Litsy

A Truce That Is Not Peace | Miriam Toews

In my latest video: special cakes + excellent books #CanLit #KidLit #Indigenous literature #booktube

https://youtu.be/eboq9t1cm1M

sarahbarnes I love Toews. I didn‘t realize she had a memoir out. Stacking. 17h

Lindy @sarahbarnes I‘m happy to hear from another Toews fan. The American cover evokes the idea of wind, while the Canadian cover does the opposite. (The Canadian cover illustrates a particular moment Toews remembers from her childhood.) 7h

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | L. M. Montgomery

We‘re starting the #KindredSpiritsChristmas buddy read on Saturday! I‘ll post daily with quotes or thoughts about each story, and links to read online when applicable. If you‘re not tagged but you‘d like to be, just let me know. 😊

The first story is “The Genesis of the Doughnut Club,” a Thanksgiving tale that‘s actually NOT in the tagged collection. It can be found here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1907-1908/17/

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, lauraisntwilder, monalyisha, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

TheAromaofBooks I probably won't reread all of these, but do tag me!! 10h

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fredthemoose

The Stone Diaries | Carol Shields

Can‘t wait to dig into my #AuldLangSpine list from @Amiable ! I read and liked 9, 10, 12, and 15 and can tell I‘m in good hands! 2, 3, and 13 were at least in the precontemplation phase of the TBR, so they‘re getting bumped up. 1 is totally new to me but looks great, and 6 is one I encountered awhile back but had forgotten about. Several others look like winners as well! Thanks @monalyisha for a great match!

Soubhiville The Correspondent is showing up on so many lists! 1d

Amiable Have you read “Stoner” by John Williams? I read it a few years ago and LOVED it. “The Stone Diaries” had similar vibes, only from a female point of view. (Also? Read “Stoner” if you haven‘t yet!) 1d

fredthemoose @Amiable I don‘t think I‘ve ever heard of Stoner, but I‘ll add that to the list as well! Thanks! 1d

Deblovestoread Had to screen shot Amy‘s list. They are always varied and fantastic. @Amiable (edited) 1d

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monalyisha

The Ghost Orchard | Helen Humphreys

I had a great reading month! Two of these made my #AuldLangSpine list (Women & Other Monsters, which most of my IRL book club was disappointed in, so…caution), & The Ten Year Affair. Thematically, 10 Year & All 4s are very similar…but I preferred 10 Year, which is far less experimental (which I suppose makes it more “boring”), but still very funny!

If I‘d had room, I would‘ve added The Ghost Orchard to my list, too. So good.

monalyisha On a tangentially-related note, I won‘t be running the kids‘ fantasy book club at the library in the New Year, so I won‘t have the juv titles mucking up my stats and graphics. 😅 Aesthetically, it‘s been driving me nuts! 🙈 Lost Evangeline was 100% for me, though. I love children‘s literature; I just don‘t always love choosing titles for myself that are intended to appeal greatly to a wide range of 10-year-olds. 2d

shortsarahrose I loved Women and Other Monsters but definitely understand why not everyone would like it. The combo of cultural criticism and memoir is just a form that works well for me! 2d

monalyisha #AWreads2025 2d

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lauraisntwilder

Emily's Quest | L.M. Montgomery

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I finished this reread over the weekend, the weakest of the series. But I still like it. Teddy Kent reminds me of my own childhood crush (reader, I married him), so it's easy for me to overlook some of the book's faults.

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Lindy

Uiesh / Somewhere | Jos�phine Bacon

Cake for breakfast. Looking forward to starting this GG winner from Innu Elder Joséphine Bacon today. #Indigenous #Canadian #WomenInTranslation

TrishB That looks like a fine breakfast! 4d

Lindy @TrishB I‘m leaning heavily on rice, lentils and vegetables for supper. 😉 4d

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thebacklistbook

Deck the Halls: A Canadian Christmas Carol | Helaine Becker

Tree status report. With lights on.

TheBookHippie Yay!!!! 🎄🎄🎄 4d

dabbe ♥️🎄💚 4d

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LitsyEvents

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | L. M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsChristmas will begin in ONE week! Join us to read a daily cozy holiday story from L.M. Montgomery.
The schedule is above. Most (but not all) of the stories are available in the tagged book, and as we go, I'll post links to where you can read stories online. All are welcome!
Comment if you're not tagged and you'd like to be on @BarbaraJean post just follow the hashtag.

Born.A.Reader Ooh I'd like to join! This book is in my annual Christmas books 📚 any way. 😍 6d

BarbaraJean @Born.A.Reader Yay! I‘ll add you to the tag list! 6d

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BarbaraJean

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | L. M. Montgomery

A #KindredSpiritsChristmas will begin in ONE week! Join us to read a daily cozy holiday story from L.M. Montgomery. The schedule is above. Most (but not all) of the stories are available in the tagged book, and as we go, I‘ll post links to where you can read stories online. All are welcome! Comment if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be.

Jerdencon, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, lauraisntwilder, monalyisha, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, LitsyEvents, julieclair

JenlovesJT47 Yay! ♥️💚♥️ 6d

Jerdencon Just downloaded the book! 6d

julieclair Looking forward to the coziness! 6d

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BarbaraJean

Emily's Quest | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Emily‘s Quest discussion - 4/4

“‘The Murray pride,‘ whispered Mrs. Kent, staring at her.
‘After all, Emily Starr, I believe pride is a stronger passion with you than love.‘
‘Perhaps,‘ said Emily, smiling.”

What role do you see Emily‘s pride playing in her relationships with Teddy and Ilse?
Do you agree with Mrs. Kent, that pride is a stronger passion for Emily than love?

#LMMReread

lauraisntwilder, kwmg40, TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I completely think pride is Emily's primary characteristic. But I actually think it may have been LMM's as well, so it checks out. Emily does and says so many things based on “what people will think.“ I can somewhat understand her interactions with Teddy - fearing that her feelings are more serious than his - but she still allows pride to override her desire to be with him. 5d

TheAromaofBooks As a side note, I was also disappointed in the way that Ilse and Emily's friendship just sort of disappeared here. I understand that it's part of growing up, but it felt like Emily purposefully refused to say anything of her true feelings to Ilse - again, because of pride - and it felt strange that they could be the best friends in the world!!! and neither of them even knew that the other liked either of the boys that they also were close to?? 5d

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Oh, I hadn't thought about that pride connection with LMM! But YES, that rings true in so many ways. And I agree about Emily and Ilse's friendship. Ilse is so clueless as to what's going on with Emily, I think partly because she's kind of oblivious to emotional nuances... but also, Emily withholds SO much out of pride. Plot-wise, the withholding is necessary since the resulting misunderstanding is central to the conflict here ⬇ 3d

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) ...but it's so sad to me that their friendship becomes just this surface shell of what it was when they were younger. All four were such chums growing up... I really liked their little group. They seemed so well-matched. And the way they all withhold their true feelings breaks that up on all sides. Except for Perry. Good old Perry. 3d

kwmg40 Emily's pride is definitely a hinderance, and as @TheAromaofBooks said in a comment to another post, it's the real reason her writing career had been interrupted. 8h

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