pickThis author is interesting. He tells a good story. His text is non-linear. The subjects are not cheerful. I recommend it anyway.
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I also had an #ARC from #Netgalley 😂 oops.
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pickThis author is interesting. He tells a good story. His text is non-linear. The subjects are not cheerful. I recommend it anyway.
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
I also had an #ARC from #Netgalley 😂 oops.
pickI needed something completely different from my last reads and this book about a father and daughter living off the grid due to events in his past jumped out at me. After 8 years in the woods strangers cross their paths and their precarious world is threatened. I found this so engrossing as you learn what drove Cooper to choose such an isolated life and see Finch become more curious about what she is missing. A good distraction and a solid story.
pickThis book is just as good as a reread. Wagamese is masterful when it comes to writing - you are truly transported into the time and place of the book. He even makes hockey sound magical. I could have done with a little bit less hockey - but that's not a big deal. Truly terrible that any of this was allowed to happen but I'm so glad he wrote about it as it is important to remember and know this part of history.
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pickWhat an extraordinary book! The outrage of the treatment meted out to indigenous people in the mid C20th is all the more affecting because it is depicted in such a matter-of-fact way. There are direct parallels with Australia. In contrast, the hockey scenes are sublime. I can‘t imagine such transporting writing about Aussie Rules 🤣 I‘m glad I‘m sufficiently hockey literate to be able to appreciate it. Looking forward to the discussion. #OhCanada
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Triggers: physical and sexual abuse
Just over a week left and I'm excited to discuss with those who are interested. I'll post a few discussion points in the afternoon of Saturday, March 1st. I'm thinking I'll post one overall discussion about the book and then a couple more specific questions about topics in the book or the book itself. If there is anything specific you are interested in discussing please feel free to comment here. #OhCanada
pickThis book and the first one are a reading highlight of the year. Glad I listened to the audiobook to hear the Anishnaabe language and names spoken.
#Bookspin March:
1. Saving Time
2. Mayday 1971
3. Cobalt
4. An Immense World
5. Unlikely Radicals
6. Sure, I‘ll Be Your Black Friend
7. The Prophets
8. It‘s not about the Burqa
9. Greta
10. Greenwood
11. Swimming
12. Dancing in the Streets
13. You or Someone You Love
14. A Market of Dreams
15. Crossings
16. Ordinary Notes
17. Coming Out as Dalit
18. Some People Need Killing
19. Island of Forgetting
20. Autumn Peltier
pickMight be my top pick for Canada Reads this year. The trauma and devastation this woman survived, yet the way she turned the pain into empathy and compassion, is the most exceptional show of defiance. “Even today, when I am grateful to lead a peaceful and happy life, there are moments when I feel anger, bitterness, and regret. But those feelings only make me miserable, and I don't want to live like that.” Not the best writing, but worth the read.
