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The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Novel | Karen Lord

#weekendreads

📕Continuing with Indian Horse for #OhCanada .

📗Started Sugar Street based on @Lesliereadsalot ‘s intriguing review.

📘The Best of All Possible Worlds is my last #Roll100 for January and I don‘t like it at all.

📙Continuing on with Lark Rise a chapter a day for #HashtagBrigade

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ChaoticMissAdventures I read Indian Horse last year and really enjoyed it. He is such a talented storyteller. I also didn't like Possible Worlds, which is such a bummer I really like Karen Lord in interviews, and the premise sounds interesting but I just couldn't get thorough it, and I tried 3 or 4 different times. 2d

Cathythoughts Oh no , to the tagged book! I‘m stacking to see what I think. 🤔 (edited) 2d

Ruthiella @ChaoticMissAdventures The writing in Indian Horse keeps the pages turning, despite the heavy subject matter, which I appreciate. Yeah, Karen Lord is so beloved, but alas her style is for me. 2d

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Ruthiella @Cathythoughts Our dearly departed mutual friend Jenny @ReadingEnvy gave it 5⭐️ on Goodreads, so I had high hopes. But it‘s just not my cuppa. More romance than SciFi IMO with no real plot. 2d

Cathythoughts Ok. Good information 👍🏻 It‘s lovely to remember Jenny ♥️💔 2d

Suet624 WHY can I never remember to read a Richard Wagamese story? Grrr…. 2d

Ruthiella @Suet624 So many books, so little time! 2d

Lesliereadsalot Looking forward to your thoughts! 2d

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Tamra

Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese

What splendid evocative writing! The excerpt pictured is from page 1. I‘m only on chapter 6 and I am going to savor each and every one.

#OhCanada
@Jess861

Suet624 Beautiful! 7d

Cathythoughts ❤️ 7d

Jess861 I'm so glad you are enjoying the book! 7d

DogMomIrene I‘m looking forward to this one! 5d

Tamra @DogMomIrene it‘s really just outstanding writing so far. 5d

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Ruthiella

Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese

#WhereAreYouMonday

I find myself in Canada today. I‘ve just started the inaugural #OhCanada read. New author for me and the first couple chapters are promising, though I know it‘s also going to make me sad.

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Prairiegirl_reading Richard Wagamese is one of my favourite authors! I have not read this one but I‘ve read a number of his others and I think I‘ve rated them all 5 stars. I hope you enjoy it. And yes have the tissues ready. 7d

Ruthiella @Prairiegirl_reading Thanks for the heads up on the tissues! I will try to prepare myself. 7d

BiblioLitten I‘m starting this too! I was in Kamchatka Peninsula and am just about to start Wagamese! 7d

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BiblioLitten @Prairiegirl_reading I‘m starting Indian Horse too, but I really loved Keeper n Me by the same author. 7d

Tamra Sooooo good! I have a special fondness for indigenous writers & writing. 7d

Ruthiella @Tamra Good to hear! 7d

Prairiegirl_reading @BiblioLitten I loved keeper ‘n me too! Ragged company, Dream Wheels, Medicine Walk all excellent. Richard Wagamese is just great with character and place. 7d

CarolynM I‘m looking forward to getting started on this one 6d

Ruthiella @CarolynM I have a very good feeling about it based on the first few chapters. 6d

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Kitta

Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese

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Finished this for #ohcanada a few days ago and forgot to update.

Amazing book looking into the effects and horrors of residential schools and treatment of #indigenous Canadians. Told as the story of a young boy, Saul Indian Horse, as he grows up.

Really interesting insight. Be prepared if you don‘t understand hockey to read a lot about it. I think it would be fine if you don‘t know a lot but as a fan this was a bonus for me.

#canada

Kitta @Jess861 2w

Jess861 I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! Definitely an important but dark part of Canadian history. 2w

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Kitta

Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese

« I couldn‘t run the risk of someone knowing me, because I couldn‘t take the risk of knowing myself »

#ohcanada #canada #indigenous #ojibwe

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ferskner

The Ultimate Reading Challenge: Complete a Goal, Open an Envelope, and Reveal Your Bookish Prize! | Weldon Owen

Help a Litten out! I'm wanting to get back into reading challenges this year but I'm having a hard time figuring out what Litsy is hosting these days. It looks like a few I used to do aren't active anymore. Are there any I should know about? (I'm planning to do #bookspin with @TheAromaofBooks and #agathachristieclubR3 with @Librarybelle, of course!)

Picture of my dog's dumb teeth for tax!

TheAromaofBooks I'm participating in - #Pantone2025 and #FourFoursin25 with @lauredhel
- #WickedWords with @AsYouWish
- #Roll100 and #GottaCatchEmAll with @PuddleJumper
- #FictionalTraveler and #ReadorDonate with @julieclair
and my own other challenges, #ISpyBingo and #BookChain

Have you checked @LitsyEvents ? That account does a great job reposting all kinds of shenanigans!! 2w

Ruthiella You can follow @LitsyEvents for reposts of all the challenges, etc. Good luck! 😃 2w

AmyG There is #authoramonth @soubhiville where one reads 1+ books from that specific author for the month. #TBRTarot is where a card is chosen and you pick a corresponding book. #readyourkindle is like Bookspin but just for ereaders. Last two are with @Cbee (edited) 2w

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Jess861 Some of the ones I'm participating in and aren't listed above:

#BookedInTime @Cuilin
#FoodAndLit @Catsandbooks @Texreader
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#OhCanada @jess861 (me) 2w

Cuilin #HashtagBrigade @BarkingMadRead #NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Dabbe & @Cuilin #NaturalLitsy @alldebooks #WhatTheDickens @Texreader & @Cuilin #literarycrew @Librarybelle 2w

dabbe Some others: #WithTheBanned2025 (host: @Jadams89); #NancyDrewBR (host: @Librarybelle); #ChristiesCapers (host: @Librarybelle); #teamlesmis (host: @TheBookHippie); #ShardlakeSeriesBR (host: @dabbe) 2w

TheBookHippie I do #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2025 #CHLOEGONGREADALONG #READLESMIS #JOURNALINGPROMPTS #KARENINAWINTER and #LITSOLACE with @AllDebooks & @Chrissyreadit 2w

Librarybelle @Cuilin @dabbe —thanks for mentioning the buddy reads I host! This is the last year for #192025 , which is reading a book originally published in each year from 1920-2025 (I‘ll post details later in the year for the next challenge, #192030 ). 2w

Texreader And #litsyatoz that I‘m hosting. 2w

AllDebooks #SeriesLove2025 challenge is a good one, hosted by @Andrew65 2w

AllDebooks Sorry, not finished. And @thelibraryview. I'm doing the Wild Moor reading challenge. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDKncU5i_Y7/?igsh=MXQ0a3U2cWZ1OHlieQ== 2w

AllDebooks Series love is also hosted by @TheSpineView having a brain malfunction 😅 2w

AllDebooks Thanks for the tags @TheBookHippie and @Cuilin 2w

julieclair In addition to those already mentioned (thanks, @TheAromaofBooks 💙), I also host #ThematicCozies , #AllergicToChunksters , and #MonthlyNonfiction2025 . Others I participate in that haven‘t been mentioned yet are #KindredSpirits with @BarbaraJean , #LittensLoveRomance with @StayCurious , #JaneAustenThenAndNownwith @Crinoline_Laphroaig , #HitchToScreen with @JenlovesJT47 , #FurrowedMiddleBrow and #PersephoneClub with @LeahBergen . 2w

julieclair Also #ClassicsChallenge with @Lunakay and #2025FairyTaleChallenge with @Charityann . Also Acquired Via Litsy #AVL25 with @MatchlessMarie . 2w

Andrew65 This just shows how much is going on, an impressive list. 2w

PuddleJumper Teeth! ❤️ I think my general ones have been mentioned. I also have #RiordanverseReadalong which is reading Rick Riordan books and #ReadYourDamnDanmei which is reading Chinese light novels. I also run seasonal challenges in October/December 2w

PuddleJumper Also #QueerBC Monthly LGBTQIA+ authors and you can read anything they've written 2w

LeahBergen @julieclair Wow, this is a big list! Thanks for tagging our little reading groups. 😘 2w

MatchlessMarie When I have been away from Litsyland for a while I like to check out the @LitsyEvents page for most current things. But this is a great time of year to get back into them. It‘s hard to miss challenges since we are all abuzz with New Year wishful thinking 😂 2w

TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - I will be so excited to tackle another long-term project!! I actually think I'm going to complete #192025 which is pretty thrilling! 2w

Librarybelle That‘s so cool, @TheAromaofBooks ! I still have a bit to go but need to tally up my readings from the last half of 2024. I love the long term challenges! 2w

julieclair @LeahBergen I think it‘s more of a “wishful thinking” list! 😂 2w

LeahBergen @julieclair I think you‘re right. 😆 2w

Lauredhel I'm doing #Pantone2025 (two grids) #Fourfoursin25 #WickedWords #MonthlyNonfiction2025 #Bookchain2025 #LGBTQIA2025 #urc2025 #FictionalTraveler #readharder2025 #LitsyAtoZ2025 #booklistqueenchallenge25 #ISpyBingo 2w

Amiable Wanted to add #ChunksterChallenge2025, #DiseaseoftheMonthBookClub and #Nonfiction2025 (edited) 2w

staci.reads Also #SheSaid hosted by @Riveted_Reader_Melissa highlighting books by female authors and women's topics! 2w

ferskner @TheAromaofBooks @AmyG @Jess861 @Cuilin @dabbe @TheBookHippie @Ruthiella @Librarybelle @Texreader @AllDebooks @julieclair @PuddleJumper @MatchlessMarie @Lauredhel @Amiable @staci.reads thank you all for your help and ideas! I totally forgot about @LitsyEvents so thank you for that reminder too! I'll go through these and pick out a few. 7h

Texreader So great to have you back!! 6h

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Jess861

Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese

Thank you to all for your thoughts on the first book. Excited to announce that our first read for the Oh Canada Book Club will be Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese. This book club will run every two months, so this will be the January/February book. Cannot wait to start diving into some Canadian books!

Very low key, all are welcome to join! Let me know if you want to be added to the tag list!

#OhCanada #BuddyRead #BookClub #2025 @LitsyEvents

Jess861 @lauraisntwilder @KathyWheeler @Ruthiella @CarolynM @LapReader @kwmg40 @Readergrrl @JenlovesJT47 @Blueberry (edited) 2mo

Ruthiella Fantastic! Looking forward to reading this new-to-me author next year. 2mo

Tamra This is on my TBR! I‘ll join. 😄 Wagamese is terrific. (edited) 2mo

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CarolynM Looking forward to it 2mo

PurpleyPumpkin I‘d love to incorporate more Canadian authors into my tbr. And a two-month schedule is ideal! If you could add me to your list, I‘d appreciate it!😊 2mo

Jess861 @Tamra - Awesome, great to have you join :) 2mo

Jess861 @PurpleyPumpkin Great! I'll add you to the tag list :)! 2mo

Tamra @Jess861 I‘ve ordered a copy. 👍🏾 2mo

Kitta Can I be added to the list? 2mo

Jess861 @Kitta Of course 🙂! Welcome!! 2mo

Blueberry Please add me to your #OhCanada book club tag list. 7d

Jess861 @Blueberry Added 😊 7d

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Jess861

Oh, Canada! | Per-Henrik G�rth

Three books that are written by Indigenous authors. Comment on what book you'd like to read if you want.

I feel all three of these books (even though they are fiction), will give some insight into the lives and culture of the Indigenous peoples in Canada as well as how they have been treated. Indian Horse came out a while back so I'm not sure how easy it will be to find outside of Canada.

All our welcome to join - let me know if you want to.

Jess861 #OhCanada #BuddyRead #BookClub #2025 #Vote @LitsyEvents

@lauraisntwilder @KathyWheeler @Ruthiella @CarolynM @LapReader @kwmg40 @Readergrrl 2mo

KathyWheeler I‘m fine with any of them. Just an FYI, my library, in Alabama, has Indian Horse as both a print book and an ebook (through Hoopla). 2mo

Readergrrl Since it‘s heading into the winter months, how about Moon on Crusted Snow? 2mo

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Jess861 @KathyWheeler Thanks, good to know! 2mo

Jess861 @Readergrrl Marked your vote down :). 2mo

lauraisntwilder They all look good! My vote goes to Indian Horse. 2mo

kwmg40 I‘ll vote for Indian Horse. 2mo

Ruthiella I‘m down for any of them. All are available through my library. 👍 2mo

Jess861 @lauraisntwilder and @kwmg40 - Noted down :)

@Ruthiella - sounds good! So happy to hear that they seem to be readily available when people are looking! 2mo

CarolynM I‘m happy to go with any of them. They all look interesting 🙂 2mo

JenlovesJT47 Can you add me to the list please? Thank you! 🤗 2mo

Jess861 @JenlovesJT47 absolutely 🙂 2mo

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LitsyEvents

Oh, Canada! | Per-Henrik G�rth

Repost for @Jess861

Looking to see if there would be any interest in a bookclub or buddyread around Canadian Fiction for the year of 2025. I'm thinking a monthly or bi-monthly book to read at your own pace with some discussion at the end of the month. If anyone is interested, just comment below :).

#OhCanada

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