I’d planned to study tonight, but this short novella by Fredrik Backman was irresistible. Despite its brevity, The Deal of a Lifetime managed to be dark and pessimistic, yet also suggestive of all the innocence and love in the world. It was a letter from a father to a son, but it wasn’t a conventional…
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is a short, serene, and insightful collection of reflections by the renowned Japanese novelist, Haruki Murakami. It’s centered around his life as a devoted, steadfast runner, as well as a successful writer. What could be the similarities between these two contrasting playing fields of his life:…
(Published in the February 2021 Issue of The Sequitur, Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton, ON) In literature, men are most likely to “grin” and women to “scream”. Ray Bradbury claimed that “cinnamon” was one of his favorite words, yet he used “spearmint” more than any other author, eclipsing many other authors, actually, in his use of spices….