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Loved this book. He is such a beautiful nuanced writer. Will read again. Cool to See working class Torontonian immigrants who built the city

I liked the book in the beginning, but as soon as the first part was over, I started to get a little bored with it. The desciptions of how the bridge was being built were fascinating, but then everything had to be about lovey-dovey again 🙄 The third part was a bit more interesting again, but the author had mostly lost me by then. But I still love his writing style.

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Not bad, but not as brilliant as “The English patient“. Definitely worth being read once or twice though.

Happy Canada Day @KVanRead and thanks for the tag @Billypar
1) This is my fave book by Michael Ondaatje - though I‘ve loved all his books so far
2) LM Montgomery. AOGG is my childhood BFF. A trip to PEI is on my bucket list
3) my sister makes Nainamo bars every Christmas. I just found out they‘re Canadian from my new Canadian in-law. So yummy!

@Rissreads have you got some thoughts about all things Canadian to share?

I just revisited this old favourite. Such an exquisite book. This is how historical fiction should always be written. It's romantic, gritty, and evokes the lives of the people who worked to build parts of the city I live in (Toronto).

Client is running late so I'm snatching a few moments with my audiobook!

I'm revisiting this old favourite on audiobook. 💕

It took me two tries to get started with this book, and now having finished it I have no idea what I have listened to. This might not be great audiobook material.

Dear Suba , Many thanks for these great books ... both of which I‘m really looking forward to.. Thankyou my bookish friend♥️. What a very lovely surprise 😘I‘m very grateful X X Cathy.

1. "The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human" from the tagged book

2. "If you want me, just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."

3. Awry. Whenever I read it, I pronounce it aww-ree in my head and have to correct myself.

4. Thanks for the tag, @Avanders! I'll tag @BookishMe and @MinDea

This cover reminds me of a cheesy 90s poster of a guy with a baby.

So happy to end a fantastic photo challenge with one of my all time favourite literary quotes. The first time I read this it stopped me in my tracks. If you have not read this book, but are interested in history, immigrant stories, the lives of cities, beautiful poetic prose, Toronto, humanity, Canada, any of the above, please pick up a copy now!

#Novel #QuotsyNov17 @TK-421

Megan, I came home to your package today and I just want to say thank you. Your choice of books is perfect—they are both TOTALLY in my wheelhouse—and the candy, well...YUM!!! I am looking forward to the Coffee Crisps especially 😉. This was so very thoughtful of you....😘

#youreawesome #bookmail
@TheKidUpstairs

#recommendsday My English Patient post reminded me of this earlier Ondaatje novel that I loved to death when I read it, a looong time ago. It includes the stories of some of the characters who reappear in The English Patient and some pretty incredible, lyrical odes to the immigrants who built Toronto.

I'm feeling under the weather on this rainy, gross day. Why, why, why do I have to work when staying in bed with a book would be SO much better? #shelfie