Litsy

Nice to see the river open again. And a duck!
More 🇨🇦 #Canlit 🇨🇦 for my #weekendreads.
Print: Streets of Riches (1957) by Gabrielle Roy
Audio: Beautiful Losers (1966) by Leonard Cohen. (This one is challenging. 😬)
@rachelsbrittain

eclectic-reader Hi, Margot 👋 I hope you are doing well 1d

merelybookish @eclectic-reader Hey Scott!! I'm doing okay. How are you? 20h

eclectic-reader @merelybookish I'm okay; it's been a strange winter: political turmoil, waylaid by covid & blizzards & then had to move in February. Settling into spring now. Def enjoying the calm. 16h

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eclectic-reader Also, I'm curious why you say the Cohen is challenging. Is it the format or the content? I love him as a singer, but I haven't read any of his novels. I can see how some of his novels might not work so well, though... 16h

merelybookish @eclectic-reader Agree it has not been an easy winter for lots of reasons! Hope you like your new place. Is it still in NKC? As for the Cohen....well ... It's postmodern and so difficult to follow (allusive, plot-less, meandering, etc.) AND sexually explicit to the extreme. Every sexual act, organ,and conquest is described at length. Repeatedly. It's A LOT!! 🤣 15h

eclectic-reader I hope that your family is doing okay. I'm still in the same area, I moved only a few minutes away from my old place. The Cohen does sound like a lot. I think I had one of his novels on my shelves, don't think I'll bother.
Although the following isn't really explicit, it was certainly a very unusual and intense novel by a singer

And the Ass Saw the Angel

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TheKidUpstairs

The Diviners | Margaret Laurence

I've read 24. Being a theatre major definitely helped there, lots of plays listed. And presently surprised by the amount of Canadian content.

Three of my all time favourites were on the list:
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood
The Diviners - Margaret Laurence

Thanks @dabbe for another fun #ThreeListThursday

dabbe Yay for Canadian writers! All 3 of yours are now on my TBR! I've read Atwood, but not ALIAS GRACE--yet. 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩶🩵🩶 2mo

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Bookwormjillk

The Break | Katherena Vermette

#12BooksOfChristmas November @Andrew65

I think November was my best reading month of the year so it was hard to pick. This book stuck with me the most though- and I never would have read it if it weren‘t for #FoodAndLit #Canada

LeeRHarry I finished this just before the end of 2024 and know I‘ll be thinking of it for some time. 2mo

Andrew65 Not a book I know but looks good. 2mo

BarbaraBB I purchased this (probably based on your review) but haven‘t read it yet 2mo

kspenmoll This sounds intriguing! 2mo

Tamra This one is so good! I look for this book every time I go to a bookshop, but haven‘t found it yet.

The Circle

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Bookwormjillk

The Break | Katherena Vermette

pick

This book was sad and covered some hard topics, but an incredibly good read. I didn‘t want the story of these women to end. #FoodAndLit #Canada

JuniperWilde I loved this one too. 4mo

Bookwormjillk @JuniperWilde it was so good 4mo

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Bookwormjillk

The Break | Katherena Vermette

I am worn out tonight but in a good way. #hyggehour

TheBookHippie, Chrissyreadit, AllDebooks

mcctrish Oh I loved this book 4mo

Chrissyreadit 🧡🧡🧡🧡 4mo

Tamra Love this one! 4mo

Bookwormjillk @Tamra @mcctrish It‘s so good 4mo

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Dilara

Children of My Heart | Gabrielle Roy

The life of a young teacher in 30s Manitoba. Her pupils‘ poverty is incredible. Meanwhile, where I live, the fog outside is so thick right now it‘s like living in cotton wool...
#FoodandLit #Canada
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

JulietteReadsALot J'avais bien aimé Un jardin au bout du monde, merci pour cette recommandation ;) J'avais beaucoup aimé ses descriptions, très bien écrites, merci de m'avoir refait penser à cette écrivaine. 4mo

Catsandbooks Oh wow! 4mo

kwmg40 Nice to see a recommendation for Gabrielle Roy. I've not read this one, but I've read and liked very much several of her other books. 3mo

Dilara @Adventures_of_a_French_Reader @kwmg40 I don't know if I'd go as far as recommend it - her portrayals of minorities made me slightly uneasy sometimes - but it was an interesting window into another world and another time. 3mo

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