What I read in March
Yeah, I know. It's the middle of April.
1. Dramarama by E Lockhart- A fun, teen book about a girl who wants to be a musical theatre star and her adventures at summer camp. This was a great read.
2. The amazing absorbing boy- by Rabindranath Maharaj- This book was lost on me. It was about a Trinadian boy obsessed with comic books who moves to Toronto. I really didn't like it, missed a lot of the references, and missed the Toronto connections.
3. Lonely- learning to live with solitude by Emily White- One of the most powerful books that I have read so far this year. Emily White creates a book that is part memoir, part exploration of the human feeling of loneliness. She describes how loneliness is different than depression and how it must be our last taboo. Highly recommended.
4. Toronto- The Edible City- edited by Christina Palassio- A collection of essays about Toronto's food and food security. Some chapters were better than others. Some chapters were of limited interest to me.
5. Indigo Springs by Alyx Dellamonica- planetalyx's book! I look forward to reading the second one.
6. The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis- A satire on the Canadian parliamentary system. Some parts were funny, but I lost interest near the end.
6. Me Myself and Ike by KL Denman- A teen novel about a teen who suffers from schizophrenia. Interesting look at what it's like to be in a schizophrenic head, but the ending disappointed.
7. Friends with benefit by Darren Barefoot- A friend's book about social marketing. Some parts were useful to me, but I basically read it because I knew the authors.
8. The Stepsure Letters by Thomas McCulloch- Read for www.roughingitinthebooks.com
9. Raymond Carver- a writer's life by Carol Sklenicka- A pretty thorough but brutal examination of Carver's life. I found it pretty interesting, but it was LONG. It did give you a good background into some of the incidents that inspired his stories.
10. Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby- I really liked this book! It was the story of a crazed music fan and his girlfriend, and a reclusive musician. I don't want to give away the plot, but it was fun and a good read.
11. The Poker Bride, the first Chinese in the West by Christopher Corbett- The story of the Chinese arrival in the Western US. It started out interesting then got dreadfully boring.
12. Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk- I wasn't expecting to like this book, and it took me a while to get into it. It's the story of a man who appears in a modern day mental institution in Spain. No one knows who he is, but he believes he is Christopher Columbus. The staff at the hospital, including one nurse named Consuela, try to find his identity. Some beautiful passages of writing in this book.
13. Corked by Kathryn Borel Jr- A Canadian goes to France to visit some wineries with her father. They fight a lot. However, I did learn a few things about wine.
14. After the Falls by Catherine Gildiner- I loved this book so much! It's a memoir of growing up in the United States in the 1960s. It's the story of a unconventional life, told with a lot of humour. Highly recommended.
15. Earthgirl by Jennifer Cowan- A teen book about a young woman who becomes an environmentalist. I liked some of the themes, issues and the Toronto setting, but the ending sucked and there were some factors that grated.
12 out of 15 books were written by Canadians
1. Dramarama by E Lockhart- A fun, teen book about a girl who wants to be a musical theatre star and her adventures at summer camp. This was a great read.
2. The amazing absorbing boy- by Rabindranath Maharaj- This book was lost on me. It was about a Trinadian boy obsessed with comic books who moves to Toronto. I really didn't like it, missed a lot of the references, and missed the Toronto connections.
3. Lonely- learning to live with solitude by Emily White- One of the most powerful books that I have read so far this year. Emily White creates a book that is part memoir, part exploration of the human feeling of loneliness. She describes how loneliness is different than depression and how it must be our last taboo. Highly recommended.
4. Toronto- The Edible City- edited by Christina Palassio- A collection of essays about Toronto's food and food security. Some chapters were better than others. Some chapters were of limited interest to me.
5. Indigo Springs by Alyx Dellamonica- planetalyx's book! I look forward to reading the second one.
6. The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis- A satire on the Canadian parliamentary system. Some parts were funny, but I lost interest near the end.
6. Me Myself and Ike by KL Denman- A teen novel about a teen who suffers from schizophrenia. Interesting look at what it's like to be in a schizophrenic head, but the ending disappointed.
7. Friends with benefit by Darren Barefoot- A friend's book about social marketing. Some parts were useful to me, but I basically read it because I knew the authors.
8. The Stepsure Letters by Thomas McCulloch- Read for www.roughingitinthebooks.com
9. Raymond Carver- a writer's life by Carol Sklenicka- A pretty thorough but brutal examination of Carver's life. I found it pretty interesting, but it was LONG. It did give you a good background into some of the incidents that inspired his stories.
10. Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby- I really liked this book! It was the story of a crazed music fan and his girlfriend, and a reclusive musician. I don't want to give away the plot, but it was fun and a good read.
11. The Poker Bride, the first Chinese in the West by Christopher Corbett- The story of the Chinese arrival in the Western US. It started out interesting then got dreadfully boring.
12. Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk- I wasn't expecting to like this book, and it took me a while to get into it. It's the story of a man who appears in a modern day mental institution in Spain. No one knows who he is, but he believes he is Christopher Columbus. The staff at the hospital, including one nurse named Consuela, try to find his identity. Some beautiful passages of writing in this book.
13. Corked by Kathryn Borel Jr- A Canadian goes to France to visit some wineries with her father. They fight a lot. However, I did learn a few things about wine.
14. After the Falls by Catherine Gildiner- I loved this book so much! It's a memoir of growing up in the United States in the 1960s. It's the story of a unconventional life, told with a lot of humour. Highly recommended.
15. Earthgirl by Jennifer Cowan- A teen book about a young woman who becomes an environmentalist. I liked some of the themes, issues and the Toronto setting, but the ending sucked and there were some factors that grated.
12 out of 15 books were written by Canadians