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Solomon Gursky Was Here
Solomon Gursky Was Here: Penguin Modern Classics | Mordecai Richler
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Moses Berger is very young when he first hears the name that will obsess him and drive him on a quest across Canada and Europe. His life becomes consumed with unravelling the secrets from the startling, almost mythical life of a man and family shrouded in lies. Ranging from the underworld of nineteenth-century London, through the Franklin expedition to the Arctic, to the Prohibition years on the prairies and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Solomon Gursky Was Here is a grand, uncommonly rich tale from one of Canada's best storytellers.
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Leftcoastzen
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#ArtfulAugust #TitlewithPersonsName Gathered a few from the shelves.

Ruthiella I have PTSD from reading Bellow 😜 But those are some nice looking hard copies of Herzog and Henderson the Rain King! (edited) 2y
Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella 😁Thanks ! I totally get that! 2y
Eggs Great collection! 2y
Leftcoastzen @Eggs thank you! 2y
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“A very old-fashioned novel,” according to its author, it features dozens of characters, multiple plots and settings, and a time span of 150 years. It is an adventure story, a mystery novel, social satire, a crazy historical and biblical epic, and a tale of unfulfilled love.” It‘s hard to review this one. I‘m still processing. At first it felt like a hot mess. But I laughed, I cried, it broke my heart, and I fell in love. It‘s brilliant.

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JacqMac
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Ugh. That hurt. There were tears! From me! I‘m going back in now. It might be a long night....

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JacqMac
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Cozy night inside. Again. With some Chicken Bones hot chocolate. I‘m almost half way through this book and I‘m not sure what I think yet. I think I might really like it.

MsMelissa Chicken bones hot chocolate? I didn‘t think you could buy that outside of the maritimes! 4y
JacqMac @Book_Fiend_Melissa We are originally from Cape Breton. We get some tasty care packages, from our relatives, this time of year. 4y
merelybookish Chicken bones hot chocolate would be a lot easier on the teeth!! 😋 4y
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MsMelissa That explains it ☺️ Have you tried the Chicken Bones liqueur? My sister-in-law in New Brunswick had it when we went to visit last Christmas. I didn‘t try it, but my husband had some. 4y
MsMelissa @merelybookish there are probably a lot of people reading this post very confused about chicken bones 🤣😂 4y
merelybookish @Book_Fiend_Melissa 😂😂 Got to know or love a Maritimer! 4y
JacqMac @Book_Fiend_Melissa I used the liqueur to make the hot chocolate. :) It‘s pretty yummy. 4y
JacqMac @merelybookish Much easier on the teeth. lol Still an awful lot of sugar though. But very yummy. 4y
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JacqMac
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I miss bookstores sooo much. And my library. The smells and the sounds and the books. All the things about them. But yay, for #bookmail

BiblioLitten Oh yes!! Sigh. 4y
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rabbitprincess
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An intricately constructed story about Moses Berger‘s search for the true story of Solomon Gursky and Solomon‘s grandfather, Ephraim, who in this universe was the sole survivor of the ill-fated Franklin expedition. I liked the Franklin angle and the preponderance of airplanes.

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Villo
Solomon Gursky stato qui | Mordecai Richler
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An amusing story. #2001

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#canada #augustisatrip Canadian writers.I‘m sure @Cinfhen can‘t wait to dig into the tagged book since she loved Duddy Kravitz so much. 😉Gursky was shortlisted for the Booker .William Gibson was born in South Carolina but fled to Canada as many did in the Vietnam era.I loved this Munro short story collection,read long ago.Got to get back to Robertson Davies, read one I liked a lot, can‘t remember which one though.😁

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ☺️☺️☺️ 6y
vkois88 👍👍👍 6y
Cinfhen Ha!!!! Good memory!!!! I HATED that book 😖😖😖 (edited) 6y
Leftcoastzen @Cinfhen 😂😂😂 6y
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#FunPhotoFriday A recent re-read for me, this book held up as wonderfully as I had hoped. If ever the word "romp" was used well to describe a novel, it would be for this one. This book is epic and grand, fun and sharp. And for all its literariness, there is an interesting mystery. 'Solomon Gursky' is a great read from a #CanLit master.

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