been meaning to read Calvino’s own classic, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler. My resolve to do so has been strengthened by A Classic Case of Madness’ read-along (although, I have not been reading along), and … Continue reading
VDSC Update the Second
Middlemarch: Done! Something that I thought was going to be a drudgery turned out to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I was sad when it ended. That’s saying something when you’re talking about an eight hundred and thirty eight page … Continue reading
Write Reads #18 The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis
Kirt’s June pick, the merits and flaws of democracy, Tania’s immorality, and Canadian federal politics are discussed vigorously in this installment. The discourse becomes so heated that Tania requested that some of her inflammatory comments be edited out entirely! Who … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged A Bird in the House, By Blood We Live, Canadian federal politics, crows teaching their youngsters how to fly, Daytripper, Fabio Moon, fiscal conservatism, Glen Duncan, Hellgoing, humour, humour in Middlemarch, John Milton, King Leary, Leacock Award Winner, Lynn Coady, Margaret Laurence, Mary Doria Russell, Matt Kindt, Mayor of Calgary, Medicine Walk, Middlemarch, Mind MGMT, My Life in Middlemarch, Naheed Nenshi, Paradise Lost, Paul Quarrington, Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, political idealism, political satire, Red Planet Blues, Richard Wagamese, Robert J. Sawyer, Telulla Rising, Terry Fallis, The Best Laid Plans, The Last Werewolf, The Sparrow, Up and Down, Van Jensen
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Victoria Day Self-Challenge Update
Well, I must say that I am impressed with my follow-through abilities as of late. I was certain that by September 1st I would have to hang my head in shame because I had failed to meet my own challenge. … Continue reading
Write Reads #17 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
It’s no mystery how we felt about our mystery pick: We really liked it. Have a listen to find out all of the reasons why, and, as a bonus, a discussion about the ongoing controversy surrounding Adult Fiction and Young … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged #yegbookclub, A Tale For the Time Being, Adult Fiction vs. Young Adult Fiction, Alan Bradley, believable child narrators, book club, Canadian literature, Canadian Mystery, CBC Book Club, Fifth Business, George Eliot, Jonas Jonasson, Matt Haig, Middlemarch, My Life in Middlemarch, podcast, Rebecca Mead, Red Planet Blues, Robert J. Sawyer, Robertson Davies, ruth ozeki, Terry Fallis, The Best Laid Plans, The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, The Humans by Matt Haig, The Radleys, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Thomas Trofimuk, Up and Down, Waiting for Columbus
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Victoria Day Self-Challenge
Canadians are currently enjoying the Victoria Day long weekend. Most Canadians, that is. I have to work today. The wheels of late capitalism stop for nothing, especially not deceased British monarchs. So, pressed for time, I managed to come up … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, Kirt, Opinions, Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Dickens, Dombey and son, George Eliot, Middlemarch, reading challenge, Victoria Day, Victorian literature
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