The Bone Cage- Literary Criticism/ Likeable Author

After I had done some research on the author, Angie Abdou, I found that the entire book can relate to her life and others in it. Since the book has a reflection on the her life, I chose the traditional approach to be one of my 2 literary criticism approaches. There isn’t an exact or important paragraph that can specifically relate to the traditional approach but there are many aspects throughout the book that can. The books takes place mainly at the University of Calgary because the two athletes are students their. Angie was also a student from the University of Calgary and this is where she got her Ph.D in Canadian literature. Also the main character Sadie is someone passionate about swimming and has been doing it since the age of 6. She competes competitively and it was stated at the end of the book that she will also compete for as long as she can. This relates completely to Angie Abdou because she to has been swimming since the age of four and currently competes at the Masters level. I think this character is someone she wanted to be but then again wanted to start a life as well. Therefore she still continues training but not as far as for the Olympics. Angie’s brother was a professional wrestler and did compete in the Olympics just like Digger in her book. Both main characters relate to her and her brother and the setting relates to where she grew up in and even where she lives today, Fernie BC. If I were to rank this book using the traditional approach I would give it 10 out of 10. Yes it is a perfect ranking but I Think she did a great job incorporating her life into the story and the time it was written in. When I read The Bone Cage, it became one of my favourite books. I love how Angie Abdou wrote a story through the point of view of two athletes. Any story about a Canadian athlete just inspires me whether its fiction or non-fiction. The way she described their lives and emotions made it seem so real. After reading this book I would most defiantly love to read other books by her. My new favourite type of read is now sports fiction and these are the only kinds of books she writes; so I’m positive I would love them all.