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Review Date: 10/27/2007
Sasha Salter was only twenty-seven, but she already had her own award-winning children's television show and was about to be featured in a popular women's magazine. She was content with her life. That was until a routine doctor's appointment brought her unbelievable news: she was pregnant, despite the fact that she had not had sex with anyone in over two years.
Sasha soon found out that she was the âvictim' of a rare condition called Lazicum Spermatozoa, the âlazy sperm'. As much as she enjoyed entertaining and educating children through her work, Sasha was definitely not ready to be a mother herself. With the help of her friends, Sasha must now delve into her past and figure out which one of her exes was the father and, all the while, determine what to do with her future.
Ms. Clark's made-belief medical anomaly served as a great centerpiece for this funny and warm tale. An unexpected and unplanned pregnancy is probably one of the worst nightmares any single woman could imagine. And to think that one could host a lover's sperm for years and become pregnant with it! I am just glad it was fictitious.
The pace of the book was brisk with believable characters and, often, witty dialogues. The overall plot and the happy ending were fairly predictable, but it still made for a nice relaxing read. Although the plot revolved around a very scary, though unreal, medical condition, the author still achieved in writing a feel-good book which was best for unwinding after a hectic day in the real world.
Sasha soon found out that she was the âvictim' of a rare condition called Lazicum Spermatozoa, the âlazy sperm'. As much as she enjoyed entertaining and educating children through her work, Sasha was definitely not ready to be a mother herself. With the help of her friends, Sasha must now delve into her past and figure out which one of her exes was the father and, all the while, determine what to do with her future.
Ms. Clark's made-belief medical anomaly served as a great centerpiece for this funny and warm tale. An unexpected and unplanned pregnancy is probably one of the worst nightmares any single woman could imagine. And to think that one could host a lover's sperm for years and become pregnant with it! I am just glad it was fictitious.
The pace of the book was brisk with believable characters and, often, witty dialogues. The overall plot and the happy ending were fairly predictable, but it still made for a nice relaxing read. Although the plot revolved around a very scary, though unreal, medical condition, the author still achieved in writing a feel-good book which was best for unwinding after a hectic day in the real world.
Review Date: 3/17/2008
I read the translated version of this book.
A 40-year-old French-Canadian writer from Montreal set out to find his long lost brother, whom he had not seen for 20 years. The only trace he had was a 15-year-old postcard from a small town in Quebec. At the beginning of his quest, he picked up a hitchhiker, a young Métis girl. Together, driving an old Volkswagen minivan, they traced the footsteps of the French explorers from the St. Lawrence to St. Louis, Missouri and then headed west along the Oregon Trail. This turned out to be a journey of self-discovery as well as a history lesson for the writer where he learned about the plight of the Native Americans through the eyes of a Métis.
With translated work, one has to wonder how much of the style of the writer actually came through in the translation. Regardless, this English version was a really nice, easy read where I was drawn into the narrator's quest very quickly: Where did the brother go? What happened to him and what became of him? However, it was very clear soon into the book that the process of how one reaches a goal is often as, of not more, rewarding as achieving the goal itself. This book was short-listed as one of five books in CBC's Canada Reads program in 2005. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in exploring Canadian literature or who just wants a good read.
A 40-year-old French-Canadian writer from Montreal set out to find his long lost brother, whom he had not seen for 20 years. The only trace he had was a 15-year-old postcard from a small town in Quebec. At the beginning of his quest, he picked up a hitchhiker, a young Métis girl. Together, driving an old Volkswagen minivan, they traced the footsteps of the French explorers from the St. Lawrence to St. Louis, Missouri and then headed west along the Oregon Trail. This turned out to be a journey of self-discovery as well as a history lesson for the writer where he learned about the plight of the Native Americans through the eyes of a Métis.
With translated work, one has to wonder how much of the style of the writer actually came through in the translation. Regardless, this English version was a really nice, easy read where I was drawn into the narrator's quest very quickly: Where did the brother go? What happened to him and what became of him? However, it was very clear soon into the book that the process of how one reaches a goal is often as, of not more, rewarding as achieving the goal itself. This book was short-listed as one of five books in CBC's Canada Reads program in 2005. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in exploring Canadian literature or who just wants a good read.
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