Currently reading. I like it more as I get further in.
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Currently reading. I like it more as I get further in.
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pickThis year‘s Canada Reads debates aim to find One Book To Transport Us, and I think BUTTER HONEY PIG BREAD could be it. Ekwuyasi takes readers deep into her characters‘ complicated family dynamics, extra-familial relationships, cross-border moves, and hard-won emotional healing, with tons of glorious food descriptions for seasoning. I loved the hell out it. 4.5 stars.
TW for child rape.
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It‘s #20in4 time! This weekend I want to:
• finish the excellent BUTTER HONEY PIG BREAD. Even though I still love THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN best of the Canada Reads titles I‘ve read so far, I also love this one and would be happy to see it win.
• continue my SKIP BEAT! reread
• read (or bail on) OSAMA by Lavie Tidhar from La TBR
• read (or bail on, though it seems unlikely) PASTORAL by André Alexis from my library stack
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pickVulnerable, sharp, raw, and heavy with hope. This novel is driven by the voice of its narrator. #canadareads2021
This was a fun, chaotic, wild, philosophical trolley dilemma of a twisted super tale. Throw in some feminist kick-assery and you're in for a good time!
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The first few chapters were so raw, ugly and graphic. But somewhere I fell in love with Jonny, a two-spirit princess, who felt forced to leave the rez, in order to survive. Working as a sex worker in Winnipeg, trying to make enough money to go home for his sorta stepfathers funeral, while sharing the stories of his home and the people who live there. The writing is amazing. The storytelling is fantastic. This is my winning pick.
pickNormally I‘m not a fan of anything labeled feminist. Not because I don‘t believe in equal rights for women, but because they are usually filled with hate for men. I also have a great distaste for romance novels. But this didn‘t have the man hate. And the love was beautiful. And there were sorcerers and mages and spirits and magic. I don‘t know that it will be my top pick. It was a little long and a lot predictable. #CanadaReads2021
