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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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So I just downloaded this from the library for my Kobo and my Kobo chose this moment to blow up. 🥴 So I ran to the bookstore and just bought a copy. Which is fine because I do love this cover. I read a complaint by someone saying they don‘t like the paper Coach House uses for their books. Personally, I love it. It‘s like card stock. #ShadowGiller

Lindy I love the paper stock too. It‘s a beautifully designed book. 2y
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Having to put Daisy Darker aside to get reading the entire Shortlist of the #GillerPrize for my #ShadowGiller duties. First up is the book I actually own, I bought since it sounds so like a book I‘ll love, I just hadn‘t read it yet! @Lindy

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The Giller shortlist will be announced tomorrow morning. I‘ve circled my favourites, the ones I hope to see chosen. Three are by Indigenous authors, at least two are by queer authors and three authors are from my home province, Alberta. Am I biased? There are four that I haven‘t yet read, so I put a ? on those covers.
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders Your Shortlist hopefuls look very, very similar to mine. 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders I‘m thinking A Minor Chorus over All the Quiet Places and Avenue of Champions. It has lasting impact (for me at least) and definitely more impact then Quiet Places. * my opinion * 2y
Lindy @Penny_LiteraryHoarders Yes, Minor Chorus makes quite an impact. Oof! I think All the Quiet Places has more general appeal, despite its quietness, but of the three Indigenous books, Minor Chorus is most deserving of literary recognition. 2y
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A Minor Chorus: A Novel | Billy-Ray Belcourt
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Pickpick

Should this book make the #Giller Shortlist (which I fully expect) dare I say it could very well be the winner? I say this after only reading 4 of the 14 on the Longlist. #ShadowGiller @Lindy

Lindy Could make the shortlist… That‘s good to hear! I‘m picking up my copy today. 2y
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A Minor Chorus: A Novel | Billy-Ray Belcourt
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Next up for #ShadowGiller reading. @Lindy

Lindy Fingers crossed that it‘s a hit. I‘ve got a copy waiting for pickup at Glass Bookshop in downtown Edmonton. (edited) 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Lindy I hope so too! I think this is the shortest one? 2y
Lindy @Penny_LiteraryHoarders How long is it? I‘ve just finished Mouth to Mouth, which is 179 pages. 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Lindy huh! So is A Minor Chorus! 179 pages! I thought Mouth to Mouth was much longer for some reason. 2y
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Avenue of Champions | Conor Kerr
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Pickpick

I fully expect to see this thought provoking collection of interconnected stories on the #Giller Shortlist. #ShadowGiller @Lindy

Lindy I don‘t know. It‘s definitely got some bumpy first novel awkwardness, yet there‘s an emotional honesty that really shines. I will be happy if it makes the shortlist but I‘m not sure it will. 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Lindy I agree with you on the first novel awkwardness for sure Lindy! I liked the characters, and again it was the ending made it stand out for me. I mean, I‘ve only read 3 or 4 from the Longlist so who knows! I have to look again at the full Longlist, but I wouldn‘t be disappointed to see this one advance. 2y
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Avenue of Champions | Conor Kerr
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Up next for my #ShadowGiller reading. @Lindy

Lindy Awesome! 2y
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All the Quiet Places: A Novel | Brian Thomas Isaac
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Pickpick

A book that haunts after the final page. The last quarter of this one had the most impact for me and that ending. Oh that ending. #ShadowGiller @Lindy

Lindy We are such different readers, Penny. I thought the first half was stronger than the second! 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Lindy 😊 I liked the beginning, yes, it was the middle that was long for me, but that ending. 😔 2y
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All the Quiet Places: A Novel | Brian Thomas Isaac
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Next up for my #ShadowGiller reading. @Lindy

Lindy Woot! 2y
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What We Both Know | Fawn Parker
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It‘s pretty dry. Kind of dull and plodding. My first of the #Giller Longlist though so I‘m not weighing in on whether or not it will make the Shortlist. Although right at this moment I would hope not. 😬 #ShadowGiller @Lindy

Lindy Good luck with the next one on your list, Penny. I hope I will like this one better than you did. 🤷‍♀️ (edited) 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Lindy ☺️☺️ I‘ve started All the Quiet Places. This one wasn‘t bad - it was just kind of dull to me. 🫣 2y
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