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CanuckGoose

Name: Colyn deGraaff

Bio: Colyn deGraaff is a screenwriter, playwright, and author who has written for The Attic and SightLines. He currently lives in Calgary, Alberta

Twitter: @CanuckGoose


Reviews

For a book calling itself a “rural noir”, there’s a whole lot of spooky goings-ons in Tim Seeley and Mike…

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Not my thing, no matter how much I wanted it to be. The series begins with a one-beat protagonist who…

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Mild Spoilers. Snyder/Tuft deliver on the premise that at a time when people were more likely to be taken at…

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CanuckGoose's Recent Comments
January 11, 2012 7:06 pm I've cursed aloud some choices made by artists and writers on books before ("Really?.. REALLY?") but this issue marks the first time I've EVER screamed at a fictional character. "GO! GET OUT! COME ON--*" I slapped both hands over my mouth. Did that just happen? Then I looked at the book. Did THAT just happen? My pick of the week. I've been totally sucked into the world.
November 21, 2011 3:29 pm Considering Severed as a suspense story beneath a period piece, I prefer Futaki's. The pastel hues (opposed to Johnson's grit) do more to serve the story's escalating tension, rather than depicting the book as outright gore-horror. Futaki's cover teases the monster lurking beneath the surface of a optimistic era (when you could more easily trust a stranger) and fits the tone of the book FAR better for me. On the same note, I remember the bear trap scene FAR more vividly than the gorey reveal of the first victim.
November 20, 2011 6:41 pm I just want to say thanks to Conor, Ron, and Josh for the anniversary wishes at the end of the podcast. A lovely surprise :)
October 25, 2011 1:50 pm I donate my old comics to local schools and community reading programs. I send books home with friends and discuss them the next week over a pint. When it comes to resale, I've had an overwhelming success on sites like Kijiji. I can't do any of these digitally. This doesn't mean that I don't want to go digital. The free-space argument is valid, as is the crispness on a tablet, but as a reader and writer I buy my books in print out of a love of reading - and a desire to share that.