DirkReading stopped reading Starman (Wayfarer Redemption) by Sara Douglass
Not only did I accidently start with book 3 of a trilogy there... it also managed to bore me in the first few pages. Well. Maybe some other time.
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52% complete! DirkReading has read 26 of 50 books.
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DirkReading started reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” and indeed it has the …
DirkReading started reading Starman (Wayfarer Redemption) by Sara Douglass
DirkReading reviewed Alias Grace/ Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace is a novel of historical fiction by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published …
Not a favorite
3 stars
The case itself and the way it's been fictionalized was interesting. However, the story staged along and I found myself skipping over parts of it without the feeling of missing something important. Maybe Margaret Atwood is just not for me.
DirkReading finished reading Alias Grace/ Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace/ Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace is a novel of historical fiction by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published in 1996 by McClelland & …
DirkReading started reading Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
George Washington Black, or "Wash," an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is terrified to be chosen by …
DirkReading commented on Alias Grace/ Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace is a novel of historical fiction by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published …
Mühsam bisher. Ich hoffe ja ich werde auch noch so in die Geschichte gezogen wie viele in den Rezensionen behaupten.
DirkReading reviewed Mordecai Richler by M. G. Vassanji
One of Canada's top novelists examines the life and work of another Canadian Great. Both …
A complex man with an interesting life
5 stars
I discovered Mordecai Richler through the recommendation of a Canadian friend and was immediately mesmerized by his style. His own biography, background as a Jewish Canadian from Montreal, QC, his time in France, Spain and England all form the backbone of his many works. This biography does a wonderful job bringing all this to life and setting it in context.
DirkReading finished reading Mordecai Richler by M. G. Vassanji
Mordecai Richler by M. G. Vassanji
One of Canada's top novelists examines the life and work of another Canadian Great. Both Richler and Vassanji are award-winning …
DirkReading wants to read Pierre Elliott Trudeau by Nino Ricci
DirkReading wants to read All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red is a 2017 science fiction novella by American author Martha Wells. The first in a series called …
DirkReading wants to read The Incomparable Atuk by Mordecai Richler
The Incomparable Atuk by Mordecai Richler
Transplanted to Toronto from his native Baffin Island, Atuk the poet is an unlikely overnight success. Eagerly adapting to a …
DirkReading wants to read Beloved by Toni Morrison (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved by Toni Morrison (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
"Beloved possesses the heightened power and resonance of myth. An extraordinary novel." --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
Toni Morrison's magnificent …
DirkReading started reading Mordecai Richler by M. G. Vassanji
Mordecai Richler by M. G. Vassanji
One of Canada's top novelists examines the life and work of another Canadian Great. Both Richler and Vassanji are award-winning …
DirkReading started reading Alias Grace/ Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace/ Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Alias Grace is a novel of historical fiction by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published in 1996 by McClelland & …