pickI‘m so happy Rice wrote this follow up to Moon of the Crusted Snow. This one wasn‘t as good as the first, but it was a satisfying follow up. The audiobook had the same excellent narrator as well. #FoodAndLit #Canada
#FoodandLit #Canada I made Cabbage Rolls it is unclear as to who invented this lovely dish, but we do have a lot of Ukrainian immigrants that came to Canada in the early 1900 s. I learned how to make it from a French Canadian lady. The recipe is very easy.
1. Cook beef with onions and add beef broth pouch until cooked. Cook rice separately. Mix the two together and add soya sauce. Don't be cheap but taste. ⬇️
pickBeautifully written, honest, and gritty in a way that never felt performative or indulgent or trauma porn-y, this collection of linked short stories offers snippets of a girl then young woman's life from her family's immigration to Canada from Congo as a kid to her mid-20s. I loved how the stories spotlighted her complicated friendships with women. Content warnings for suicide, sexual assault, drugs, drinking. Oh Loli, I hope you are okay now ❤️
Couldn't resist a stop in this cottage country museum/gift shop/used book store/internet cafe/ice cream parlour. The selection of used books and new local history books was excellent! I bought the tagged 😁
pickI just loved Moon of the Crusted Snow and it‘s really stuck with me, so I am delighted that Rice wrote a follow up (he says because fans asked for it, which is cool). There are definite spoilers here for book 1, but this one picks up a number of years later and continues to follow the Native community in their new circumstances. My only quibble is a group goes on a trek and are called “the walkers,” which made me think of The Walking Dead.
pickI need some closure! More stories! What happens to her? Is she okay?!?
pickWhen tragedy changes the trajectory of his life, Saul Indian Horse is sent to a residential school introducing him to racism and cruelty that will haunt him the rest of his life. A rare talent for hockey gives him a chance for happiness but some things cannot be out-skated. This book manages to be both brutal and easy to read. An undoubtedly important story. #24in2024
