Some Great Thing

by Lawrence Hill

Book Overview

Disillusioned and apathetic after four years of college, fledgling reporter Mahatma Grafton returns to his hometown to begin work at a local newspaper. When a peaceful demonstration escalates into a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554686946
• ISBN13: 9781554686940
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

some great canadiana

Mahatma Grafton is a university graduate who, having no idea what he wants to do with his life, returns to his hometown of Winnipeg to work for a newspaper. Over the course of his first year on the job, he discovers purpose in his life, with the help of a colourful array of characters, including a welfare crusader, a burned-out fellow reporter, an unlikely french-language-rights activist, and a visiting journalist from Cameroon.Aside from being incredibly well-written and entertaining, this book is an intelligent reflection of Canadian issues, including race, language, government policy and opinions regarding our American neighbors.Some Great Thing is loosely connected to Hill's second book, Any Known Blood, which is also a fabulous read.

It was a great book!

I don't read much but I would like to say that this was a very good book. I read it for a school project and it was very interesting. I like the characters and it never makes you bored. Hope you like it just as much as I!