The Two-Headed Calf
by Sandra Birdsell | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0771014546 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0771014546 Global Overview for this book
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Short stories by one of my favourite Canadian authors. To read and release.
I do love reading Birdsell's short stories. Her characters, like those of Margaret Laurence and Alice Munro, become real people to the reader, living real lives. While they might be involved in situations that you've never been in (or ever would hope to be in, as is the case in "Disappearances" where a couple are taking a motor trip to Saskatoon where, you learn, her daughter will stand trial for murder), you can understand them, relate to them, hope for them, laugh and cry with them.
This was not my favourite read of all time though. While I enjoyed it, there was something lacking such that I came away from the book reasonably contented but at the same time slightly disappointed. The writing was understated and gentle, which is nice and something I enjoy most of the time. However at the time I read it, it seemed to lack sparkle or oomph. Perhaps it was my own mood at the time and I was in need of a bit more drama than this book ultimately gave me.
I ought read it again and give it another chance but I probably won't. I plan to release the book in a month or so for gypsysmom's Canada Day release challenge.
This was not my favourite read of all time though. While I enjoyed it, there was something lacking such that I came away from the book reasonably contented but at the same time slightly disappointed. The writing was understated and gentle, which is nice and something I enjoy most of the time. However at the time I read it, it seemed to lack sparkle or oomph. Perhaps it was my own mood at the time and I was in need of a bit more drama than this book ultimately gave me.
I ought read it again and give it another chance but I probably won't. I plan to release the book in a month or so for gypsysmom's Canada Day release challenge.
Journal Entry 3 by Pooker3 at Medical Arts Building - 233 Kennedy Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (6/29/2010 UTC) at Medical Arts Building - 233 Kennedy Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
on the first floor by the payphones.
This book was released for the 2010 Canada Day release challenge (running June 25 - July 4) in celebration of Canadian books and authors.
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I hope that you enjoy this book by a Canadian author. Happy Canada Day on the 1st!
This book was released for the 2010 Canada Day release challenge (running June 25 - July 4) in celebration of Canadian books and authors.
To the finder of this book:
Welcome to the wonderful and wacky world of BookCrossing! Here you'll find a unique and worldwide community of book lovers sharing their books. This book is now yours! Read it, enjoy it. Keep it or pass it on to someone you know or even release it back into the wild as I did. If you make a journal entry (either anonymously or as a BookCrossing member) all previous readers of this book will be notified by e-mail and can follow this book on its travels. BookCrossing is free to join, completely confidential (you are known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your email address) and it's a whole lot of fun!
I hope that you enjoy this book by a Canadian author. Happy Canada Day on the 1st!
