Welcome to Litsy!

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#indiecember

Intro

Weekly Highlights

Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism by Noenoe K. Silva

Collected Stories by Elizabeth Bowen

The Sea Change by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen

Cocoon by Zhang Yueran, Jeremy Tiang (Translator)

Indigenous Reads December 3
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This graphic novel anthology brings to light the stories of Canadian Indigenous Peoples and their history of colonial resistance. As someone not as familiar with Canadian history, I appreciated the introductions and timelines before each story. These were all compellingly told with varied art styles represented. Overall, a vibrant, informative, and powerful collection.

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#indiecember

Intro

Weekly Highlights

Making Books Disappear

Inconvenient Skin by Shane L. Koyczan

Stories Of The Road Allowance People by Maria Campbell

Cocoon by Zhang Yueran

The Stromness Dinner by Peter Benson

#SkodenReadathon wrap-up

I read 7 out of 10 prompts, all picks.

I also finished a book by Stephen Graham Jones that didn‘t fit the prompts.

“So, this is how the channel was formed. It‘s…very beautiful.
We have a story for everything. In the end, they all mean one thing.
Life.”

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Several of Midge‘s pieces, particularly the longer more reflective essays, were spectacular. There were even a few shorter satire pieces that made me thing about privilege in new ways, particularly related to language. Sadly, this suffered from bad packaging. ⬇️

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I went into this book not knowing exactly what to expect. I‘m at the halfway point and I have to say Midge‘s voice is powerful. Almost all of the pieces in here have made me think about privilege, but I must say this one has given me pause. I‘m reflecting on how the reclamation of words isn‘t meaningful to all people in the same way and what I think about that. I have never quite thought about this before in the same way.

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https://youtu.be/vhg5VNcPoWg

#SkodenReadathon
#indiecember

Intro

Indiecember

Blind Eye Book Club

Weekly Highlights

Happening by Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie (Translator)

Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont

After The Carnage by Tara June Winch

Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance
by Jesse Wente

This was stellar. Cash‘s character was extremely dynamic and her relationship with Wheaton pulled at my heartstrings. The last 20 pages were so suspenseful, and the ending left room for the sequels without being disappointing on its own. I have already put a hold on the next installment at the library.

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