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A review by jennp28
High-Water Mark by Nicole Dixon
4.0
Actual rating 4.5 stars.
I won a copy of this book from CBC radio's Mainstreet program in Halifax. I did say I would review the book here if I won it, as extra incentive for them to pick me in the contest, so I guess it worked! ;)
After saying in my last review that I don't think I "get" short fiction, I actually loved this collection. I think the fact that the stories are loosely connected and all together in one novel-length read really helped. But this one had me from the first, intense paragraph.
The writing style is very readable, full of emotion but far from melodramatic which seems like a hard feat to achieve (or maybe I just read to much YA melodrama lit?).
I also loved how there were identifiable Nova Scotian and other Canadian places in the stories but it was just a natural part of the narrative, not a giant plot point or big flashing sign saying "look, I'm writing about Canada!"
The stories being almost exclusively from a female point of view was also interesting. I think it tied the stories together that much more.
Really, really liked this one. Buy it from an indie bookstore. :)
I won a copy of this book from CBC radio's Mainstreet program in Halifax. I did say I would review the book here if I won it, as extra incentive for them to pick me in the contest, so I guess it worked! ;)
After saying in my last review that I don't think I "get" short fiction, I actually loved this collection. I think the fact that the stories are loosely connected and all together in one novel-length read really helped. But this one had me from the first, intense paragraph.
The writing style is very readable, full of emotion but far from melodramatic which seems like a hard feat to achieve (or maybe I just read to much YA melodrama lit?).
I also loved how there were identifiable Nova Scotian and other Canadian places in the stories but it was just a natural part of the narrative, not a giant plot point or big flashing sign saying "look, I'm writing about Canada!"
The stories being almost exclusively from a female point of view was also interesting. I think it tied the stories together that much more.
Really, really liked this one. Buy it from an indie bookstore. :)