sunny_care's review against another edition
4.0
I received an ARC at BookCon 2017
This is far removed from the type of books I usually read, but I found I liked it a lot.
The writing is beautiful and it is very easy to feel and understand what the characters are feeling. The format of short stories made me feel like I was being given a handful of glimpses into the lives of the people of Nova Scotia.
The perspective the stories were written in was introspective and reminiscent. I enjoyed it, but it was certainly not something I, as a young adult, would normally pick up. I would recommend this book to someone older than myself. Someone older and more prone to reminisce might feel a deeper connection to this book that I, at my age, cannot feel quite yet.
This is far removed from the type of books I usually read, but I found I liked it a lot.
The writing is beautiful and it is very easy to feel and understand what the characters are feeling. The format of short stories made me feel like I was being given a handful of glimpses into the lives of the people of Nova Scotia.
The perspective the stories were written in was introspective and reminiscent. I enjoyed it, but it was certainly not something I, as a young adult, would normally pick up. I would recommend this book to someone older than myself. Someone older and more prone to reminisce might feel a deeper connection to this book that I, at my age, cannot feel quite yet.
exurbanis's review against another edition
3.0
Short stories. Bruneau captures settings really well: crowds in Florence, the city of Berlin, the parking lot where Shannon tries to live in her van.
She approaches the narratives on a tangent, rather than just tell us who and where, but then moments of pure clarity. I gave up 2.5 stories from the end of the book.
All of the stories are supposed to be linked by NS. First is an Irish Great war bride of 10 years; then nun (?) from Lagos in Halifax, then Haligonian couple in Florence, and another in Berlin. Tenuous.
She approaches the narratives on a tangent, rather than just tell us who and where, but then moments of pure clarity. I gave up 2.5 stories from the end of the book.
All of the stories are supposed to be linked by NS. First is an Irish Great war bride of 10 years; then nun (?) from Lagos in Halifax, then Haligonian couple in Florence, and another in Berlin. Tenuous.
miramichireader's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable collection of short stories that will not disappoint fans of Ms. Bruneau. Beautiful, thoughtful and graceful writing from one of Canada's best literary fiction writers.
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