Books

This book is about several generations of a Japanese family. It is written in snapshot style, so you are taken back and forth in time to witness episodes in the life of the grandparents, parents, and children. The book starts with a rather vivid description of the death of the...

Recommended by a person I met at the bus stop (in return, I told her to read Outlander.) This is a reworking of the legends of King Arthur as told from the women’s perspective. It is a very good book, but not the best I have ever read. The character...

I enjoyed this book as a casual read before bed. It is not particularly deep or insightful, but it is a fun read nevertheless. It will make you reminisce about your childhood friends and all the mischief you may have gotten up to. It also may make you think about...

Fabulous, wonderful, fun book. Loved it. I bought it in a book store in an airport hoping that it might keep my attention during the 16 hour flight to Japan. It more than lived up to the task. I couldn’t put it down. If you like to read, you will...

If you haven’t read the books, go now and read them. And it’s not good enough to say that you’ve seen the movie. Read the books! I don’t care how old you are, what you’re reading now, or what you’ve heard about the books, you must read them!

I enjoy Amy Tan’s books very much. She writes about the Chinese American experience. In this book, as with most of them, I enjoyed the parts that took place in China best. This book chronicles one woman’s quest to understand her difficult mother.

Classic fantasy trilogy recommended by Rui, Ash, and a girl I talked to at the streetcar stop. Rui lent me his copies of the books and I think I finished all of them in about a week. A really good set of books to read when you get that feeling...

Funny and Canadian. Why do these two always seem to go together? I don’t know, I can’t explain it, and perhaps only Canadians think so, but it seems to be a common theme. In this package, you’ll get three books for the price of one very big book: The Fencepost...

This book was recommended to me by Rui. This isn’t the kind of book that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It is the autobiography of a man who lived through difficult times but managed to keep his head above water. It is very lyrically written, mostly in...

I can tell I’ve liked a book very much indeed when I occasionally find myself wondering what the characters are doing now… My Mum recommended this series of books. Outlander is the first, followed by Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, and The Fiery Cross. At first I didn’t...