Hannah Holborn's Reviews
Reviews of Hannah’s Work
Apr.02.2009
Published by The Peace Arch News
White Rock author Hannah Holborn has hit the jackpot most fiction writers dream about.
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Mar.08.2009
Published by The Edmonton Journal
"...as strong a first collection as we have any right to hope (for)"
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Feb.28.2009
Published by Coast Reporter
"(Holborn's) imagination...runs riot with vivid and eccentric characters. (Her) scenarios vary from Monty Python to Russian tragedy. Nothing is normal in Holborn’s world."
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Feb.18.2009
Published by North Shore Outlook
"the collection of varied tales (has) tragedy and violent drama crackling with comedic noir and irony that borders tenderly-spun farce."
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Feb.03.2009
Published by Grande Prairie Ink!
"The stories in “Fierce” contain beautiful writing, offbeat characters, and strange scenarios. Yet there is humanity and honesty in this collection that really makes it work....
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Jan.31.2009
Published by The Globe and Mail
"Holborn's double high-wire act leaps effortlessly between funny and tragic...(her)visuals are cinematic..."
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Jan.24.2009
Published by The National Post
"(Holborn) expertly captures the mishmash of First Nations culture, warmed-over New Age flummery and fast-food franchise creep typical of communities on the last disappearing...
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Jan.17.2009
Published by The Montreal Gazette
The best stories may be short, but never small; in fact, the ones that move us most deeply embody whole worlds. Such is true of the tough tales in Fierce, the debut collection by...
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Reviews by Hannah
18.Mar.2008
Hannah Holborn reviews
by lolly-winston
Good Grief is a heartwarming, heartbreaking, and delightfully funny book!
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About Hannah
Hannah Holborn is the author of FIERCE (McClelland & Stewart, pre-order now, available December, 30, 2008).
Fragile and resilient--the characters in the nine stories and novella in Fierce are equal parts both. They are rootless, reckless, visionary...
Causes Hannah Holborn Supports
Compassion Canada