Farley Mowat’s 1963 novel Never Cry Wolf follows the author on an expedition through the Canadian Artic. He is tasked with studying wolves and making a conclusion regarding the reason for the rapid decline of the Caribou population in the area. The book has been classified by many as almost entirely fictional, though Mowat didContinue reading “Never Cry Wolf – Farley Mowat (Book Review)”
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Lawrence Hill -The Book of Negroes
Every so often I know that I’m going to feel like I’m doing a novel a disservice by writing a 500 or so word blurb about my surface thoughts on it. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill is one of those novels. I am in no position to truly understand the complexities of theContinue reading “Lawrence Hill -The Book of Negroes”
Fifteen Dogs – André Alexis
André Alexis’ 2015 novel Fifteen Dogs is an absolute page turner and a must-have for any reader interested in Canadian fiction. Alexis uses an argument between the Greek gods Hermes and Apollo to pose an interesting philosophical question. They wonder if other animals would die as miserably as humans were they to be given humanContinue reading “Fifteen Dogs – André Alexis”
Rory Reads 