And the Birds Rained Down | 
The emoji in the center of the flower says it all. The choice between And the Birds Rained Down and My Broken Language was painful!
Ultimately, I went with the title I did because it does *a lot* in few words. My Broken Language could be a bit rambly (but I‘d happily drown in her tidal wave of language forever).
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pick"Ted was a broken soul, Charlie a nature lover and Tom had seen everything a man is allowed to see."
Three men retreated from society to live and die on their own terms in the remote Northern Ontario wilderness.
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"In which people go missing, a death pact adds spice to life, and the lure of the forest and of love makes life worth living. The story seems far-fetched, but there are witnesses, so its truth cannot be doubted. To doubt it would be to deprive us of an improbable other world that offers refuge to special beings."
Been on my TBR for a while, but @monalyisha recent review made me grab it at the library. With an opening line that I couldn't resist!
pickIt took some effort to hunt this slim novel-in-translation down. Nominated for a bunch of Canadian awards & adapted to (French) film in 2019, it was trickier to find in MA. Well worth it! In my Top 3 reads this year.
A trio of elderly men build off-grid cabins in the forest, so they can live & die on their own terms. Enter two women: one a young(ish) photographer, the other an aged woman recently sprung from a psychiatric institution. 👇🏻
I was reading and thinking, “This is such a pretty book. If I ever write a book, I‘d want it to be on this kind of paper. And the font! 🤩”
I flipped to the back and learned that I know quality when I see it! Ronaldson is the very first American metal typeface (1884), and it was printed with vegetable ink on acid-free paper made from second-growth forests, the pages gathered by hand.
pickLoved this. It‘s very unagitated. But beautiful. The only thing I would have liked is to have a little bit more backstory from the photographer.
I‘m really enjoying my current audiobook! The story of three old men who live in the north canadian forests to have their freedom in their last days who get unexpected company from two very different woman. It‘s very intriguing!
pick"And the Birds Rained Down" by Jocelyne Saucier, translated from the French by Rhonda Mullins, is a short novel about a photographer who encounters a group of aging recluses as she searches for survivors of the "Great Fires" in northern Ontario in the early 20th century. It is told in a unique style and focuses on single characters as the story develops, with surprises throughout. Art, love, life.
pickAmazing! A friend gave this to me and it is such a beautiful story :) There is so much quiet power in these friendships it made me think growing older might not be as scary... :) The English and Frech title say something about falling birds in case you are trying to find this book. :)
Staying with my folks and trying to choose a book off their shelf. They have lots of Canada Reads selections. What do you think Canadian Littens, is there a must-read in the stack?
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All of the weatherish titles on my #kobo! To my embarrassment, all are #TBR. 🙈
pickFor Canada Day--I can't begin to describe how wonderful this little book is! Only 154 pages so it is a quick read and worth every moment!
I like being told the tale of a life from its beginnings, the twists and turns and the sudden jolts way back in time that make it so that a person finds himself sixty years later, eighty years later, with that certain gaze, those hands, that way of telling you that life has been good or bad.
pickWow! This book was amazing. The characters were well developed, quirky, and unforgettable.
