Monday, October 01, 2007 - No Great Mischief

Had a very relaxing weekend, which I really needed. Next week I'm scheduled for 48 hours, so hopefully my life will be somewhat less crazy. In the meantime, thought I'd recommend another book I just finished, so here you go.

Alistair MacLeod is one of Canada's most celebrated writers (even though he's only published two short story collections and one novel), so I was happy to finally read No Great Mischief, his novel. The story tells the family history of Alexander MacDonald, from the Scottish roots of his family to his youth on Cape Breton Island. The thing that makes this novel great is that MacLeod is such a natural storyteller -- the novel feels like the kind of story that your grandparents might have imparted to you at some point (for that matter, much of the novel involves grandparents telling stories). Anyhow, it's an absolutely wonderful read, and I'd definitely recommend taking a look.


Cavan blogged at 9:12 PM | 1 comments


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Bridge of Sighs - Richard Russo


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