Inside (Random House of Canada, 2006) by Kenneth J. Harvey
This unflinching story of a newly released ex-con's adjustment to life on the outside in a rough neighbourhood of St. John's was reader Craig Pyette's pick. He wrote: "Inside is the most effectively innovative and emotionally pointed Canadian novel of the decade. No boredom, stock characters or unlikely nonsense here. It's as precise as a needle in the bone — and after it's finished you feel it for just about as long."
Accolades: Critics and award juries obviously like 'em tough. Inside won the Rogers Writers' Trust Prize and the BMO Winterset Award and was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller. It was also named one of the top books of the year by Quill & Quire and the Globe and Mail among other media outlets.
Really enjoyed this book. It was written with very short sentences that were a little tough to get used to but very easy to read. Liked the open ended ending.
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