Strange Heaven Book Analysis

What if you could read a novel that adds to the grade 11 curriculum and was relatable? The Canadian written novel that I recently read is what goodreads would call “a tearfully hilarious, as funny and appalling as real life” novel titled “Strange Heaven”, written by Lynn Coady. I feel like it would be the perfect piece of literature to add to our school’s reading requirement. When you are reading a book you want a story that is relatable, creates a connection between you and the protagonist as well as a helps your developments of the grade 11 themes. My book about old Bridget Manners is a touching story that exceeds all requirements of a novel that should be read. Readers get to follow Bridget’s journey from the mental wing of a children’s hospital back to her village and family in Newfoundland. Since her abortion, the cause of her stay in the mental ward, she has changed from her old partying and drinking days. We get to feel Bridget 's thoughts as well as analyze her actions as she slowly realizes that she is an outcasts among her hometown and friends. “They are dramatic, irrational and scream for seemingly no reason. They do stupid things.” (Live Science) The fact is teenage are dramatic and sometimes a little out of control. In this novel you have the opportunities to learn and …show more content…
both nightmarish and laugh-out-loud funny” quotes Quill & Quire. Wouldn 't it be an amazing book to add to the curriculum. It is a relatable yet intellectual novel that really gets you to reflect on your own experiences. To really understand others and yourself you need understand their emotions while being able to relate to them. “Strange Heaven” written by Lynn Coady provides all this and more. Wouldn 't you love to read a novel that helps you with school and with understanding yourself as well as others? As someone once anonymously said “If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book”, but Lynn Coady already did that for