Book Review

Late Nights On Air
Elizabeth Hay

This book did a great job of making me want to move to Yellowknife and/or work in a small radio station.
Great descriptions of the radio station, being on air and the experiences of the people on air.
Not sure what the book led to. Removed the inconsistant characters - left the consistant characters to find one another or their purpose.
Good read.
Soft review.

keep on enjoying those quite mornings,

cheers

I like to think that the only thing stronger or more prevailent in our relationship than our resistance of long distance, of allowing ourselves to become so stupidly involved, to be in something heavy
is that neither wants to miss out on the other. something special.

it is so particular to be in a relationship where i never really feel the need to say " i miss you" and yet make the commitment to be in a long distance relationship. to deal with caring for someone who you hold once or twice a month.

stuck between not wanting to acknowledge missing you but not wanting to be apart.

what a fellow

Book Review: Galore
By: Michael Crummey

Finishing up my wee Newfoundland obsession is the book Galore, which (duh) takes place in a small Newfoundland town called Paradise Deep.
There is no real main character - purhaps the town is the main character because it is the only thing that remains a constant throughout the story. All others pass into memory and story.
The story sags a bit at the end of the middle - at least I found so - because there was no indication as to where the story was headed, just more characters, more names to keep a hold of.
However I really enjoyed Mr. Crummey's writing style, even if it took a page or two to get a hold of.
And the ending was superb. It had me contemplating the story and the ending and the movement of time for a while after I had finished.

Favourite Quote:
"Newfoundland seemed too severe and formidable, too provocative, too extravagant and singular and harrowing to be real."


Originally the purpose of this blog was tied to my ebbing interest/obsession with Canada and being in love with my country. I still do, don't get me wrong, but the intensity of this obsession does not remain constant.
So the blog posts to come will most likely be riddled with more variety, thought still full of life and love regardless.

Cheers

Review: Bay of Spirits; A love story

This is the second book that I have read by the famously Canadian author, Farley Mowat. The first being A Whale for the Killing.

This book was a wonderful account of the beginnings of his long time love affair with Canada's newest province; Newfoundland. Having been to Newfoundland before I really enjoyed the way he was able to capture the warmth and feeling of the island and her people.

This book also tells the love story between Farley and his second (common-law) wife Claire. I found it sort of funny that he would write a book about how he had a marital affair with another woman with whom he ended up leaving his wife - and for the most part Ontario - for.

Idealic and self assured regardless of outside influence, Farley and his books have conviction for their own purpose. Unfortunately I feel like many have fallen to the wayside or been trampled by such certainty and selfishness. What of his children? His ex-wife? Those are the characters that I really feel were forgotten.

Two drinks raised for the sturdy people of Newfoundland - may your nets be full and your roots deep. To heck with that Joey Smallwood!


Weak post I know - its been a long time coming. But to be fair Newfoundland was a completely seperate country for a very long time. However she is now a shining jem in Canada's crown.

Cheers