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#HauntsandHexea Chilling. Found this song, good beat, never heard of this group. On Chill by Wale. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#HauntsAndHexes: A positively #chilling adaptation of Atwood‘s classic dystopian novel. I found the graphic novel to be eerie, striking, and effective. It has allowed me to experience the story again in a more visually affecting way, amplifying my horror and indignation. See here on how I featured the original Atwood novel and this adaptation here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-kt1

Taaqtumi, by various authors (2019 🇨🇦)
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Premise: An anthology of horror stories from the Arctic

Review: This is an impressive collection of stories, especially considering the small population of the Canadian Arctic regions from which it drew its contributors. I really appreciated the varied threats, from the supernatural to the natural to the human and everything in between. Like any anthology, it‘s uneven, but overall I enjoyed this.

When I first read this in 1985 it had a big impact on me and it‘s one book that stayed with me. I‘ve not watched the series and probably won‘t. This reread allowed me to see how much is actually happening now. Loved the authors introduction written in 2017. Who would have thought back in 1985 that some of this could be a possibility.

Thankful for #ohcanada group for choosing this and enabling me to get it off my Death Tower where it sat for 10 years? A raw look at war, the horrors of trench warfare and an informative look at indigenous life in Canada in the early 1900‘s and their roles in the Great War.
My favourite part was Niska‘s story - she always had hope, Xavier and Elijah‘s story in the war was reflective of the awfulness of the killing fields

I am going to attack my To Do list but first Jane Goodall 💚💙🦍🦧🪾🐒 #ohcanada

Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx 2), by André Alexis (2015 ??)
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Premise: Apollo and Hermes grant fifteen dogs human intelligence to settle a bet over whether it is possible for mortals to die happy.

Review: I DNFed this on a first try after it won the 2015 Giller Prize, but I‘ve recently become an André Alexis fan so thought I‘d try again, and I‘m so glad I did. It‘s thoughtful, insightful, and beautifully-written, with memorable characters.⬇️

This is an excellent novel. This cover is atrocious (and I could not resist buying it.)

My French Café is done just as Xavier and Elijah arrive in Arras and meet up with some French soldiers who have heard of them #literarycrew