Funny and Canadian. Why do these two always seem to go together? I don’t know, I can’t explain it, and perhaps only Canadians think so, but it seems to be a common theme. In this package, you’ll get three books for the price of one very big book: The Fencepost Chronicles, The Miss Hobbema Pageant, and Brother Frank’s Gospel Hour. You will be introduced to the hilarious cast of characters who live on the Ermineskin First Nations reserve in Alberta. Kinsella’s writing is crisp and fresh and never lets you down. (I’ve often wondered what someone who has lived on a First Nations Reserve might think of Kinsella. If you find out, let me know.) He has also written a lot of books about baseball, but I’ve never read any of them. I’ve heard that they are good, though, even if you’re not a huge baseball fan.

This book was recommended to me by Rui. This isn’t the kind of book that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It is the autobiography of a man who lived through difficult times but managed to keep his head above water. It is very lyrically written, mostly in a backflash style, looking back at this man’s time in the war and the difficult nature of the relationship with his adopted daughter. The book is quite sad, and can get quite disturbing, especially when he describes the situation of comfort women during the war. I wouldn’t have chosen this book for myself, but I’m glad that I read it. The only criticism that I would have to raise is that nothing really happens — and when something does happen, it is a past event, so you can guess how it will turn out.