Mark Lavorato's Reviews
Reviews of Mark’s Work
May.10.2013
Published by Salty Ink
Wayworn Wooden Floors showcases what Mark Lavorato’s writing style, which is simple and down to earth; he is telling stories but not fluffing them up beyond the point of...
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Jan.20.2013
Published by Prairie Fire Review of Books
It’s hard not to notice and be moved by the dedication of this book to the memory of Alden Nowlan, and I find it comforting that a relatively young man like Mark Lavorato...
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Nov.14.2012
Published by The Northern Poetry Review
Mark Lavorato is a well-traveled poet, a fact evidenced in this collection; his words reference his experiences in various countries, sometimes obliquely, sometimes directly, but...
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Oct.29.2012
Published by Lethbridge Living
Born and raised in Lethbridge, now Montreal-based, author Mark Lavorato has created one of the most intriguing and challenging books I've ever had the pleasure of reading with his...
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Oct.22.2012
Published by The Montreal Review of Books
Mark Lavorato is a seasoned traveller, and his first poetry collection, Wayworn Wooden Floors, feels a bit like a suitcase stuffed with souvenirs until the zipper...
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Oct.21.2012
Published by The Chronicle Herald
What I like most about this book is the quality of each section’s treatment of different cultural roots of Canada, the exceptional fluidity of Mark Lavorato’s dialogue, and...
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Oct.07.2012
Published by The Chronicle Review
Lavorato is one of a new breed of multi-talented Canadian artists who integrate many gifts effortlessly between genres. He is novelist, photographer, composer and poet, moving...
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Aug.21.2012
Published by Poetry Quebec
I was particularly moved by the poem “Swallow.” Some Christian paintings use swallows to symbolize saved souls. To sailors, a swallow represents approaching shore. ...
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May.11.2012
Published by http://bookgaga.posterous.com/believing-cedric-by-mark-lavorato
Writer Mark Lavorato sets several daunting challenges for himself with the ambitiousBeing Cedric. His title character Cedric Johnson, middle-aged insurance broker,...
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Nov.25.2011
Published by Amazon
"Mark Lavorato's Veracity is a provocative first novel that succeeds in creating a realistic future-world that is rife with darkness, excitement, thought, and adventure."
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Nov.25.2011
Published by Amazon
"I believe this to be the best novel I have ever read. I was captivated by the choice of words used by Joshua and the others he conversed with, the interactions with those other...
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Nov.23.2011
Published by Quill & Quire
(Starred review, 'a work of exceptional merit')
"The writing is inventive without being showy, and Lavorato has a gift for letting characters’ emotions seep out, often catching...
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About Mark
I'm a Canadian novelist and poet. My first novel, Veracity, has been incorporated into curricula in the US, and the e-book edition has been downloaded over 32,000 times. My second, Believing Cedric, was released in 2011, and met with critical acclaim. My...