Montreal Review of Books: Spring 2006

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Volume 9, No. 3

features

Affectionate Scrutiny
By Tess Fragoulis

Multiple Solitudes
By Ian McGillis

fiction

Nasty, Short And Brutal
Reviewed by Faustus Salvador

The Sound Of All Flesh
Reviewed by Faustus Salvador

My Most Secret Desire
Reviewed by Naomi Louder

Something To Pet The Cat About
Reviewed by Naomi Louder

Go Figure
Reviewed by Marci Denesiuk

Sosi
Reviewed by Catherine Paquette

The Avatar Syndrome
Reviewed by Harvey Shepherd

The Bicycle Eater
Reviewed by Kimberly Bourgeois

The Enemy Within
Reviewed by Andrea Belcham

Vandal Love
Reviewed by Ami Sands Brodoff

fiction at a glance

Baglady
Reviewed by Margaret Goldik

non-fiction

Denys Arcand: A Life In Film
Reviewed by Claude Lalumière

Dr. Delicious: Memoirs Of A Life In Canlit
Reviewed by Joan Eyolfson Cadham

Fight, Flight Or Chill: Subcultures, Youth, And Rave In The Twenty-first Century
Reviewed by Jon Paul Fiorentino

From Lowbrow To Nobrow
Reviewed by Mark Heffernan

Maps Of Difference: Canada, Women, And Travel
Reviewed by Louise Abbott

The Hanging Of Angelique: The Untold Story Of Canadian Slavery And The Burning Of Old Montreal
Reviewed by Cassandra Hanrahan

We Are On Our Own
Reviewed by Joel Yanofsky

non-fiction at a glance

The Montreal Pocket Parent: A Directory For Pregnant Women, Parents, Babies And Children
Reviewed by Margaret Goldik

A Miraculous Journey
Reviewed by Margaret Goldik

Roadsigns: Travel Tips To Higher Ground
Reviewed by Margaret Goldik

Girl In A Red River Coat
Reviewed by Margaret Goldik

poetry

Hurt Thyself
Reviewed by Bert Almon

Abandon
Reviewed by Bert Almon

He Claims He Is The Direct Heir
Reviewed by Bert Almon

Attention All Typewriters
Reviewed by Bert Almon

young readers

Lullaby Berceuse: A Warm Prairie Night
Reviewed by Carol-Ann Hoyte

Caramba
Reviewed by Carol-Ann Hoyte

Claire And The Unicorn Happy Ever After
Reviewed by Carol-Ann Hoyte

Home Invasion
Reviewed by Carol-Ann Hoyte

Pasta Pazoo: More Better Spaghetti
Reviewed by Carol-Ann Hoyte

Raising A Little Stink
Reviewed by Carol-Ann Hoyte

Scaredy Squirrel
Reviewed by Carol-Ann Hoyte

The Fragrant Garden
Reviewed by Carol-Ann Hoyte

Madeleine Thien And The Search For Certainty

By Ian McGillis

New Document "I was shy, inarticulate, not very forward, so writing was and is very liberating. And fun, so much fun." Madeleine Thie... READ MORE

Matters Of Hart

Affectionate Scrutiny

By Tess Fragoulis

New Document Who hasn't fantasized about dropping out of life for a while and assuming a new identity, or eavesdropping at your own... READ MORE

New Document In Memorian:
John George
1923 - 2006
"Mr. George"
Bookseller, Book Lover

New Document We wish to thank the Canada Council for the Arts,
the Department of Canadian Heritage,
and SODEC for their generous support,
without which this publication would not exist.

New Document Montreal Review of Books
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