Simon Barrett
Simon Barrett is an adult educator in Calgary, Alberta. With the 11 months a year of winter, he reads a lot of books! He is also a contributing editor for Blogger News and maintains a personal blog at Simon B.
Articles by this Author
Book Review: Embracing Your Big Fat Ass - An Owners Manual by Laura Banks and Janette Barber
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 11/7/2008
- Humor
- Unrated
When I glanced at the cover, I mistakenly assumed this was going to be some kind of self help and diet book A writing genre that induces a comatose state in me after page 2
Book Review: Green Goes With Everything – Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet by Sloan Barnett
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 11/6/2008
- Wellness, Fitness and Diet
- Unrated
Up until a couple of years ago I was pretty green about being green Green was just a color, one that you wear on Saint Patrick’s Day
Book Review: Their Way Home - My Adventures As a Ghost Guide by Melissa Van Rossum
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 10/29/2008
- Writing
- Unrated
I flicked through the first few pages of this book, and decided to run a very unscientific poll I asked several people that I know “Do you believe in ghosts”
Book Review: Dog Park Diary - The Social Round of Goody Beagle by Kim Pearson
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 10/27/2008
- Pets
- Unrated
I have always had a soft spot for dogs, each has their own unique character and charm I also seem to attract them like a magnet
Book Review: Dating A Liar, A Cheater, And A Jerk By Kim Wiederholt
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 10/27/2008
- Relationships
- Unrated
The title is prefaced with A Girlfriend's Handbook, and ends with 100 Reasons Why You Should Take Him Back I was scared when I saw the title
Book Review: Stories of a Recovering Fundamentalist – Understanding and Responding to Christian Absolutism by James C. Alexander
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 10/20/2008
- Religion
- Unrated
I have to admit that I was a little leery about this book, as a result it sat on the bottom of my pile Problem was, eventually the pile dwindled, and only Stories Of A Recovering Fundamentalist remained
Book Review: Conspirator's Odyssey - The Evolution of the Patron Saint by A. K. Kuykendall
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 10/18/2008
- Writing
- Unrated
I have to admit that while science fiction was a genre that I greatly enjoyed as a teenager, it is a genre that I read only on rare occasions these days Conspiracy theories on the other hand is a world I can not resist
Book Review: Death in Small Doses by Bernard Steele
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 10/11/2008
- Writing
- Unrated
Books with terrorism as a plot line seem to be the favored genre of the 00's Certainly much has been made by the press of the concept that terrorists could attempt to detonate a dirty bomb in some densely populated place like New York
Book Review: 3 Aces by Richard Ide
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 10/11/2008
- Writing
- Unrated
One of the great joys of being a book reviewer is that you never know what is going to turn up in your mail box There are so many great new writers out there
Book Review: Life to the Max – Maxims For a Great Life by a Dog Named Max by Robin Reynolds
- By Simon Barrett
- Published 09/26/2008
- Writing
- Unrated
There are as many genres of books as there are readers Life To The Max is hardly a children's book, yet there are aspects of it that I thought might appeal to the younger reader
