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The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative (Masse...
Reviewed by Hibiscus
I love this book. My previous experience with Thomas's King was his popular novel Green Grass, Running Water, which I enjoyed tremendous... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
I love this book. My previous experience with Thomas's King was his popular novel Green Grass, Running Water, which I enjoyed tremendous... More
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After the Red Night
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Spring Times, which has been translated from the Québécoi novel Les grandes marées and apparently has won the Governor-Generalès Award f... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Spring Times, which has been translated from the Québécoi novel Les grandes marées and apparently has won the Governor-Generalès Award f... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Bridget Jones's Diary
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Hilarious. It made me laugh out loud many times. Although I couldn't really relate to the book's heroin Bridget Jones as I'm not a 30-year-o... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Hilarious. It made me laugh out loud many times. Although I couldn't really relate to the book's heroin Bridget Jones as I'm not a 30-year-o... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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The Moviegoer
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/spoilers/ I can't believe I read most of this book in one sitting, and it's not because it was so good I couldn't put it down. Rather, I co... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/spoilers/ I can't believe I read most of this book in one sitting, and it's not because it was so good I couldn't put it down. Rather, I co... More
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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of...
Reviewed by Hibiscus
I believe that the time give to refutation in philosophy is usually time lost. Of the many attacks directed by the many thinkers against eac... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
I believe that the time give to refutation in philosophy is usually time lost. Of the many attacks directed by the many thinkers against eac... More
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The Merchant of Venice (Signet Classics)
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Definitely one of my favourite Shakespeare's plays. I don't see this play as anti-Semitic. Despite being the villain in the play, Shylock, t... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Definitely one of my favourite Shakespeare's plays. I don't see this play as anti-Semitic. Despite being the villain in the play, Shylock, t... More
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God?: A Debate between a Christian and an Atheist ...
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Read this book for my Philosophy of Religion course. I will try not to judge the book by the course, which was arguably the most boring cour... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Read this book for my Philosophy of Religion course. I will try not to judge the book by the course, which was arguably the most boring cour... More
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The James Joyce Murder (A Kate Fansler Mystery)
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/Spoilers/ Picked this book up from one of those 25-cent bins in front the used-book store. The title grabbed my attention for it appealed t... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/Spoilers/ Picked this book up from one of those 25-cent bins in front the used-book store. The title grabbed my attention for it appealed t... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Foundation
Reviewed by Hibiscus
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" The first novel in the Foundation trilogy, this sci-fi classic came highly recommended t... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" The first novel in the Foundation trilogy, this sci-fi classic came highly recommended t... More
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The Sun Also Rises
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Set in post-WWI, The Sun Also Rises is the story of post-war expatriates who wander through places as they wander through an existence witho... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Set in post-WWI, The Sun Also Rises is the story of post-war expatriates who wander through places as they wander through an existence witho... More
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Berlin Stories: Two Novels (New Directions Books)
Reviewed by Hibiscus
"I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking." The Berlin Stories consists of two semi-biographical nove... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
"I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking." The Berlin Stories consists of two semi-biographical nove... More
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Eight Minutes Idle
Reviewed by Hibiscus
So this is what "lad lit" is like. Michael Kimmel summerizes the basic plot of guy lit novels in his article "Guy Lit -Whatever" as thus:... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
So this is what "lad lit" is like. Michael Kimmel summerizes the basic plot of guy lit novels in his article "Guy Lit -Whatever" as thus:... More
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A Wild Sheep Chase
Reviewed by Hibiscus
This book came highly recommended to me by Robyn, and it didn't disappoint, not until the end anyway. The story is unique and absorbing, and... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
This book came highly recommended to me by Robyn, and it didn't disappoint, not until the end anyway. The story is unique and absorbing, and... More
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Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Tr...
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Overall, the trilogy was an enjoyable read even though the parts are greater than its sum. My favorite is The Restaurant at the End of the U... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Overall, the trilogy was an enjoyable read even though the parts are greater than its sum. My favorite is The Restaurant at the End of the U... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Reformed Coquet (Eighteenth-century Novels by Wome...
Reviewed by Hibiscus
This book consists of three novels written by Mary Davys. I only read Reformed Coquet and The Accomplished Rake for class. It took me a w... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
This book consists of three novels written by Mary Davys. I only read Reformed Coquet and The Accomplished Rake for class. It took me a w... More
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The Adventures of Ali and Ali and the AXes of Evil...
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A wacky play in the tradition of agitprop theatre. I read the play before I saw it on stage, and both made me laugh out loud. The play is po... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A wacky play in the tradition of agitprop theatre. I read the play before I saw it on stage, and both made me laugh out loud. The play is po... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Robert Chafe: Two Plays
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Saw the play on stage first and later read the text for my Canadian Lit paper. The text version does not do justice to the play. A lot of th... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Saw the play on stage first and later read the text for my Canadian Lit paper. The text version does not do justice to the play. A lot of th... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasin
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A very strange First Nations play that is a mix of humour, tragedy, reality and fantasy. It tackles many issues facing the First Nations in ... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A very strange First Nations play that is a mix of humour, tragedy, reality and fantasy. It tackles many issues facing the First Nations in ... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Never Swim Alone and This is a Play
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Again, I rather watch this play on stage than read it. A very strange play that relies a lot on the choreography of its physical theatre, wh... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
Again, I rather watch this play on stage than read it. A very strange play that relies a lot on the choreography of its physical theatre, wh... More
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The Second Maiden's Tragedy
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/spoilers/ What a morbid play! Written in the 17th-c, the language is of course archaic (think Shakespeare), but the content is kind of risq... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/spoilers/ What a morbid play! Written in the 17th-c, the language is of course archaic (think Shakespeare), but the content is kind of risq... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Polygraph (Methuen Modern Plays)
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A very difficult play to visualize as it relies heavily on visual technology to tell its story. The amazing visual spectacle doesn't really ... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A very difficult play to visualize as it relies heavily on visual technology to tell its story. The amazing visual spectacle doesn't really ... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Bordertown Cafe
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/spoilers/ A humourous play about a family living in the borderland between Canada & US, it is essentially a coming-of-age story about a 17-... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
/spoilers/ A humourous play about a family living in the borderland between Canada & US, it is essentially a coming-of-age story about a 17-... More
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The Yellow Wall-Paper
Reviewed by Hibiscus
As one of the few feminist pieces from the 19th century, The Yellow Wallpaper is a chilling psychological account of what both physical and ... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
As one of the few feminist pieces from the 19th century, The Yellow Wallpaper is a chilling psychological account of what both physical and ... More
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Five Bells & Bladebone
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A flawed but entertaining novel with a very clever ending. The author has the tendency to introduce numerous characters and spell out ALL th... More
Reviewed by Hibiscus
A flawed but entertaining novel with a very clever ending. The author has the tendency to introduce numerous characters and spell out ALL th... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago
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Wintersmith: (Discworld Novel 35) (Discworld Novel...
Reviewed by Crooty
This is the third book is the Tiffany Aching series (after The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full of Sky, and before When I Am Old I Shall Wear Mid... More
Reviewed by Crooty
This is the third book is the Tiffany Aching series (after The Wee Free Men and A Hat Full of Sky, and before When I Am Old I Shall Wear Mid... More
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The Price of Salt
Reviewed by bookworm fellow
great book about the relationship between two lesbians in the 50's, the decade this book was released. it deals with the lesbian relationshi... More
Reviewed by bookworm fellow
great book about the relationship between two lesbians in the 50's, the decade this book was released. it deals with the lesbian relationshi... More
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Germinal (Oxford World's Classics)
Reviewed by bookworm fellow
This is the story about a city of the 19th century inhabited by miners. Zola describes very well the reality of the working class during the... More
Reviewed by bookworm fellow
This is the story about a city of the 19th century inhabited by miners. Zola describes very well the reality of the working class during the... More
Added 17 years, 5 months ago