I found this book a little difficult to "get into". That being said, once I did, it was a good book.
This book won the 2007 Giller prize, and although good, my own preference would have been to
M.G. Vassanji's "The Assassin's Song", since I found the characters in that book immediately more engaging.
It is easy, however to see why the critics liked this book. The relationships in this book are real and complex, and the rugged, barren, backdrop of the North provides a perfect setting. Hay's characters navigate their lives, sometimes with the help of, and sometimes in spite of, each other, as they share their most life defining experiences
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Breath (Advance Reading Copy) - Tim Winton
Set on the Australian coast, amid the surf and sand. A good summer read!
A coming of age novel about two boys growing up in a small town, always daring and challenging each other. They learn their life lessons on surf boards, with their aging, surfer "guru".
An engaging work pairing the turbulence of adolescence with the turbulence of the sea. Winton's descriptions are so enchanting, you can almost feel the ocean mist on your face!
This Advance Reading Copy courtesy of HarperCollins First Look.
A coming of age novel about two boys growing up in a small town, always daring and challenging each other. They learn their life lessons on surf boards, with their aging, surfer "guru".
An engaging work pairing the turbulence of adolescence with the turbulence of the sea. Winton's descriptions are so enchanting, you can almost feel the ocean mist on your face!
This Advance Reading Copy courtesy of HarperCollins First Look.
Ink Exchange (Advance Reading Copy) - Melissa Marr -
A wonderful, fun sequel to "Wicked Lovely".
Our heroes and heroine are back. Once again Aislinn must morally try to balance the needs of her mortal world, with the summer court. With the fairy courts on the verge of war, her attention is drawn from her mortal world, and soon she finds that one of her best friends is being drawn into the dark court, and must struggle to save her.
If you liked "Wicked Lovely" you will like "Ink Exchange". I look forward to Marr's next book!
This Advance Reading Copy courtesy of HarperCollins First Look.
Our heroes and heroine are back. Once again Aislinn must morally try to balance the needs of her mortal world, with the summer court. With the fairy courts on the verge of war, her attention is drawn from her mortal world, and soon she finds that one of her best friends is being drawn into the dark court, and must struggle to save her.
If you liked "Wicked Lovely" you will like "Ink Exchange". I look forward to Marr's next book!
This Advance Reading Copy courtesy of HarperCollins First Look.
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
Another great, moving novel by Hosseini.
One cannot help but be touched by the depth of relationships portrayed in Hosseini's work.
Both this book, and his previous "The Kite Runner", explore the depths of human relationships in great detail. Set against a background of political and social unrest, his characters are very well developed and deeply engaging.
This book follows the lives of two women, both coming from difficult circumstances, as they become unlikely allies in life, living under Taliban rule.
If you enjoyed "The Kite Runner", you are sure to enjoy "A Thousand Splendid Suns" as well.
One cannot help but be touched by the depth of relationships portrayed in Hosseini's work.
Both this book, and his previous "The Kite Runner", explore the depths of human relationships in great detail. Set against a background of political and social unrest, his characters are very well developed and deeply engaging.
This book follows the lives of two women, both coming from difficult circumstances, as they become unlikely allies in life, living under Taliban rule.
If you enjoyed "The Kite Runner", you are sure to enjoy "A Thousand Splendid Suns" as well.
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