Joey Comeau – This Magazine https://this.org Progressive politics, ideas & culture Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:50:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://this.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-Screen-Shot-2017-08-31-at-12.28.11-PM-32x32.png Joey Comeau – This Magazine https://this.org 32 32 REVIEW: New short novel captures loss, dark humour set in small-town Nova Scotia https://this.org/2017/10/26/review-new-short-novel-captures-loss-dark-humour-set-in-small-town-nova-scotia/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:50:45 +0000 https://this.org/?p=17418 9781770414075_1024x1024Malagash 
By Joey Comeau
ECW Press, $15.95

If you’re in need of a book that puts grief into words, look no further than Malagash by Joey Comeau. This quick read is a witty and poignant look inside the mind of a girl who copes with her father’s death by creating a computer virus that utilizes recordings of his voice. It perfectly captures the all-too-relatable feeling of dealing with loss. Set against the backdrop of the small, red-dirt town of Malagash, N.S., Comeau’s fragmented sentences and short chapters provide a darkly humorous yet thoughtful read—one that will leave you feeling melancholy long after you’re done.

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