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Product Description
Rowan Friesen has made a career of drug-dealing and small-time thievery on the outer edges of Saskatoon. Shiftless and seemingly friendless, he is, at first glance, an unlikely protagonist. But as Stolen unfolds, we learn the details of Rowan’s life: his well meaning but self-absorbed mother, his mentally ill father, and a high-school friendship both lustful and incendiary. This intriguing back-story runs alongside a current-day murder mystery, complete with road trips, arson, drink and drugs, tech nerds and the RCMP. Rowan Friesen may not be the world’s most likable character, but the complexity and honesty of his story is thrilling. Stolen’s lean, tight narrative tells a tale of theft, love, and madness on the Canadian prairie, and moves along like a half-ton pickup bouncing over dirt roads.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1949106 in Books
- Published on: 2006-04-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Annette Lapointe was born in Saskatoon on the coldest day of 1978 to hippy-type people who made their own granola and organic baby food. The family's pursuit of pastoral bliss led Annette to be schooled mostly in a small, scary town outside the city, for which her parents have since apologized. She did her BA at the University of Saskatchewan, and her MA at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the U of S. After achieving Masterhood, she taught ESL in South Korea and women's studies at the U of S. Recently, she wandered back to South Korea and thence to Winnipeg, to pursue doctoral studies in English. She currently divides her time between Saskatoon and Winnipeg, with the result that most of her time is actually spent on the road.
Customer Reviews
Absolutely Amazing
I am a huge fan of Annette LaPointes. Her gift for words is amazing. Everything is subtle and understated, but lyrical in its own way.
This is one of my favorite examples:
Tim is only tangentially her friend. They intersected in Saskatoon's geek network. It's a layer of the city Rowan doesn't often get to see; he missed it by skipping university. All the engineers, a cross-section of the computer guys, and their girlfriends and exes and gaming partners have locked into their own tribe. They're producing strange kids at an alarming rate, but none of them are stupid.
I bought this book last year and have reread it several times. If you aren't threatened by descriptions of alternative lifestyles I would highly recommend this book.
What's la pointe, Annette?
I made it through this book solely because it was a choice of my book club. I imagine we'll all rip it to shreds at our discussion. I hated it. Totally unengaging story about unengaging characters. The protagonist is too hip for words, he's the quiet type, of course. He's ultra competent at any "off grid" activity, no matter if he's 10, he can still pick locks and assemble difficult electronics and make robots. Ludicrous is the other word that comes to mind. He's queer, (even though he starts out picking up a woman - why? who can say? Not Ms. LaPointe) but that's not enough to carry the novel. His relationships are unfathomable and unexplained. I got nothing from this book.
