BEST IN SHOW
Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman
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My number 1, absolute favourite book this year, was Eating the Dinosaur, Chuck Klosterman’s sixth book.
Scribner, 2010
$19.99 paperback
The Waterproof Bible by Andrew Kaufman
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Kaufman’s first novel is a brilliant allegorical tale partly set in Winnipeg. I loved everything about this book and will continue to read and re-read it until Kaufman publishes another novel.
Random House Canada, 2010
$27.00 hardcover
MY TOP FICTION READS
The Retreat by David Bergen: Great summer novel set in Kenora, ON.
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Border Songs by Jim Lynch: Love Jim Lynch, author of The Highest Tide. Quirky fiction.
https://www.somisguided.com/weblog/comments/book-review-border-songs-by-jim-lynch/
Little Bee by Chris Cleave: Reminded me of Andrea Levy’s Small Island. Illuminating fiction about the immigrant experience in the UK.
https://www.somisguided.com/weblog/comments/book-review-little-bee-by-chris-cleave/
Bedtime Story by Robert J. Wiersema: A story within a story about a boy and a magical book.
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MY TOP KIDS READ
The Dread Crew by Kate Inglis: Rollicking pirates invade a small town. Great word play.
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MY TOP NON-FICTION READS
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr: So good I couldn’t harness my thoughts into a coherent review.
https://www.somisguided.com/weblog/comments/book-review-the-shallows-by-nicholas-carr
The Big Short by Michael Lewis: Sub-prime mortgage crisis as page-turning thriller.
https://www.somisguided.com/weblog/comments/book-review-the-big-short-by-michael-lewis/
Madame de Stael by Francine du Plessix Gray: Literary geekery.
https://www.somisguided.com/weblog/comments/book-review-madame-de-stael-by-francine-de-plessix-gray/
Two Generals by Scott Chantler: Beautifully illustrated, graphic memoir of two generals in WWII.
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