NorthWestTerritories

I'm at odds about this book. On one hand it is gently interweaving multiple story threads with patience and care.
On the other hand it includes lines like this:
"His penis was more narrow than wide, more O Henry bar than chocolate slab, more spring rhubarb than autumn gourd, more canoe than motorboat." ?????
Which might be one of THE worst sentences I've ever read in a novel.
So...a real toss-up right now. ?

Aims42 😳😖😳😖😳😖 4mo

Soubhiville Well that‘s bizarre. 4mo

kspenmoll What?!😳 4mo

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Leftcoastzen 😵 4mo

willaful *boggle* 4mo

Ruthiella 🤮🙄😳 4mo

Hooked_on_books 😂 4mo

BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 love the accompanying photo 🤣🤣 4mo

Cathythoughts Yuck 🤮 I‘m staying away from this one. 4mo

CSeydel Whoa, that‘s a sentence I can‘t unread 4mo

Susanita That‘s pretty bad 🤣🤣 4mo

Anna40 Why oh why? 4mo

OrangeMooseReads That line gives me the ick lol 4mo

youneverarrived 🙈😂😂 4mo

sarahbarnes That is…so bad. 😆😆😆 4mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Thanks for sharing that sentence 🤣 I think I‘d take it as my sign to DNF 4mo

merelybookish @aims42 @soubhiville @kspenmoll @leftcoastzen @willaful @ruthiella @hooked_on_books Definitely a sentence that inspires a lot of emojis! And disgust. 😂 4mo

merelybookish @barbarabb seemed better than an Oh Henry bar. 😆 4mo

merelybookish @cathythoughts A wise decision! 4mo

merelybookish @CSeydel Oh, it's bad! Perhaps I should have provided a trigger warning. 4mo

merelybookish @susanita @anna40 @youneverarrived @sarahbarnes It's like one of those comparisons would have been more than enough to gross me out... but three???? 4mo

merelybookish @thegirlwiththelibrarybag Yeah, this is the dilemma. I'm more than halfway and I'm slightly interested in the storyline. So not sure I'm ready to DNF just yet. (Instead it will probably become a hate read.) 4mo

TheLudicReader Dear Lord, I have no memory of that. 🤮 4mo

quietlycuriouskate Oh dear God.... and I still haven't forgotten the penis/seahorse image in The English Patient! 4mo

merelybookish @TheLudicReader This is one of the downsides of audiobooks. Harder to ignore or not hear terrible prose. 4mo

merelybookish @quietlycuriouskate Oh God, I wonder if it's a Canadian thing. 😒 4mo

Reggie Lololololololololol 4mo

merelybookish @Reggie exactly!!! 😂 4mo

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merelybookish

Late Nights on Air | Elizabeth Hay

Happy Caturday from my favourite napping pals!
Started this 2007 Giller Prize winner today (for #192025 natch). One of those works of Canlit that everyone seems to have read except for me. Decidedly mixed reviews on Litsy including a definitive pan of Hay's writing style by @Lindy 🤨🙂 whose opinion I respect. So we shall see...

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😽 🐾 5mo

TheKidUpstairs I've actually never read this one, either! I've got it on my shelf, probably been sitting there since about 2007 😂 Someday, maybe, I'll get to it! 5mo

Librarybelle A lovely Caturday! 5mo

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Lindy I look forward to hearing what you think. I‘m a minority opinion on this. 5mo

TheLudicReader I read this years ago and really liked it. 5mo

merelybookish @TheKidUpstairs I'm not the only one!! 5mo

merelybookish @Lindy I'm not far but am already feeling conflicted. On one hand annoyed at how main female character's sexiness keeps being described. On the other, was heartened by the inclusion of an Alden Nowlan porm. So we shall see! 5mo

merelybookish @TheLudicReader Good to know! The women in my book club are also fans. 5mo

merelybookish @Librarybelle @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love a Caturday! 😺 5mo

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LibraryCin

Late Nights on Air | Elizabeth Hay

pan

This was boring. There were a couple of mildly interesting things that happened. But, overall, pretty slow and boring. And I didn‘t see one likable thing about Dido, who seemed to just go back and forth between the men. In fact, I don‘t think I really liked very many of the characters… maybe Gwen, but then I skimmed so much of the book in the end, so hard to say if she really was likable

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candority

Late Nights on Air | Elizabeth Hay

so-so

There is some really beautiful writing in this book and I grew quite fond of a couple of the characters, but the story moved at such a glacial pace that I struggled to pick it up or stay engaged. 3⭐️

This was my #BookSpin pick for January and my #NorthwestTerritories read for #ReadCanada!

TheAromaofBooks, MsMelissa

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 4y

MsMelissa I bailed on this one, mainly because it was so slow. It obviously wasn‘t memorable for me as I can‘t remember a thing about it otherwise 😂 4y

candority @Book_Fiend_Melissa I was tempted to bail so many times, but I kept hoping for something to change. Honestly, you made the right decision 😂 I have another one of her books on my list for #ReadCanada. Hopefully it‘s better! 🤞 4y

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candority

Late Nights on Air | Elizabeth Hay

My #BookSpinBingo board is ready to go! The tagged book is my #BookSpin pick, while Me Talk Pretty One Day is my #DoubleSpin pick (and a #NewYearWhoDis read)!

TheAromaofBooks

Kathleenkelly Love your perfect penmanship. 5y

candority Thank you @Kathleenkelly! 🥰 5y

AlaMich David Sedaris does the audio of his books and they‘re definitely worth listening to, if audiobooks are a thing you do. 5y

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candority @AlaMich Yes! I‘ve listened to a couple of his before. I am on hold for this one at the moment, but I also have the physical book, so we‘ll see what I end up reading 😊 5y

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks fabulous!! 5y

BarbaraBB Your handwriting is gorgeous 😍 5y

candority @BarbaraBB Thank you! 5y

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TheKidUpstairs

Late Nights on Air | Elizabeth Hay

A few shades of #greencovers for today. #SleightheShelves

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

GreenGrl87 Tell the Wolves I‘m Home 😍 love that book! 5y

OriginalCyn620 💚💚💚 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Everyone should read 💚

Tell the Wolves I'm Home: A Novel

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Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira

Northern Wildflower | Catherine Lafferty

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OMG! This review is a delicate exercise. I so wanted to be supportive of that book & author. This is the most basic writing (not to be confused with simple) that I have ever read in a book 😳 I‘m glad the author is getting attention for Indigenous rights based on her story, for I do support her mission. She must be a very charismatic and inspirational person to talk or listen to. #ReadCanada 3/13 #NorthWestTerritories
I feel bad 🤷🏻‍♀️

MsMelissa

MsMelissa Too bad you didn‘t enjoy it. 5y

KVanRead Yikes! But good to know, thanks. 5y

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @KVanRead it‘s a small book, if you can borrow it, you could give it a try; maybe you could enjoy it 😔 5y

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Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @Book_Fiend_Melissa I sort of had the reaction you got for Split Tooth. “What did I just read?” 😳 Have you read this one? 5y

MsMelissa @Josee.a.lu.lit.et.lira I haven‘t read it, no. Based on your review I‘m not going to 😂 5y

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @Book_Fiend_Melissa 🤪 5y

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Northern Wildflower | Catherine Lafferty

Starting this one now. As the resume claims, hoping for insight into real issues many Indigenous women face in the light of family ties, education, spirituality, cultural identity, health happiness and courage to speak the truth. ▪️I wonder what it is about the timing in my life, but this is my 3rd book by native authors from Canada this summer. I had never read any before 🤷🏻‍♀️ #ReadCanada #WomanAuthor #NorthWestTerritories #BAnQ

MsMelissa Looking forward to your review of this one. 5y

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