so-soI listened to this historical tale of slavery set in Canada on Audio. It read like connected short stories to me. I did not give it my full attention and had a hard time following the family lines. I feel I did this novel a disservice, but I am also unwilling to reread it. So-so for me. It is on the Walter Scott long list for historical fiction.
so-so3🌟 #BookedInTime Canada 1800 to 1950 @Cuilin @dabbe
Two women tell stories of their journey on the Underground Railroad. Unfortunately, I could not keep the stories straight. I listened to this on Audible while at work, which made it even harder. I would not recommend this one. The summary sounded good, but it just wasn't for me.
pickBeautifully layered historical fiction set in the early 1800s in a community of people who escaped from slavery across the US border. Relationships between Afro and Indigenous peoples are explored in a way that I‘ve rarely seen elsewhere. The two women who are the central characters are so well drawn that they live on in my head.
I expect this debut to be on Canadian awards lists this fall. #ShadowGiller2023
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Intro
Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal, Jessica Moore (Translator)
Off The Beaten Track by Maylis de Kerangal, Helen Mixter (Translator)
Bookstore Crawl
Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising by Brandi Morin
On Browsing by Jason Guriel
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson
Friday Reads with a surprise guest
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Forth book in May❤️💛🧡 In the 1800s in Dunmore, a Canadian town 🇨🇦settled by people fleeing enslavement in the American south, young Lensinda Martin works for a crusading Black journalist.
One night, a neighboring farmer summons Lensinda after a slave hunter is shot dead on his land by an old woman who recently arrived via the Underground Railroad.
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pickThis is a heartbreaking tale set in Canada and the US, about Black and Indigenous lives, both in 1859 and before and during the War of 1812. Much of the tale is told in the format of story telling between two women and I found that I sometimes got confused as to timelines and characters and I might reread it for clarity. That being said, I did really enjoy it, loved the strong females and think it would be a wonderful book club choice. 3.75/5
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