Author Archives: aburke09

I will begin with a short summary of what has happened so far in The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The story begins in an interesting way, saying that the narrator’s father brought him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books (in Barcelona, where they live) and already I am wondering what this is. […] Continue reading →

I have to admit that I’m not quite sure what to think of this book so far. I got pulled into it right away – I quite enjoy the journal-entry-style-writing and I was interested following the story of García Madero’s shift from being a law student to joining a group of poets. The part in […] Continue reading →

Hello! My name is Amanda and I grew up in Calgary but I left Alberta in 2015. I lived in Victoria for 2.5 years and then moved to Vancouver in 2018. I have two brothers (my younger brother just moved here in the summer and my older brother just moved back to Calgary last year). I […] Continue reading →