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Obasan | Joy Kogawa

so-so

This book tells the story of the persecuted Japanese in Canada during World War II. I feel it‘s an important story that many Europeans (me!) are not aware of (i.e.
I had no idea that Canada had ghettos and labor camps) yet, except for some deeply moving chapters, there is not much happening in the book. Unfortunately, that‘s why it was a rather boring read.

Kristy_K

Anne of Ingleside | L.M. Montgomery

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Soft pick. I really wish there was more of Anne.

BookishMarginalia I‘ve been rewatching the Anne adaptation with Megan Follows as Anne — I‘ve seen it probably 20 times since I was a teen and love it so much still. 10h

Kristy_K @BookishMarginalia Those adaptations were so such a huge part of my childhood! I‘m overdue for a rewatch. 6h

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BarbaraJean

Emily's Quest | Lucy Maud Montgomery

My reactions as I re-read the first half of Emily‘s Quest this week:
Tearing up over Mr. Carpenter
Pleading with Emily to NOT show her book to Dean
LOATHING DEAN
Pleading with Emily to send her book to Miss Royal in NYC for another opinion
LOATHING DEAN
Thinking that buying the Disappointed House may be the only thing Dean has done that I approve of
And some agonizing about Teddy

How is your reading going? 😆
#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

lauraisntwilder, kwmg40, TheAromaofBooks

Ruthiella But how do you feel about Dean? 😂😂😂 22h

kwmg40 I'm only a quarter of the way through, but I'm already loathing Dean! 14h

BarbaraJean @Ruthiella I probably should have been clearer about my emotions. 😂 😂 😂 @kwmg40 Right?!? Chapter 6 is the absolute WORST. 11h

lauraisntwilder My library card expired, so I couldn't check out the audio book as planned. I fixed it today, so I'll catch up this week! (I already hate Dean though. 10h

TheAromaofBooks I just started this one yesterday, and am NOT looking forward to Creepy Dean!! 23m

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GatheringBooks

Poems | Anne Michaels

#ARichLife Day 22: #Sweater

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Beautiful 🧶 22h

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LeafingThroughLife

A Student of Weather | Elizabeth Hay

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In the dust bowl of 1930s Saskatchewan, charming, careless Maurice Dove, the eponymous student of weather appears on a farm and turns the lives of two sisters upside down. Frugal, hard-working Lucinda captivates Maurice with her beauty while grasping, passionate Norma Joyce captures his attention with her cleverness. The sisters‘ inexhaustible fascination with him shapes the whole of their lives from the prairies to Ottawa to NYC. (1/2)

LeafingThroughLife A Student of Weather is a quiet, beautifully written story of unrequited love, a sisterly struggle for blessing, and, ultimately self-discovery and forgiveness. A slow-paced but satisfying read, I‘m glad to have rescued this backlist title from obscurity on my overpopulated bookshelves. (2/2) 6d

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MatchlessMarie

The Saturday Night Ghost Club: A Novel | Craig Davidson

Finally got to check out Book Nerd a new indie bookstore that just opened a few weeks ago. There‘s a silent book club that had a meeting yesterday. I love the concept of getting together and reading your own books with local folks and maybe meet some new people. Will definitely attend another meeting.

AmyG Perfect name for a book store! 6d

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Mattsbookaday

Days by Moonlight | Andre Alexis

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Days by Moonlight (Quincunx 5), by André Alexis (2019 ??)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Premise: A quiet botanist accompanies a family friend on a road trip through southern Ontario to uncover the story of a vanished poet and discovers a far stranger set of places than he could have imagined.

Review: This is such an odd series of books that I enjoy more in retrospect than in the reading. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday This is something of an Odyssey or Divine Comedy style story, a strange journey through a heightened world. In the end it leaves the reader questioning reality, faith, and goodness, and I‘ll think about it for a while. 6d

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merelybookish

Charlotte and Claudia Keeping in Touch | Joan Barfoot

Me too, Claudia. Me too.
I often read the end of the book to relieve my anxiety. And a few years ago, I discovered my mother does too. Sacrilege perhaps but I still do it. (And it rarely reveals much.)

Ruthiella I do this too. 😊 6d

willaful When my daughter was first diagnosed, I had to do this even with hea guaranteed romance novels. Life was such an enormous question mark. 6d

LeahBergen My anxiety works in the opposite way! I can‘t have even a teensy peek at the end 😆😆 6d

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IriDas Same. Sometimes things are just too tense and you need to know to be able to go on with it. 6d

Lindy For me, it‘s not because of anxiety. I will occasionally read the ending if I am considering abandoning a book. If I feel encouraged by the ending, I will usually stick with the book to see how the author will get me there. 6d

merelybookish @Ruthiella @IriDas I feel so seen! Most people are scandalized. 😄 6d

merelybookish @willaful Yes, sometimes we need to make things easier when we can! 6d

merelybookish @LeahBergen You must avoid spoilers as well! My husband is the same. Meanwhile, I'm like, spoilers, yes please! 6d

merelybookish @Lindy Yes, I can appreciate that. Do you read a few pages? I generally find the ending doesn't tell me that much. But I typically only read the last page. 6d

willaful @Lindy I'll do that these days. I remember when I was reading Good Material I read the end and thought it was so excellent -- but still not good enough to suffer through the rest of the book for. ;-)

Good Material

Lindy @merelybookish Like you, I typically read the last few paragraphs or the last page. 6d

Lindy @willaful Sometimes reading the ending is enough for me. No need to go back to where I left off (usually somewhere around the middle) and read the part I skipped. 😁 6d

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squirrelbrain

The Lost Garden | Helen Humphreys

Thank you so much for this lovely gift, Megan! @TheKidUpstairs ☺️

I bet you thought it was lost in the post, didn‘t you? It looks like you posted it in September! 🤨

I‘m glad you like it so much and that makes me look forward to reading it even more! ❤️

TheKidUpstairs I'm so glad it finally arrived! Between overseas shipping and the Canada Post strikes, I thought it might not get there 🤦‍♀️🤣 2w

TheLudicReader Such a beautiful book. I loved it. 2w

LeahBergen I loved this book! 2w

squirrelbrain It sounds like it was worth the wait! @TheKidUpstairs If @LeahBergen @TheLudicReader love it too then I‘m sure I will! 1w

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Mattsbookaday

The Hidden Keys | Andr? Alexis

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The Hidden Keys (Quincunx 3/4), by André Alexis (2016 ??)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️?

Premise: A thief is drawn into a series of heists intended to solve a puzzle about gifts given by an eccentric billionaire to his grown children.

Review: This wasn‘t at all what I was expecting it to be. It‘s a fun heist story with a satisfying mystery.⬇️

Mattsbookaday But it also has some insightful engagement with literary themes of class difference, gentrification, criminal justice, and a certain former Toronto mayor. I would have liked the denouement to be a bit more engaging, but overall, this was a pleasant and satisfying surprise 2w

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