The title is enough to attract attention from readers; the fact that it won the Pulitzer Prize, is a Heather’s Pick, and was a Globe and Mail bestseller seems unsurprising. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a sensitive, illuminating novel set in the difficult time of World War II, following the…
A fabulous classic featuring revenge, love, and identity switches, The Count of Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a lusciously written story. While it is not without grim and slow-paced scenes, this book contains some fantastic observations about the darkness of the human mind. Introducing a handsome, hardworking young sailor, Edmond Dantès, with a loving…
There is a significant amount of controversy surrounding this book. This is understandable. In The Shack by William Paul Young, the story begins with Mack Phillips, still wallowing in a “Great Sadness” that occurred a while ago. The book then jumps back in time to explain the brutal, tear-jerking, and traumatizing abduction of his six-year-old…