Sinclair Ross's as for Me and My House: Five Decades of Criticism

by David Stouck

Sinclair Ross's novel As For Me and My House was by all publishing standards a failure for the first thirty years of its life. Now, exactly a half-century after it first appeared in 1941, it has become a Canadian classic, the subject of more critical discussion and debate than any other single work of Canadian fiction. David Stouck has brought together some of the most important contributions of the vast body of critical writing on Ross's novel. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802068359
• ISBN13: 9780802068354
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A Novel Worth Reading...

As For Me and My House is truly a Canadian masterpiece. This novel provides us with a glimpse of our "canadian" heritage and allows us to understand and appreciate the hardships that pioneers endured. At times the novel seems dry and flat, but if you read closely and take the time to analyze and understand every sentence, you find words of wisdom that deal with human nature: their strengths and weaknesses.

Wonderful

Sinclair Ross is a brilliant writer. Although this story deals with a loney preacher and his wife during the depression era the trials they go through are easy to relate to. I would recommend this book to any adult wanting to discover how to really love and forgive. The content matter is a little advanced, so I would suggest it for anyone sixteen or over.