pickA collection of chilling stories that draw from ancient fears about monsters hiding and waiting in the darkness, be it in the wilderness or in the recesses of our own psyches, framed by the arctic landscape, where the icy frost of death is an ever-present reality. A nightmarish, and yet somewhat beautiful, set of stories: well written, well crafted and well frightening.
pickI listened to the audio book which I‘d suggest because the author is an internationally acclaimed Inuit throat singer. She sings between chapters, which adds to the intensity of the book. This book makes you feel all the emotions. The writing is powerful; poetic at times, crude at others. It reads like a memoir at one moment then like folklore the next. It‘s love, hate, sadness, anger, excitement, nostalgia, and regret. It penetrates your soul.
Taaqtumi - an Inuktitut word that means “in the dark“ - is a creepy collection of horror short stories by northern writers set in the arctic. I don't always love short story collections but this one was great. #scarathalonphotochallenge #dark #batbrigade @clwotick @StayCurious @CatsandBooks
pick8 yo Margaret Pokiak, who lives in a village on the high Arctic, wants to attend “outsiders” school (residential school) across the water, a 5-day trip. She pressures her parents for 2+ years and they relent at last. She hates it right off. The mean nun cuts off girls‘ braids, and makes them do the smelliest, dirtiest, back-breaking jobs…the author‘s true story.
#Pantone2023 @Clwojick
#RushAThon Day 9 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
Breakfast reading with Cooper. He‘s my little shadow, this guy. The other dogs sometimes wander off to do their own things, but Coopy‘s never very far away. I think he especially likes reading time because it‘s prime snuggle time.
pickFriday Reads August 11: #QueerActivism #WomenInTranslation #Inuit #Folklore #Science #Classics
https://youtu.be/Skkiz6K8QU8
so-soWatt-Cloutier is an amazing woman but honestly, this a slog to get through. The early chapters covering childhood and the bit after her time in politics were more narrative in nature but the political years are very factual streams of meetings and organizations with very little colour or emotion. So it was dry, often hard to follow (because of acronyms) and sadly, boring.
Roll 40 for #Roll100 and Book 3/4 for #JoysOfJune
Another book down Rated was not at all what I anticipated, but I‘ve had it for a year so I‘m glad to have read it #thingsincommon
pickSufficiently creepy with snow and ice and monster stuff.
