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5.0�toiles sur 5 Canadian Goodness, Ao� 23 2003

Par	Ez (Melbourne, Australia) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Spadework (Hardcover)

Griffin Kincaid gets involved with another man, while his wife Jane becomes obsessed with the telephone repairman. Loved this book, especially the scenes with Milos Saworski. (A+)

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Easy, readable novel from Findley, Jui 23 2003

Par	"cathst" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Spadeworks (Paperback)

The Kincaid family lives a superficially contented, easy life revolving around the theatre in Stratford until one day their gardener slices their phone cable, some vital calls are missed, and their lives begin to unravel.

A very readable, suspenseful novel, a bit different from what I'm used to from Findley. I'm a big Findley fan, but this is not my absolute favourite of his... and Findley himself called it his "slightest book," although I'm not sure I'd go that far. It still goes to say that this is a really great book with believable characters and a complicated plot with common but complex themes. It may even make you question your own character and what events it would take to make you break away from what you think is most important in your life.

Note also that anyone who's ever been to Stratford, Ontario, will recognize a lot of landmarks and even people in this story!

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2.0�toiles sur 5 The novel he was meant to write? I hope not..., Nov. 20 2002

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This review is from: Spadework (Mass Market Paperback)

Though renowned as one of Canada's best, with a wealth of great work behind, Findley's latest is not even a shadow of what we have come to expect. While the establishment of setting gives a stunning portrayal of life in Stratford, Ontario, one must wonder why such attention wasn't also given to the book's characters. Jane is a melodramatic Southern Belle turned Canadian, ruined by an overbearing mother and full of woe. Her ambitious husband Griff is unconvincingly pulled into an affair that challenges his sexuality and their 7 year old son offer's 70 year old wisdom in the midst of this household drama.

Vaguely interesting and occasionally humorous, Spadework is the book for those interested in loose plots and happy endings.

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1.0�toiles sur 5 Not even bad enough to be good
I have read good reviews of this book and the only thing to conclude is that there's so little good writing coming out of Canada that anyone who can actually spell is considered a... Read more

Publi� le Mars 21 2004

5.0�toiles sur 5 Excellent and Honest!
Spadework may not be Findley's most creative book, but as far as capturing honest characters goes, this book is dead-on. Read more

Publi� le Ao� 10 2002 par Lisa

2.0�toiles sur 5 Slapdash
Timothy Findley's earlier novel, "Famous Last Words" is a very strange and disturbing book. Read more