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AileenRR
Maybe in Another Life: A Novel | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Pickpick

At first I found it tiring jumping back and forth between two storylines, but as they progressed and I got more invested in both, it wasn‘t such a bother.

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MysticFaerie
The Future | Catherine Leroux
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Mehso-so

3⭐️/5⭐️

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BarbaraBB
The Future | Catherine Leroux
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Bailedbailed

I don‘t think I‘ve ever bailed on so many books as this month. This is another one that started out great (a woman looking for her two granddaughters who went missing after their mother was murdered). Unfortunately it turned into a mix of dystopia, fantasy, and magical realism 😵‍💫
It was an audioread and maybe my English isn‘t good enough but I completely lost track of the storyline and frankly, I didn‘t bother, I just wanted it to be over.

Caroline2 It‘s CampLitsy syndrome. 😂 I‘m so excited about all the new books to look forward to that I‘m struggling to concentrate on my current reads. 7mo
BookWrym All the things you don‘t like make me want to read this 🤣 7mo
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BarbaraBB @Caroline2 That could very well be it 🤣🤣 7mo
BarbaraBB @BookWrym I know! I like all those genres too but this mashup was too much for me. But it‘s probably me, the book won the Canada Reads! (edited) 7mo
Susanita Sometimes too much is TOO MUCH. 7mo
squirrelbrain Definitely sounds too much! 7mo
Suzze I started reading it because it was set in Detroit (where I live) and it won this year‘s Canada Reads (we get CBC tv here). I started it three months ago and am only 11% in. It never calls me. 7mo
BarbaraBB @Suzze It has all the ingredients to be fantastic and I know many people do think it is so it is probably my/our state of mind 😀 7mo
BennettBookworm I set a personal goal this year to DNF any books that weren‘t keeping my interest… and so far I have DNF‘d a LOT! 7mo
Suet624 You‘re my bailing hero. 7mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 I always feel so stupid, bailing… 7mo
Suet624 I know. I get that. But sometimes it‘s just gotta be done. 7mo
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xicanti
The Future | Catherine Leroux
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I‘ll bet the library staff got a kick out of processing as many books as possible on Leap Day.

For the first sixty pages or so, I thought THE FUTURE was gonna be The One. Since then, though, it‘s skewed too abstract for my tastes and my attention‘s wavered in a big way. I would‘ve bailed if the Canada Reads panelists hadn‘t specifically said it gets rough but it all pays off in the end. Now, with a hundred pages to go, I hope I agree with them.

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TheKidUpstairs
The Future | Catherine Leroux
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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

My favourite NEVER wins #CanadaReads, and this year I REALLY didn't think it would (especially after the first two days of debates).

But it did!!! And I'm so excited!

The Future by Catherine Leroux, translated by Susan Ouriou is this year's #CanadaReads winner 🏆🎉 I LOVED this book. It is beautifully crafted and demands time, thought, and attention. In return it offers beauty, magic, and hard fought hope. Highly recommended!

BarbaraBB That seals it. I‘m off to buying it! 8mo
TheKidUpstairs @BarbaraBB ❤️❤️❤️ I hope you find as much love in its pages as I did! 8mo
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Nebklvr
The Future | Catherine Leroux
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Pickpick

The writing wasn‘t as gripping as one might hope but the atmosphere and ideas were amazing. In the depths of destruction, these characters do more than survive. These characters wring every ounce of life, joy, and community they can from a chaotic, grim reality. Even in despair, there is magic. #CanadaReads2024

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TheKidUpstairs
The Future | Catherine Leroux
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Day One about to start! #CanadaReads

Tagged was my favourite, but Bad Cree and Denison Avenue area strong contenders!

BarbaraBB Exciting! I want to read the tagged book too! 9mo
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ElizaMarie
By Night Vol. 1 | John Allison
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Mehso-so

So, this one (of course) ended a bit abruptly - being only Vol 1; but... I don't know if it caught me enough to even care to read Vol 2 (it's not currently available on Libby - so I would have to “look“ for it). Oh well. It was “eh“. #LibbyLoan #NotAnotherGraphicMonday

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ElizaMarie
By Night Vol. 1 | John Allison
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Sitting at Walgreens for ~15 min or so since I got my COVID booster.

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ElizaMarie
By Night Vol. 1 | John Allison
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TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 9mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🐾🏈 9mo
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