{"id":126,"date":"2012-02-11T14:58:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T19:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2016-06-20T08:52:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T12:52:45","slug":"reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/?page_id=126","title":{"rendered":"Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where Pigeons Roost and other stories<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0[We] both read it and enjoyed the stories. We especially liked the first one [Abime]. We look forward to reading your future work.\u00a0\u00bb – Muriel G. P. and Ron P.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0I am enjoying your book. One part in particular describes how I feel at times since my husband’s death:\u00a0\u201c\u2026you can\u2019t block out the gnaw in your stomach, the vice on your lungs, the lump in your throat, and the insistent echo in your brain, the one you have been trying to drown out…<\/em>\u201d \u00a0\u00bb\u00a0– Mary Dunne<\/a>, author, Joys, Sorrows and Blessings: Our Walk With Parkinson’s<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0I really enjoyed reading your book. Worth reading again, too! The last story\u00a0Where Pigeons Roost<\/em> was especially wonderful. I really wanted her to [SPOILER OMITTED]! And thought it was a perfect ending!\u00a0\u00bb – Anna H.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0That was quite good. Thanks!\u00a0\u00bb – Judy G.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0I read the book and really enjoyed the stories. [A.M. Matte] has a real talent for words. What an imagination!\u00a0\u00bb – Laya<\/p>\n

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A Treat<\/strong> (in Voices 2013<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Loved your short story ‘A Treat’!<\/p>\n

I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your reading at the [Voices 2013 anthology] launch; I have read and re-read your lovely story several times, and \u00a0I love them. I have a long personal history of banana split theft, both overt and covert, so it was easy to identify with Naya, and, of course Midge could easily be one (or maybe both) of my sisters.\u00a0I did enjoy your story and your great reading of it.\u00a0\u00bb – Hugh J.<\/p>\n

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Meurtre litt\u00e9raire<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Au fur et \u00e0 mesure que la pi\u00e8ce avance, on prend plaisir \u00e0 tendre des perches \u00e0 ses camarades de jeu, \u00e0 faire rire par une ou deux boutades bien senties. On sort de la biblioth\u00e8que, sourire aux l\u00e8vres \u2026 improvisation interactive, un concept plein d\u2019avenir!\u00a0\u00bb \u2013 Rapha\u00ebl Lopoukhine, Le M\u00e9tropolitain<\/p>\n

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\u00ab Le rire est de la partie du d\u00e9but \u00e0 la fin.\u00a0\u00bb – Christiane Beaupr\u00e9, Le M\u00e9tropolitain<\/p>\n

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Conversations<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab un esprit tr\u00e8s, tr\u00e8s jeune, rafra\u00eechissant, mais je pense que tout le monde peut y apprendre un petit quelque chose \u2026 trait\u00e9s avec beaucoup d\u2019humour, d\u2019intelligence et d\u2019honn\u00eatet\u00e9. \u00bb – M\u00e9lanie Riendeau, Radio-Canada<\/p>\n

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Son of Sun \u2013 North of Infinity II<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a deceptively simple story about early humanoids and one of their major discoveries. I won\u2019t say what the protagonist discovers because part of this story\u2019s joy is the first-person way in which it immerses you in the animistic, magical thinking of the protagonist and her people. \u201cSon of Sun\u201d balances Promethean themes of myth (there, I just gave you another clue) with the decidedly personal as it shows how the heroine\u2019s intelligence and creative thinking lead to great benefit for her tribe. Though it refers to psychic powers and though it\u2019s highly speculative, \u201cSon of Sun\u201d rings convincing and true, and that\u2019s why I deem it best of the book.\u201d \u2013 Elizabeth A. Allen, Tangent Online<\/p>\n

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Intol\u00e9rance au velours<\/strong><\/p>\n

CBC Radio called this play \u00ab extremely courageous \u00bb. – Alvina Ruprecht, CBC Radio<\/p>\n

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First Cool of Summer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0First Cool of Summer\u00a0\u00bb had a great deal of charm and was distinguished by its economy. Young writers tend to over write and over-feel emotions and thoughts. \u00ab\u00a0First Cool of Summer\u00a0\u00bb was observant, true to the characters and situations. It was good theatre – worth seeing. \u2013 Clive Doucet, Councillor for the City of Ottawa<\/p>\n

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Les fourberies de Moli\u00e8re ou Le Moli\u00e8re imaginaire<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab Les spectateurs ont savour\u00e9 les talents de la distribution\u2026 \u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab \u2026j’ai ador\u00e9 cette production …je l’ai vu deux fois \u2026BRAVO! \u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab une prestation \u00e9poustouflante digne des plus grands th\u00e9\u00e2tres \u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab un franc succ\u00e8s \u00bb<\/p>\n

– L’Express de Toronto\u00a0\u00a0 Read the article<\/a><\/p>\n

– Le M\u00e9tropolitain\u00a0\u00a0 Read the article<\/a><\/p>\n

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La Reine a cass\u00e9 sa pipe<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab toujours \u00e9loquente et tr\u00e8s bien adapt\u00e9e … spectacle r\u00e9ussi \u00bb<\/p>\n

– Jos\u00e9e Brodeur, Liaison<\/p>\n

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Slipping Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spectator comments following the show :<\/p>\n

\u201cWe admire [the playwright\u2019s] ability to describe that difficult time so beautifully and skilfully in her play.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI did indeed find [the play] meaningful.\u00a0 I’m very glad to have experienced the play.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe enjoyed the play very much, thought that it was deeply felt and thought out. It was also well presented. Incidentally, [our friend] nearly used up all the hankies that were provided…\u201d<\/p>\n

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Readings<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0I heard you read at the Literary Cabaret last night and was most impressed with your work.\u00a0 It was a delightful evening made even more so by your contribution.\u00a0\u00bb – Amy M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where Pigeons Roost and other stories \u00ab\u00a0[We] both read it and enjoyed the stories. We especially liked the first one [Abime]. We look forward to reading your future work.\u00a0\u00bb – Muriel G. P. and Ron P. \u00ab\u00a0I am enjoying your<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"language":[7],"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","language-en_ca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1178,"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/1178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ammatte.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Flanguage&post=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}