Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

I enjoyed many elements of this collection of shorter stories connected to a wider story of the Mariposa community in Missinaba County. However after the first few jovial stories I started to lose interest and unfortunately towards the end I was trudging through the stories. I think not being as familiar with this Canadian landscape or the intricacies of the people who lived in communities like this in this time period, I was unable to connect with Leacock's famous talent for humour. Most of the characters were very intriguing, however I had little to keep me hooked in reading this novel as most of the plot was frivolous and indulgent. I enjoyed reading the book and I appreciated the talent of the writer but other than that, this novel was an average read. And that's my justification for giving this novel a very average 3 out of 5 stars.

I really enjoyed Leacock's Literary Lapses, but unfortunately this one was pretty disappointing. Had a couple of little laughs here and there. I was gonna say that I can't wrap my head around how much of a comedic classic it is considered to be in Canada, but actually I've lived here for 15 years and it's exactly the gentle, vanilla humour that Canadians love.