Tag: Literary Fiction
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The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld
A family’s unravelling after a tragedy as told through the eyes of a 10 year old girl — it’s one of the grimmest and darkest things I’ve ever read.
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A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
Gaines’ 1993 story of a Black man’s execution in the 1940s is urgent, upsetting and unforgettable.
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City of Thieves by David Benioff
A WWII novel by the Game of Thrones guy. It’s as good as any war novel I’ve read.
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Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Coetzee won his second Booker Prize with this in 1999. It’s short, but rich and memorable.
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Denison Avenue by Christina Wong, Illustrated by Daniel Innes
Moving and beautiful. It belongs in the Toronto Starter Kit. It’s one of the best things I’ve read in years.
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Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
This was a sensation in Canada when it was published in 2005. It’s easy to see why.
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The Magician by Colm Tóibín
An imagined biography if Thomas Mann that seems highbrow and alienating but is actually compelling historical fiction, even if you don’t know the subject well.
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Waiting for the Barbarians by J. M. Coetzee
Cotezee’s best-regarded book is a slim volume with sharp teeth and resonance more than 40 years after its publication.
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Money by Martin Amis
Amis’ most popular work stands up very well. Edgy and funny, with a weird relevance even after all these years.