Reviews and Comments

Ich bekam dieses Buch als Geburtstagsgeschenk und konnte mich gar nicht an den wundervollen Fotos satt sehen. Freilich fehlt vieles in dem Buch, Kanada ist ja auch gigantisch. So fehlen die Prärie oder auch die Northern Territories. Trotzdem kommt in dem Buch schön die enorme Vielseitigkeit und Schönheit dieses Landes heraus.

Well, it is beautifully written but I did realize neither the churches nor most of the spiritual journey or stories in this book truly resonate with me so I stopped reading after about 30%

Found the book at archive.org. The reading experience is a bit chunky but it beats buying the print off Amazon.

This book tells the fictional story of the Zombie War in what looks like first hand accounts with interview questions, footnotes and information about the setting. Despite this unique structure it was a real page turner that I could barely put down once I started reading. It paints a very smart picture of the choices, desparation and outcomes such a scenario would produce. And: It has nothing to do with the movie. In fact, I was surprised how different the book was.

Every constitution has one line that aptly defines the nature of the country it is governing. The German constitution calls out the invoiability of human dignity, Americans cherish "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" and Canada values Peace, Order, and Good Governance. To be honest, I think there is something profoundly true and beautiful about this.

The Canadian Constitution is messy and yet it is an example other countries follow. Consisting of several laws and unwritten conventions it tells a story of Canada's soul (yeah, I know that sounds a bit dramatic but I mean it) as much as the journey from British colony to the place Canada is today. Yes, this book contains a lot of legalese but the author Adam Dodek does a great job in explaining it to the layman.

Eine Geschichte voller Gewalt, widerlichen Männern und einer kraftvollen jungen Frau. Ich fand die Übersetzung nur so mittelgut und das nahm mir ein wenig die Freude am Lesen.

Die deutsche Übersetzung ist echt mühsam

This book was gripping and allowed to look deep into the characters and their relationships. I almost teared up once which is somewhat unusual for me.

Dieses Buch ist der Hammer. Es erzählt die Geschichten von verschiedenen Menschen, die alle um 23 Uhr 12 zufällig an der selben Nachttankstelle halten. Jede dieser Geschichten ist originell, dunkel und packend. Die Geschichten sind kompakt, das Buch auch. Von dieser Autorin werde ich definitiv mehr lesen.

I love the fact that Louise Penny places her stories in Quebec and I liked the settings in this one. For my taste it was a few characters too many though and I couldn't get myself to care about them. I also had a hard time buying the motive or the murderer. Well. It was her first book, maybe I'll give another one a chance.

Most stories felt a bit flat

Well, who would dare to give less than 5 stars to the bard anyway :) That said, this play is a fun and witty read, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

highly overrated. This is like a bad copy of the martian.