so-soThis was the last of my Canada Reads list for this year. It was possibly one of the strangest books I have read. Overall, this list was a bit disappointing. No 5 star reads. Still, an interesting group of books.
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so-soThis was the last of my Canada Reads list for this year. It was possibly one of the strangest books I have read. Overall, this list was a bit disappointing. No 5 star reads. Still, an interesting group of books.
@Chrissyreadit I can‘t give you an audio rec bc we are on team Tonies for our busy brained 4yo. Each one of these characters has stories on it and that‘s how he falls asleep every night. Some are “jazzy” like Spidey so he has to skip the songs and only listen to the story if he picks one of those for bed.
pickThe book, titled Presenting Litotes: An Understatement, is about a journey 🚣♀️🚞through life. She cannot stop moving; if she did, she would bleed—that‘s her illness. So, she began running her entire life, constantly moving from one place to another, circling the world🌏. It‘s a tale of the delicate art that she master's the art of letting go—leaving behind friends, lovers, comrades, and even family as she roams the world.💯❤️❤️
so-soCanada Reads. Book 2. I can‘t decide if this is brilliant or absolutely awful. It was like reading five stories in one, all jumbled together. I often felt like I was lost in Etta‘s dementia filled mind. Was it a dream? A jumble of thoughts and memories? What was real? Or could it just as simple as a little magical realism? Maybe that was the point. But it was all kinds of confusing. I kinda can‘t wait for the debates.
Throwback to yesterday, when I ate more brown food while I read my penultimate book from the Canada Reads shortlist. I should finish it today. While I like it a lot, I‘m not sure if it‘ll cross the line into love territory. It all depends on how the ending comes together. Still, it should lead to some interesting discussions during the debates.
ETA: I found the ending deeply unsatisfying. Sadness.
so-soMy second book read for #CanadaReads, and I wanted to love this one so much more than I did. The narrative that fractured into an almost dream-like state SHOULD have been totally my jam, but I just felt disconnected and confused. I think there are about five different books here, and they don't quite come together in any cohesive way. I'm left wondering why? Why tell this story in this way? Why leave certain alleys unexplored?
pickThis book is one example of why I love reading so much. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommend
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