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And the Birds Rained Down | Jocelyne Saucier

Celebrating #FoodandLit #Canada month with a chip truck poutine. I mean, really, any excuse for a chip truck poutine is a good one. #iykyk

Tagging my last excellent #CanLit read if anyone is looking for recommendations!

Traci1 Omg I love poutine. Used to live in Vermont about a mile from the Canadian border, and I can honestly say the only thing I miss about the 4 years we lived there is the poutine. 2mo

BarbaraBB I have the book stacked already. Probably you‘re responsible for that! 2mo

rabbitprincess That looks like a good poutine 😋 2mo

TheBookHippie yummmmmmm 1mo

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monalyisha

And the Birds Rained Down | Jocelyne Saucier

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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CSeydel The best kind of dilemma to have! 2mo

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TheKidUpstairs

And the Birds Rained Down | Jocelyne Saucier

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"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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TheKidUpstairs ...After one's death, the isolation of the remaining men is broken by the arrival of two women: one, a photographer searching for survivors of a Great Fire; the other, an elderly woman who had lived her days in the constrains of others, hoping for a chance at a life of her own.... cont'd 2mo

TheKidUpstairs Their stories are shared, as tales around a campfire, by the witnesses: the photographer, the pot farmer who brings them supplies, the wilderness hotel manager who keeps their secrets, and an omniscient narrator with the feel of a Greek chorus. It is a beautiful, thoughtful, questioning meditation on life, death, and the freedom in accepting that others live lives we can never fully comprehend, but there is comfort in the not knowing... cont'd
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TheKidUpstairs
"And death? Well, she is still prowling. But pray her no mind. She lurks in every step."

Thank you @monalyisha for inspiring me to push this one up my TBR. 2mo

monalyisha I‘m so glad you had a positive experience with this one, too! 💚 2mo

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TheKidUpstairs

And the Birds Rained Down | Jocelyne Saucier

"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!

BarbaraBB Her review made me stack! @monalyisha (edited) 2mo

monalyisha Yess!!! I‘m thrilled. 🙌🏻 2mo

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monalyisha

And the Birds Rained Down | Jocelyne Saucier

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It 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. 👇🏻

monalyisha 1/1: Contemplative, kind, and subtly funny. Some might be unhappy about the ending, which does include some upsetting details, but I‘m not among them. 2mo

BarbaraBB Sounds fab. Stacking. 2mo

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monalyisha

And the Birds Rained Down | Jocelyne Saucier

Went down a rabbit hole. 🐇

AnnCrystal 💕📜🤩👍💝. 2mo

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monalyisha

And the Birds Rained Down | Jocelyne Saucier

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.

JamieArc This was on @yourfavouritemixtape ‘s #ALSpine list for me. I still have every intention of getting to it! I‘ll look forward to seeing your thoughts. 2mo

monalyisha @JamieArc That must be how it ended up on my TBR! I‘m really enjoying it so far. It feels like the perfect read for today‘s weather. 🌧️ 2mo

monalyisha @JamieArc I‘m being cautious with my praise because I‘m not even 50 pages in. If you want to know the truth, I‘m enamored. 2mo

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JamieArc @monalyisha ❤️❤️ 2mo

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Aimeesue That certainly is a lovely font! 2mo

TheKidUpstairs Coach House is one of my fave Canadian indie publishing houses, this is one of the reasons why. I LOVE the feel, the paper, the typeset they use for their books. It always enhances the experience. The first printing of Sleeping Car Porter was like this. And recently Mary and the Rabbit Dream. With both, the tactile and visual experience of the reading added so much to already fabulous books. 2mo

monalyisha @TheKidUpstairs One of the guys I graduated from college with who shared my (English Lit) major said the exact same thing! Actually, he said, “At Coach House, they know me as a huge fan of their paper.” Apparently, those who know, know! 2mo

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Teresereading

A Town Called Solace | Mary Lawson

1. Daffodils
2. A Town Called Solace
3. Sri Lanka!
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Eggs 2 and 3 sound Wonderful! Thanks for playing! 8mo

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sisilia

A Town Called Solace | Mary Lawson

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4⭐️ Another enjoyable read from Mary Lawson. I like how the three characters are connected, how they are actually reflections of one another. There‘s something about her writing that I really like… simple, engaging, and addictive 😍

BarbaraBB I‘ve only read this one by her and loved it. I will absolutely read more by her. 10mo

Amiable I love Mary Lawson! All of her books are absolute treats. 10mo

Tamra 💙Lawson 10mo

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