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#NovemberWrapUp
It was a good diversified month 🙂

What a peculiar way to write about trauma, in this case sexual, but I can transfer to my own, which is different. The bird as an outside metaphor of all that is inside, especially the self-violence, is fabulous. It is so powerful, that I will never look at a humming bird the same way again. The end blew me out of the water! I guess I can see it as accepting what is, making the best of it and healing.
#1LivreQCxMois #BookClub #ReadCanada #Quebec

“ Sometimes we have the instinct to pass our rage on the part of us that arose from the bad experience. But reopening the same wound won't help it heal. Try to forgive yourself. “
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Excited to start this one for my #1LivreQCxMois virtual book club. #Montreal #WomanAuthor #French

Whimsical, devastating, and hopeful. It‘s hard to describe this novella about a young woman living with the trauma of sexual assault. Her traumatic experience manifests as a hummingbird, a constant visible and audible companion. I was reminded of Chanel Miller‘s memoir, Know My Name: this slip of a book packs similar power, while approaching the subject in an entirely different way. #CanadianAuthor

And I think Help. I need Help. But I don‘t say that, because you don‘t say that. You don‘t say you need Help unless you know what Help you need.

Time to start reading this. I picked it up back in January purely on account of its beautiful cover when I spotted it at Edmonton‘s newest independent bookshop, Glass Bookshop.