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Book review - Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood.
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
- Cat's Eye: More Than Just a Marble (zaraalexis.wordpress.com)
The Canadian Book Challenge
Hosted by John Mutford over at The Book Mine Set, this challenge is to "explore, celebrate and promote Canadian books."
We are asked to read AND review (online) thirteen books, either by or about a Canadian, between 1 July 2010 and 1 July 2011. Full details are at the link above.
I've signed up, and while I don't have a Canadian book in my current pile, I'll be looking to add them in as I go! I have Annabel by Kathleen Winter, Curiosity by Joan Thomas and Tish Cohen's The Truth about Delilah Blue coming up on my hold list at the library and they're all eligible.
Consider joining the fun. There are prizes!
Our little (Canadian) secret....
Apparently this little video has gone viral. Something for my non-Canadian readers....a little cross-cultural education!
The story, from today's Toronto Star.
So we drink milk out of bags. Does that make us weird?
The story, from today's Toronto Star.
So we drink milk out of bags. Does that make us weird?
Reason #347 to love the National Post...
... is Conrad Black.Seriously, the guy is smart as a whip and a great writer. I"m hoping to squeeze his book on Nixon into my pile.That being said, the Post apparently gets a lot of positive mail about his weekly column. On Mondays, the editorial board posts a summary of the previous week's mail and this was printed today:
This colourful note on Lord Black also came in from south of the border.
"Hey! Your guy Conrad Black is good!" wrote someone who identified himself as "Mark in Montana."
"His latest piece on my loser President is terrific. If his column was some hot chick in Vancouver, I would ask it to marry me. Long live our great friends in sweaters! Oh Canada!"It was in response to this article.
National Broadcast Orchestra!
Spread the word! The National Broadcast Orchestra has risen out the the ashes of the CBC Radio Orchestra. Watch this preview/intro to this wonderful new Canadian gem.
Freedom of conscience
If anything would prompt me to leave my home and native land again, this is it.
From The Anchoress...
Is Canada the Stepford Nation?You decide...
Canada Reads 2008
The books have been announced for this annual CBC book-fest in February. I've joined a Book Club through iRead on Facebook to get through these before the battle begins February 29. I've only read one of the books already, and it's on my shelf, so I'll start with that one.They are (in no particular order):
- Timothy Findlay's Not Wanted on the Voyage (this is the one I've read)
- Paul Quarrington's King Leary
- Nalo Hopkinson's Brown Girl in the Ring
- Thomas Wharton's Icefields
- Mavis Gallant's From the Fifteenth District.
Letting God on the bus.
Excellent piece from this morning's Globe and Mail on the wierdness around religion in (Canadian) public space. [May require registration.]
