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Really enjoyed this, very easy to read, very relaxing. Although the of-the-time racism (that she explicitly regrets) and misogyny is sometimes a surprise! Oh, she got married, so she's not allowed to keep working. The irony of trying to work out whether she uses farenheit or celsius is also entertaining, as -40 degrees is the same in both.

Went to Dawson City this year, and it's very easy to see it through her eyes.

A lot of this is "why I hate short-term politicking, and the politics I am most familiar with is Canadian". Some of the 20th century social history is interesting. The "rah rah rah, I hate Canadians, well not really" does spoil it.

In some ways, this one roasts more than "Why I hate Canadians" but Ian perhaps removes some of the misanthropy, so it's a bit more cheerful. By this book I learned to just browse through the chapters that didn't immediately grab me. You can read in whatever order, any actual references between chapters are referenced.

My favourites are the discussions of the provinces and their driving styles. Bloody Canadian drivers.

The thing I enjoyed most about this is that I've read a few different humanx books before but never specifically noticed so much crossover of planets, factions and characters. This one doesn't get as creepy as Bloodhype but does have some lazy writing in it along the lines of "there's no time to explain, let's get on this month-long cruise, where apparently no further character development happens at all".

It's fine, clearly not supposed to be too serious.