Litsy

This Place: 150 Years Retold | Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette, David Alexander Robertson, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Chelsea Vowel, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jen Storm, Brandon Mitchell, Sonny Assu

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A beautiful collection of 10 graphic stories of First Nations history from Indigenous creators. Fascinating histories, some of which I'd heard of but many I was ignorant of (lots of Google rabbit holes!).

My favourite of the collection was Rosie by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley with stunning illustration and colours by GMB Chomichuk. #ReadCanada #Nunavut @MsMelissa

MsMelissa How are you doing on the challenge? Do you have many provinces/territories left? 4y

TheKidUpstairs @MsMelissa I'm doing okay, I think I have 4 left? Yukon, NWT, NB, PEI. 4y

TheKidUpstairs @MsMelissa oh! And Alberta, so 5. How far have you gotten? 4y

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TheKidUpstairs @MsMelissa I've read a lot of Canadian authors, just not as many set in Canada itself. 4y

MsMelissa I have NB, Nfld and PEI left. I‘m the same as you - lots of Canadian authors on my shelves but many of their books are set elsewhere. 4y

ShelleyBooksie Kathy Reichs has a book set in Miramichi, New Brunswick. Alan Doyle has wonderful non-fiction set in Newfoundland. 4y

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candority

Split Tooth | Tanya Tagaq

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Split Tooth is a unique reading experience. It blends fiction and non-fiction, memoir and magical realism, poetry and prose. It loosely tells the story of a girl growing up in Nunavut in the 1970s, with other musings and ideas scattered throughout. The author, Tanya Tagaq, is an internationally acclaimed Inuit throat singer and her singing in used in the audiobook to divide each poem/story/section. ⬇️

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candority Unfortunately, this just wasn‘t for me. I‘m impressed by how unique Split Tooth is and how lyrical Tagaq‘s writing is, but I didn‘t particularly like it. If I hadn‘t listened to the audiobook, I don‘t think I would have finished this book. At the same time, the throat singing made my skin crawl and made me so uncomfortable, which doesn‘t seem to be the case for most listeners. This was my #Nunavut pick for #ReadCanada. 2⭐️ 4y

BiblioLitten Very interesting. I wonder how I‘d feel about it. 🤔 4y

MsMelissa While I‘m sorry you didn‘t like it, I‘m also happy that someone besides me rated it as a ‘pan‘. I read the book rather than listening to it, and I would have bailed had it been longer. (edited) 4y

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Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira I‘m sorry to read you did not enjoy it. I read 👓 this one and truly enjoyed it. I was curious and 🎧 to her throat signing after and did not enjoy that 😔 Maybe the singing would of put me off if I had listen to it ?!? 🤷🏻‍♀️ (edited) 4y

candority @BiblioLitten It‘s fairly short, so if it sounds interesting to you, you could give it a try! Lots of people love it! 4y

candority @Book_Fiend_Melissa Yeah, I definitely wouldn‘t have been able to listen/read much more! 4y

candority @Josee.a.lu.lit.et.lira I‘m glad you enjoyed it! I knew that there was throat singing in the audiobook, but every time it came on, it surprised me and pulled me out of the narrative. 4y

VeganCleopatra Ditto on the throat singing in the audiobook! 4y

candority @VeganCleopatra I‘m glad I‘m not the only one! 4y

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Untitled | Unknown

#JulyWrapUp
I haven‘t read like this EVER!
Litsy is a wild influence 😅

#JeLisBleu #AuteurQuebecois
#ReadCanada #Quebec #Nunavut
#SundayBuddyRead
#DoubleBookSpin
#SummerBookSpinBingo2020

Reggie Yeah, the Litsy effect is real. Great job! 5y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick It really is influential. 5y

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @Reggie @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Crazy, but I love it ❣️ 5y

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Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira

Split Tooth | Tanya Tagaq

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What an uncommon read; different than anything I‘ve read! The sorrows of reality aside, I truly enjoyed her mystical-dreamlike writing and poetic release. I‘m not great at poems, but I got the essence those. I enjoyed all the mysticism around her throat receiving opening-healing green light, knowing that she is a throat singer. The Northern Lights stories are surreal & spectacular!
#ReadCanada 2/13 #Nunavut ✅
#SummerBookSpinBingo2020 ✅
#stJLU

MsMelissa I‘m glad it worked for you! Even though it wasn‘t a winner for me, I think the book has value so I‘d rather my view of it be the minority one. 5y

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira 😊🙏🏻 5y

Lindy I like many things about this book, and agree that the northern lights part is the best. 👍 5y

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @Lindy yes, I dove into the feed of the book and saw your posts. Such a mystical journey! 5y

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Split Tooth | Tanya Tagaq

Spending the entire week alone at a friend‘s house. Enjoying nature‘s scenery as I read inside; it‘s a rainy day. I am half way through and I am really captivated by this one!
#ReadCanada #Nunavut
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MsMelissa Darn it! I was hoping you‘d pan it so that I wouldn‘t be alone in my dislike for the book 😂 5y

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @Book_Fiend_Melissa 🤣 be proud of your uniqueness 😉 I try not to feel pressured to like what everyone likes, but sometimes I go Hein?!? at myself when I dont like a favorite. So I feel you 🙃 It is different than anything I‘ve read, the sorrows of reality aside, I truly enjoy her mystical-dreamlike writing. Pages 59 to 68 of my digital edition were breathtaking. 🙏🏻 5y

MsMelissa Is it still going well? I didn‘t really start to dislike it until around page 100? But I do agree that some of the writing was lovely. 5y

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @Book_Fiend_Melissa 😮 I am at 112. I switched book for today, I will keep you posted tomorrow 😉 5y

LeahBergen This sounds like a lovely week! Enjoy. ❤️ 5y

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rabbitprincess

The Inuk Mountie Adventure | Eric Wilson

For those of us doing the #ReadCanada challenge... this children's (probably middle-grade) mystery book is set in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut ;) Even though it was written before Nunavut was made a territory, I would totally count it for that territory :)

MsMelissa I may have to try this since my Nunavut book was a dud for me 😕 5y

rabbitprincess @Book_Fiend_Melissa I‘ll probably read this or Paul Okalik‘s memoir