pickI really love how Emily St. John Mandel tells stories. This is a little reminiscent of Special Topics in Calamity Physics, but darker. I can relate to Lilia's compulsion to relocate (for different reasons), and it's interesting to see how this manifests for her. The characters are all kind of extreme, which feels slightly unrealistic. But maybe I just haven't met enough people.
(Photo is of Quebec City, the closest I've been to Montreal so far.)
pickMarie is a young woman who loves horses and brings her idealism into the lives of carriage horses and their drivers in contemporary Old Montreal. A short, sharp novella that encompasses the criminal underworld and the dark side of gentrification. Translation from French by Sheila Fischman. #CanadianAuthor #WomenInTranslation
The return of the horse to Marie‘s life & the events of the past few days have stirred up memories, painful & ecstatic, against which she has begun to retaliate by the compulsive purchase of horse figurines—her favourite being a plastic Percheron. These past days Marie has travelled across the city & bought all the trinkets that have caught her eye, from antique dealers on rue Notre-Dame & from Dollarama.
1. No one book in particular, but I'm looking forward to reading some darker mysteries, like the tagged book.
2. Carving pumpkins and roasting pumpkin seeds for Hallowe'en.
3. Moon cakes, which are usually available at Asian stores before the Mid-Autumn festival.
4. All the bingo boards, and seeing all the scary/spooky books Littens are reading!
#Flerken #HauntedShelf @PuddleJumper
August 20, 2024
I‘ve started dating my posts because I like to go back and look at my past posts, a digital reading scrapbook. Anyone else like the dates?
Coffee date with myself and my book. Reading my way through all of Emily St. John Mandel‘s books. She is in my top five all time favorite authors. 🩷
August 9, 2024
Quiet day outside reading with (one of) my favorite girl.
#dogsoflitsy #sundays
