Normally, I find characters to be two dimension-lacking some kind of oomph-but that wasn’t the case in “A World Elsewhere,” rather, I found Gertrude to be a fascinating character. Ho… more →
Chasing The Pagewrote 2 months ago: Every once in a while my mom will hand me a book to read. I suppose I kind of ‘inherited … more →
wrote 2 months ago: University of Leeds students perform ‘The Sun is Not for Us’, China 2012 For anyone inte … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Jake Fairbrother (Cheng Bo) and Philip Whitchurch (Wei Jiang) The Orphan of Zhao RSC. Photo by Kwam … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Normally, I find characters to be two dimension-lacking some kind of oomph-but that wasn’t the … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Throughout my process of trying to write an insightful and thoughtful blog, I unintentionally began … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Rarely do I listen to “celebrity” gossip, but today some interesting news crossed my pat … more →
wrote 3 months ago: True understanding of a text comes from careful analysis, but, also, from knowledge of the minuscule … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Interpreting a text through literary lens can often yield some pretty interesting, yet almost assure … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Picture this: Cover of Wayne Johnston’s book, A World Elsewhere. I have started reading a new … more →
wrote 4 months ago: For the purpose of my summative presentation I was tasked to read Wayne Johnston’s, “A W … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The concept of succession and bloodlines is central to A World Elsewhere. Landish, for example, cons … more →
wrote 4 months ago: “Land of the Lotus Eaters” by Robert S. Duncanson Perhaps Robert S. Duncanson’s mo … more →
wrote 4 months ago: [Spoilers Ahead!] Landish Druken: Outlandish qualifies something as being foreign or belonging to an … more →
wrote 1 year ago: "A world elsewhere" will be on exhibit at the Artman Gallery from 10th-29th of April. At h … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been a Wayne Johnston fan since I first read The Divine Ryans. I have just finished A World El … more →
wrote 1 year ago: There are some nice things about Wayne Johnston’s A World Elsewhere, and there are some annoyi … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Four wonderful Canadian writers have recently released new novels. Having savoured previous novels b … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Newfoundland author Wayne Johnston, one of Canada’s most popular, critically heralded, and internati … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Brett Gundlock/National Post They don’t call it a longlist for nothing. An unprecedented 17 au … more →