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CarolynM

Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese

#12Booksof2025 February

My pick for February is Indian Horse, read as part of @Jess861 ‘s #OCanada group

TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo This sounds like a very emotional read 7h

LeeRHarry Have this on my TBR. 😊 7h

Jess861 So glad you found a favourite book through OhCanada! 1h

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ICantImReading

The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus | Margaret Atwood

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

There is a reason Margaret Atwood is the Queen! Her signature wit and precision is on full display in this book, re-stitching events from “The Odyssey” from a sharp and haunting female perspective. The 20th anniversary edition is stunning!

BookBr What a gorgeous edition!! I saw the theatrical version a few years back with Megan Followes and it was so impactful too 2d

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CuriousG

A Dream of a Woman | Casey Plett, Arsenal Pulp Press

So I know it's pretty early in the day, but I fully intend to sit in PJs and read/relax all day, so this #jolabokaflodswap package is an amazing way to do that. Thank you @Jess861 for the incredibly yummy looking chocolate, the Casey Plett book (I have wanted this for so long!) and even a bonus book! You are so incredibly generous - I hope you have a wonderful Jolabokaflod today 🎄😊📚

Jess861 So glad you enjoyed it! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Jolabokaflod and Holiday season!! 2d

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TheAromaofBooks

Across the Miles | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Time to sign up for the #JanuaryBluesSwap !!! Check out @avanders @chrissyreadit @thebookhippie for a link!!

Avanders 🩵🤍💙 4d

Chrissyreadit 🩵🩵🩵 4d

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Mattsbookaday

Ring | Andre Alexis

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Ring (Quincunx 5 (3)), by André Alexis (2021 ??)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️?

Premise: A woman falls in love for the first time, only to learn that the women of her family have a magical ability to change three things about their potential spouse. But of course, it comes with a warning, and at a cost.

Review: Of all the books in this odd series, this is the one that took me the longest to get into. But I think it will also be the one that will stick with me. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday It asks a truly fascinating set of questions about the nature and costs of true love. And in the end, I really loved it. 1w

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Lindy

Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts | Margaret Atwood

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In my latest booktube episode: Do you read Canadian? Do you use your public library? (I do!! )
#ReadingLife #CanLit #librarylovers #Indigenous #kidlit #MiddleGrade #InTranslation

https://youtu.be/bulZ_uD_VYQ

Ruthiella Yes and yes! 1w

LiteraryHoarderPenny Yes and yes! 😍 1w

Lindy @Ruthiella @LiteraryHoarderPenny Double-handed high fives to both of you! 1w

AnneCecilie I don‘t read as many Canadian authors as I would like, but I‘m an avid user of the library 1w

Lindy @AnneCecilie Hooray for public libraries! (I am guessing that the selection of Canadian books at your library is not very large.) 1w

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LitsyEvents

Magic for Marigold | L.M. Montgomery

repost for @BarbaraJean

We‘re halfway through December, and I‘ve been looking at #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead-ing for 2026. I don‘t yet have a copy of Vol. 7 of the journals, but also in the queue are some as-yet-unread adjacent books as well as Magic for Marigold. I‘m curious what people are interested in reading first—or at all!

See her post for more information.

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BarbaraJean

Magic for Marigold | Lucy Maud Montgomery, L M Montgomery

We‘re halfway through December, and I‘ve been looking at #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead-ing for 2026. I don‘t yet have a copy of Vol. 7 of the journals, but also in the queue are some as-yet-unread adjacent books as well as Magic for Marigold. I‘m curious what people are interested in reading first—or at all!

Earlier in the year, we voted on several LMM adjacent books—these showed some interest, but we haven‘t gotten to them yet: ⬇

rubyslippersreads, Daisey, LeahBergen, JenlovesJT47, CogsOfEncouragement, lauraisntwilder, kwmg40, TheAromaofBooks, Roary47, julieclair

BarbaraJean Ivanhoe—Sir Walter Scott
More Tramps Abroad—Mark Twain (or we could read A Tramp Abroad instead)
Life of Charlotte Bronte—Elizabeth Gaskell

Since there are a lot of Jane Eyre vibes in the Emily books, it might be interesting to read Life of Charlotte Bronte next—and possibly Jane Eyre as well? BUT, if we keep to our usual pace of ~100 pages per week, it‘ll take around 4-5 weeks per book. Is that something people are interested in doing? ⬇ 2w

BarbaraJean Another question: are there other books LMM has mentioned that we want to buddy read this year? I noted down two from Vol. 6: Our Sentimental Garden by Agnes & Egerton Castle, and Tish Plays the Game by Mary Roberts Rinehart. We‘d also discussed reading Jalna by Mazo de la Roche.

All of that to say: what are people interested in reading? Should we start with Marigold? With Gaskell‘s Bronte bio (possibly + Jane Eyre)? Something else? Discuss! 😁 2w

JenlovesJT47 The Elizabeth Gaskell book sounds interesting! 2w

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rubyslippersreads I‘ve had the Gaskell bio on my TBR list for ages, and am also interested in Tish. 2w

lauraisntwilder LMM said Tish was funny, so I'd like to try that, for sure. I would maybe read the Bronte bio, but I'm on the fence about rereading Jane Eyre...but it might be fun to read it with a group. I think starting with Marigold makes sense. I need to get a copy. That's another LMM I haven't read. I'm not into Twain, so I'd probably sit that one out. I read Jalna in April of '24. I think I'd like to reread it, maybe try more of the series. 2w

julieclair They all sound interesting to me, with the possible exception of Our Sentimental Garden. I‘m fine with taking 4-6 weeks to read some of the longer ones. Maybe alternate a long one with a short one? Start with Marigolds, then Bronte‘s Gaskell, then Jane Eyre, then Jalna, Tish and Ivanhoe? Followed by Twain? 2w

rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder @julieclair I would absolutely love to reread Jalna. Since books were written out of order (like the Anne books), the first book is actually

The Building of Jalna

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lauraisntwilder @rubyslippersreads I read the one that was published first. Do you recommend reading them in chronological vs publication order? 2w

TheAromaofBooks I am, as always, down for everything 😂 However, I was interested in a Tish book, since LMM mentioned it being funny. And I wondered about Sentimental Garden because she talked about reading it more than once. It sounds restful haha I've read Ivanhoe before and it was okay, but I would be down for rereading it as a group. Same with Jane Eyre, although it made me roll my eyes a lot lol I'm very interested to reread Marigold in light of LMM's ⬇ 1w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) journals as well. So yes, sign me up for everything you put on the list LOL 1w

rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder I‘ve never read them in chronological order, since I didn‘t know about The Building of Jalna, but I‘d definitely like to reread them that way. 1w

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder I'm torn between wanting to read them in chronological order, and wanting to start with the first-published one, since that's likely how LMM would have read them. If she read them? I need to go back through the index/notes for Vol. 6 to see if they (or de la Roche) are mentioned at all. 1w

BarbaraJean @JenlovesJT47 @rubyslippersreads @lauraisntwilder @julieclair @TheAromaofBooks I'm waiting til I have a copy of the journals vol. 7 before doing a formal schedule, but let's plan to start with Marigold on Jan. 4th (the first full week of January). My copy is 274pp, so let's read it over 3 weeks, with a book-end discussion on Jan. 24. Then I'm thinking: Gaskell (5 weeks), then Tish (3 weeks), with journal weeks interspersed. ⬇ (edited) 3d

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) After Gaskell, we can take a poll to see if we want to do a group read of Jane Eyre! Then after Tish, Ivanhoe, Jalna, then possibly Sentimental Garden. Maybe skip Twain. Journals vol. 7 covers 1930-1933—Tangled Web was published in 1931 and Pat of Silver Bush in 1933, so those may land between some of the above. That takes us well into 2026! (edited) 3d

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AvidReader25

Dear Life: Stories | Alice Munro

so-so

I want to love this, but it‘s the genre of short stories is always hard for me to connect with. Just when I feel invested in a character, we‘ve moved on. I did love the story “To Reach Japan” about a young mother and writer who attends a literary party and unexpectedly connects with a man she meets. Munro is objectively incredible and I recognize that in her writing. I just struggle with the short story format.

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