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Title: How Insensitive by Russell Smith, Smith Russell ISBN: 0-88984-143-8 Publisher: The Porcupine's Quill Pub. Date: January, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: well written empty
Comment: another book by a young canadian talent that portrays the vacous lives of a bunch of spoiled twentysomethings. this is supposed to be about something? a coming of age book, that misses the punch and danger of a trainspotting, or the rhythym and lust of a kerouac; in its favour it has much more mass and substance than a copeland.

hopefully, also, its not too autobiographical. most of the characters are in the shallow end here.

the twist at the end makes up for the time you spent getting there. almost.

smith is a good writer, so go read "young men" instead.

Rating: 4
Summary: Oh (no) Canada .... our home and insecure land
Comment: This was a very enjoyable book that delivers what it promises. An inside look at the vacuous lives of the sad 20 somethings caught in a dangerous time in Canada's big city. After reading the reviews posted I am sad to see the Toronto bashing of those from outside the self-proclaimed "Centre of the Universe". You don't have to love Toronto to enjoy this book, but if you have a deep-rooted insecurity towards the city, maybe you should know better than to read it.

Rating: 5
Summary: One of my favourites
Comment: Russell Smith along with Micheal Turner (author of that amazing book/script American Whisky Bar) are the best things happening in Canadian literature right now. While not as good as his latest ("Noise"), "How insensitive" is a snapshot of a pretentious 20-something crowd in that hole-of-the-earth, Toronto. He writes with intensity (if you like lyrical, verbal diaherrea (aka fugitive pieces) then look elsewhere, but if your like me, a twenty-something year old struggling with his Canadian identity--read it! (and get "Noise" and "American Whiskey Bar")