The Favourite Game

The view from Crescent Street in Montreal.

Becker That‘s fantastic! 8mo

LiseWorks I took an photo of this once from way up near a church. 8mo

willaful I photographed it from the top of.. I've forgotten the name. Huge hill you can climb up and there's a big vista on top. 8mo

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kwmg40 @Becker Thanks! 8mo

kwmg40 @LiseWorks I once viewed this from a tall building too. It's become a landmark in Montreal! 8mo

kwmg40 @willaful Do you mean the top of Mount Royal? I'm a little surprised that it can be seen from there, but then again, it is a VERY large wonderful image of Leonard Cohen! 8mo

LiseWorks I'm pretty sure it was from there. It was far away but I still was able to take a photo of it. @kwmg40 8mo

Octoberwoman Love him! 8mo

willaful @kwmg40 That looks like the place. What a hike it was! We were there in Summer 2019. Oh the humidity!

One of my bookish friends (Miss Bates Reads Romance, if anyone knows her blog) took me on the Leonard Cohen tour while I was there, so I saw it more close up as well. But it's pretty cool, albeit small, from the mountain. 8mo

kwmg40 @Octoberwoman Me too! I was fortunate enough to see him in concert twice. He was gracious and generous to his fans. 8mo

kwmg40 @willaful Yes, Montreal can be very uncomfortable in the summer! I was there last summer when it was covered in smog from the wildfires. But it‘s still a great city to visit anytime. I grew up there and much of my family is still there. 8mo

kwmg40 @willaful I hadn‘t known about the Leonard Cohen tour. Sounds like it would definitely be a worthwhile activity for a Cohen fan! 8mo

willaful @kwmg40 It's just her own personal tour, of places he lived and wrote about. 😁 Very cool for a fan. I saw him in concert once, when I was maybe 9? My mom and aunt were big fans so I grew up loving his music.

Weirdly, I actually kind of enjoyed the humidity. I lived in Manhattan when I was young and I felt at home. My poor daughter was so miserable though! She's never lived anywhere but a mild climate.

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kwmg40 @willaful Nice that your friend shared this tour with you! I'm with your daughter -- I hate the humidity. I now live in Southwestern Ontario, where it's also hot and humid in the summer months. 8mo

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The Favourite Game | Leonard Cohen

I was at Mont Royal cemetery in Montreal to visit my grandparents‘ graves and decided to take a small side trip to see Leonard Cohen‘s final resting place.

I had the great fortune to see him live in concert twice. The performances were unforgettable.

Crazeedi Wow, that would have been amazing 2y

dabbe 💙💚💙 1y

kwmg40 @Crazeedi It was amazing indeed, and it was in a smaller concert hall with great acoustics. 1y

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The Favourite Game | Leonard Cohen

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My current total for the #24B4Monday #readathon is 7 hours and 30 minutes, and I finished The Favourite Game, Leonard Cohen's first novel.

Being a lifelong fan of Cohen's music, I found this book interesting for its semi-autobiographical aspects. It's a coming-of-age story about a young writer/musician from Montreal.

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kwmg40

The Favourite Game | Leonard Cohen

I'll do another attempt at #24B4Monday! Hope to get more Hugo Voter Packing done, with Best Novel nominee Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse. #hugoawards #hugo2019

Unfortunately, I don't have any banned books for the theme, but I am reading a book by Leonard Cohen who had another of his books (Beautiful Losers) banned.

Good luck to everyone participating!

Andrew65, BeansPage

Caterina Oh I just finished Trail of Lightning yesterday, I could hardly stop listening! It's the perfect readathon book 6y

Caterina Good luck! 👍😊 6y

BeansPage No worries on the theme sweetheart. It's just a suggestion. We are just happy that you are taking part and having fun 😊😁 6y

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kwmg40 @Caterina So glad to hear you liked Trail of Lightning! I‘m really looking forward to reading it. 6y

kwmg40 @TheReadingMermaid Thanks! I always enjoy participating in this readathon. 6y

Andrew65 Best of luck with the readathon. 😊👍 6y

kwmg40 @Andrew65 Thank you! Same to you! (edited) 6y

Andrew65 @kwmg40 Thanks 😊 6y

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The Favourite Game | Leonard Cohen

Thanks for the tag @ju.ca.no.

#GettingToKowYou @Tiffy_Reads

📚 Green - any shade
📚 Autumn
📚 Romance (used to be thrillers)
📚 reading, knitting, crocheting, learning new things
📚 roasted nuts and sunflower seeds
📚 tea
📚 nerdy tee-shirts
Tagging all of you who haven't done this yet 😉, and @the_magicreader

kamoorephoto Nerdy t-shirts, huh? Hmmm, good suggestion for a box! 7y

julesG @kamoorephoto Right! Used to teach students of sciences and technology, they even told me when nerdy shirts were on sale somewhere. 😁 7y

kamoorephoto @julesG That‘s awesome 🤓 My son goes to a STEM school so being ‘nerdy‘ is cool 👍🏼 7y

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tournevis

The Favourite Game | Leonard Cohen

#asidefrombooks
Favourite Hobby: writing, mixmedia arting, tabletop gaming
Favourite Drink: diet Dr. Pepper
Favourite Food: 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫
Favourite Colour: Dark purple, black, blue
Favourite City: Montréal, Paris
Where my dream house would be: in Montréal, in/near Côte-des-Neiges
Favourite Accessory: my glasses, blind without
Favourite TV show: Star Trek: TOS
Last movie seen in a theatre: Wonder Woman👍
Current read: (I'm writing)
@beachbookworm7

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