Monday was Labour Day, which meant a long weekend, and we didn't go anywhere exotic, or do anything exciting. We had a movie night with friends, went for a run, and saw The Clock, an movie made up of time based clips from other movies. It's finished in Melbourne now, but if you ever get a chance to see it - or part of it - it runs for 24 hours - I recommend it. A really relaxing weekend, which left plenty of time for reading and knitting.
On Saturday I started Bad Ideas by Missy Marston.
Trudy works nights in a linen factory, avoiding romance and sharing the care of her four-year-old niece with Trudy's mother, Claire. Claire still pines for Trudy's father, a St. Lawrence Seaway construction worker who left her 20 years ago. Claire believes in true love. Trudy does not. She's keeping herself to herself. But when Jules Tremblay, aspiring daredevil, walks into the Jubilee restaurant, Trudy's a goner.
Loosely inspired by Ken "the Crazy Canuck" Carter's attempt to jump the St. Lawrence River in a rocket car, and set in a 1970s hollowed-out town in eastern Ontario, Bad Ideas paints an indelible portrait of people on the forgotten fringes of life. Witty and wise, this is a novel that will stay with you a long time.
That is all true, but doesn't begin to describe this book. It's a novel about poor people, and how that defines their lives, and it's also a book about love, and family. It's well written and sad and real while having an element of the surreal. It was a quick read, but has so much in it.
Thanks to NetGalley and ECW Press for the ARC and the chance to review this book.
On Saturday I started Bad Ideas by Missy Marston.
The blurb says this:
Loosely inspired by Ken "the Crazy Canuck" Carter's attempt to jump the St. Lawrence River in a rocket car, and set in a 1970s hollowed-out town in eastern Ontario, Bad Ideas paints an indelible portrait of people on the forgotten fringes of life. Witty and wise, this is a novel that will stay with you a long time.
That is all true, but doesn't begin to describe this book. It's a novel about poor people, and how that defines their lives, and it's also a book about love, and family. It's well written and sad and real while having an element of the surreal. It was a quick read, but has so much in it.
Thanks to NetGalley and ECW Press for the ARC and the chance to review this book.
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