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Category Archives: Canada
Consolation
Consolation by Michael Redhill 2006 / 466 pages rating: 8/ historical fiction >>>>NOTES (Spoilers and photos) >>>> The book seems long but it reads quickly enough. It’s basically an homage to the city and history of Toronto and an interesting … Continue reading
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A Tale for the Time Being x2
A Tale for the Time Being x2 by Ruth Ozeki (Canada) 2013 / 422 pages read by Ruth Ozeki 14h 43m rating – 8 / fiction This is a re-read because although I read it for the Booker Group back … Continue reading
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Station Eleven
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 2014/ 352 pages read by Kristen Potter 10h 41m rating 8.5 / A++ lit-sci-fi I got this in Kindle format when it was on sale, but decided I’d really rather listen, so that’s what I’m … Continue reading
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A Tale For the Time Being
A Tale For the Time Being by Ruth Oziki rating 8.5 / contemp. There are at least two interwoven stories involved in this tale. The first concerns Yasutani Nao, a 15-year old Japanese girl, partly raised in California, who writes … Continue reading
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David and Goliath:
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell 2013/ 320 pages rating: 7.5 / nonfiction – psychology I didn’t get along with this book terribly well until the last quarter or so. I’ve read … Continue reading
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The Brutal Telling
The Brutal Telling (Det. Gamache #5) by Louise Penny 2009 / 386 pages read by Ralph Cosham 13h 12m rating – A Louise Penny writes such lush cozy mysteries – they have death but no gore. Her Detective Armand Gamache is smart enough … Continue reading
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MaddAddam
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood (Canada) 2013/ 418 pages read by Bernadette Dunne and 2 males 13h 23m rating: 7.5 / literary sci-fi (dystopian) I’ve been waiting for this one! I read the first, Oryx and Crake(2003) as well as the second, … Continue reading
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River Thieves
River Thieves by Michael Crummey (Canada) 2001/352 pages rating: 9 / historical fiction I read Michael Crummey’s more recent work, Galore (2012), last year and thoroughly enjoyed it, so when another group selected River Thieves, his first novel, for discussion I was … Continue reading
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Anil’s Ghost
Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje 2000 / 303 pgs (Kindle) Rating: 8 I usually totally enjoy Michael Ondaatje‘s work – especially Divisadero and Cat’s Table, but The English Patient was also quite good. Imo, he seems to have been improving as he’s … Continue reading
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The Cruelest Month
The Cruelest Month (Det. Garmache #4) by Louise Penny 2008 / 320 pages Read by Ralph Cosham – 11h 46m Rating: B+ Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of Three Pines in the Province of Quebec, is called on to investigate death … Continue reading
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Galore
Galore by Michael Crummey 2009 / Kindle / 338 pages Raing – 9 Wow – I just finished and I’m flabbergasted – at a loss for words. No, it’s not a 10, not even a 9.5 like Bring Up the … Continue reading
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