Few authors are able to move me the way Jhumpa Lahiri does. Her words are simple; her language neither fancy nor elegant. Yet she is somehow able to capture the essence of everyday existence in each story who writes. “A Temporary Matter” is the first piece in her Pulitzer Prize winning short story collection …
One of my favourite things about the holiday season is all the extra time I have to read! At least, that’s what I tell myself every year before heading home for Christmas, although in actuality, I probably end up reading a lot less than I do on a regular basis. Here we are on the …
When I was a kid, The Call of the Wild was one of my most cherished books; I read it over and over until the cover started to fall off. I remember being outraged at Manuel’s treachery, traumatized by the man with the red sweater’s brutality and heart broken at Curly’s death. Although Buck is …
A while ago, while browsing through the extremely disorganized and extremely frustrating book shelves at Value Village, I stumbled across a Modern Library paperback edition of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, White Fang and To Build a Fire – all in one neat and tidy edition, and better yet, in perfect condition. I …
Let’s drift away from boring quotations and book reviews for a while and enjoy a clever short story written by the littlest McLaren, my nine-year-old sister Tara. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! By The Big Bad Good Wolf You all probably know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, or …
After reading an alarming number of duds this summer, I have returned to classic literature as a way of guaranteeing myself of getting at least one more good read in before I return to the dubious field of contemporary literature. Watching and reading The Reader this summer (definitely not one of the aforementioned duds!) reminded …
