Part of the problem with Douglas Bland’s writing is that he’ll break up the action to dump a ton of information onto the reader. These moments, typically referred to in writing as ‘an exposition dump’ are possibly a holdover from Bland’s time in the military, where a great deal of his work likely would have … Continue reading 2-Meet Alexander Gabriel pt 1
1-Tonight, we raid Petawawa!
I want to begin this deconstruction with a fairly simple and straightforward example from the start of the book. As I mentioned before, part of this novel’s appeal is that its ugly conclusions can be excused by the expertise of its author. It’s not racist! This guy’s a professional! He’s just telling it like it … Continue reading 1-Tonight, we raid Petawawa!
So what’s going on here? [Start Here!]
‘Uprising’ by Douglas Bland is a Canadian novel about a race war between Indigenous people and the rest of Canada in which a combination of gratuitously evil rebels and cartoonishly incompetent government results in the destruction of the country itself. The author Douglas Bland is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Canadian Armed Forces who … Continue reading So what’s going on here? [Start Here!]
Putting Down Uprising 