Margaret W

Itsuka

by Joy Kogawa

Thought-provoking

by Margaret W on December 22, 2011

I really like this book which is a follow-on from "Obasan". The Canadian born Japanese had a long, hard struggle for recognition and compensation. The intricacies of their trials and tribulations are ... More

Bobbi Lee: Indian Rebel

by Lee Maracle

teenage behaviour in the 60s

by Margaret W on September 15, 2011

I found many similarities to teenagers in other countries in those years. Native Canadians suffered the same indignities that indigenous people of other "Colonies" were subjected to because of their ... More

In the village of Viger and other stories

by Duncan Campbell Scott

Viger

by Margaret W on July 1, 2011

D C Scott gives good examples of life in a small town in the late 19th. century and the characters come alive in his stories. More

Ravensong

by Lee Maracle

ravensong

by Margaret W on July 1, 2011

Lee Marachle is very forthright in her views, but she does give a clear picture of life for the First Nation. More

Mrs Golightly and other stories.

by Ethel Wilson

by Margaret W on May 27, 2011

These are quite interesting stories and I found them interesting More

Life of Pi

by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

by Margaret W on March 24, 2011

Some parts of the book are believeable and others preposterous, such as meerkats up a tree on an algal island when they are desert dwellers of burrows. I did not find God as the author suggested. ... More