Dogs at the Perimeter

I should start by admitting that I rarely read books with this kind of harrowing subject matter because I find them too distressing. But there is a gentle beauty to Madeleine's writing that enables you to keep reading, despite the atrocities being described. Like Elliot Perlman's The Street Sweeper,......more

This was a very heartfelt and beautifully written story about two friends now living in Canada after their traumatic experiences as children living in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge reign of terror. I particularly wanted to read this now, after having recently spent two weeks in Cambodia. While I w......more

Trochę z kronikarskiego obowiązku chciałbym zwrócić waszą uwagę na książkę Madeleine Thien, “Psy za płotem” (tłum. Łukasz Małecki), która miała się ukazać na początku kwietnia, ale została z oczywistych względów przeniesiona na bliżej nieokreśloną przyszłość (możliwe, że na sierpień). Thien poznaliś......more

3.5 stars. This is a less ambitious, accomplished novel than Do Not Say We Have Nothing, but it’s got its own disjointed grace and eerie power. It follows two Canadian adults who lost family to the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia, and takes you down a twisted path of searing memories, discarded ide......more