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Jenn Writes

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Book Review – No Relation by Terry Fallis

April 17, 2015 by koalateagirl

“What’s in a name?” Juliet famously queried. “That which we call a rose, would smell as sweet” were it called something else, she noted as she contemplated the trouble that was caused by her true love having the last name of her family’s sworn rival.  In his latest novel, Terry Fallis has taken that question to the next level and the result is the hilariously funny No Relation. No Relation is Fallis’ fourth book – and the third I’ve read (I have Up and Down on my nightstand – queued up for reading when I finish my current book). As a political junkie, I adored The Best Laid Plans and its sequel The High Road. They were laugh out loud funny, and I was a little concerned about whether the smart and poignant political satire would transfer into a book that wasn’t at all political.

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Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Books, Canadian Literature, CanLit, Funny, Humour, No Relation, reading, Reviews, Terry Fallis, The Best Laid Plans, The High Road, Up and Down

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