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DirkReading

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Joined 5 months ago

German Torontonian. Universally curious. Fedizen since 2018.

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2025 Reading Goal

60% complete! DirkReading has read 30 of 50 books.

Margaret Atwood: Alias Grace/ Alias Grace (Paperback, 2016, B de Bolsillo)

Alias Grace is a novel of historical fiction by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published …

Not a favorite

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.

M. G. Vassanji: Mordecai Richler (Penguin Canada)

One of Canada's top novelists examines the life and work of another Canadian Great. Both …

A complex man with an interesting life

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.

Margaret Atwood: Oryx and Crake [Hardcover] Atwood, Margaret, (Hardcover, Bloomsbury Publishing India Private Limited)

Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of …

So and so.

The world died and in a way it deserved it. What I found unique about this story was the setting just before. A disgusting utopia and large scale bioengineering experiments dance between rich and poor, between freedom and oppression. I didn't like the names and the main character though, but it did not stop me from being gripped by the story. That said, I don't feel the need to continue reading the trilogy.