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Didn’t Like It “1.5 stars. I really wanted to like this book. It is set in Jasper, Alberta (I live in Calgary). It starts off with Doctor Byrne climbing a nearby glacier and falling into a crevasse in 1898, so it sounds promising. But alas - I could never get into it! My mind wandered the entire time I read it,...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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Maria K wrote this review Friday, October 1, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Canada Reads book. ”
liberrylady wrote this review Saturday, August 7, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very interesting book. A different style of writing - hard to describe. There were aspects that were a bit hard to follow, and some areas were not as well developed as I would have liked, but overall an interesting read. It is printed on nice heavyweight paper!”
Crossbike wrote this review Wednesday, January 6, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ Winner of the Writers Guild of Alberta Best First Book Award, this is possibly the best "first book" I've ever read, although it won't appeal to those who prefer the "classical paradigm" novel. Wharton's writing has an exquisite quality about it that good poetry has. In that regard, it is similar to the writing of John Berger (To the Wedding) and Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient).”
Jim H wrote this review Tuesday, February 10, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“1.5 stars. I really wanted to like this book. It is set in Jasper, Alberta (I live in Calgary). It starts off with Doctor Byrne climbing a nearby glacier and falling into a crevasse in 1898, so it sounds promising. But alas - I could never get into it! My mind wandered the entire time I read it, so I had trouble concentrating and following what was going on. I do know that Doctor Byrne (an Englishman) returned to Jasper years later and was studying the glaciers. There were lots of other characters as well with things going on, but I just wasn't interested! I think it was the writing style. Sad to say, I just didn't like it. ”
LibraryCin wrote this review Tuesday, December 9, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book intrigued me the most of the Canada Reads list...will give it a try.”
Colleen B wrote this review Thursday, March 6, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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