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paradisecreated's review
4.0
I absolutely love Lynn Coady, and this collection of short stories was a really fantastic way to get your fill of her fantastic dialogue and Canadian slang. Her characters are so easy to love and find yourself in, especially those of us who have had the pleasure of growing up in a small town or community.
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
caseythecanadianlesbrarian's review
4.0
I bought this book used about 5 years ago after loving Coady's more recent short story collection Hellgoing. I finally picked it up yesterday in an effort to read the books I already own! I didn't love this one quite as much (there's less dark humour here than I remember in Hellgoing which is one of the things I loved so much about it) but it is an excellent book, full of wise hard truths and authentic east coast working class life details. There are occasional bursts of striking insight into those every day but profound life experiences. I also REALLY connected with a story about an ESL teacher in Vancouver, as I used to do that job in that city as well. And it made me miss the east coast.
chalicotherex's review
5.0
I've now read all of Lynn Coady's books, and I wanted to rank them and organize them into a strict hierarchy, but I don't think I can except to say that I think this one is my favourite, and [b: Hellgoing|17731890|Hellgoing Stories|Lynn Coady|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1409185216s/17731890.jpg|24806228] is my least favourite, but I can't say why. Also I think I liked Mean Boy and The Antagonist more than Saints of Big Harbour and Strange Heaven, but those second two have stuck in my mind more, so I'm not even sure about that.
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