The novel The Best Laid Plans is a satirical book about the Canadian political system written by Terry Fallis in 2008. It has won the Stephen Leacock Award for humor and is well-known all around the world. What is precisely lovely about this novel is its language and perfect choice of words that make the readers both enjoy and get the main idea correctly. What is more, this book remains relevant even when the world around it changes.
As for me, I find this book both entertaining and serious, and I can say that I enjoyed reading it. The Best Laid Plans is not written in a difficult language, though it has many interesting and severe thoughts. Moreover, I really enjoyed the novel’s humor and the fact that Fallis describes some scenes not related to politics in rather ingeniously adapted and parliamentary language, which makes them even funnier and more absurd. Finally, I like this book because though it criticizes Canada’s political state, there is no biting satire that shakes the foundations of the country’s national politics.
The author makes fun of the current state of the Canadian political system and the country’s citizens’ attitudes towards it. Fallis does not like and approve of the Canadians’ behavior and tolerance of their homeland’s political system. Moreover, he critiques the ways rural and urban communities view each other. As for the representations of Canadian Identity, I noticed that the author mentions national sports like lacrosse and hockey, the national flag, maple leaves and tree, and beaver.
I can relate The Best Laid Plans to my life only in non-political ways. First, this novel proves that no matter how hard it seems to continue living and fighting, there is always hope. One can meet a person who surprisingly changes one’s whole life, and it is crucial not to miss this chance. Second, it may be important not to give up doing something because others can do it much worse than one.