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Another #OhCanada pick I never would've heard about otherwise. I found both of the dual narratives interesting, which isn't always the case. I haven't read many books about WWI and I appreciated the perspective of an indigenous Canadian.

#weekendreads

📕Finish up Three Day Road for #OhCanada

📗Continue The Woods in Winter for #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub

📘Continue Nevada for #OffMyShelf “orange cover”

📙Maybe finish Civil to Strangers for #10beforetheEnd

Thankful for #ohcanada group for choosing this and enabling me to get it off my Death Tower where it sat for 10 years? A raw look at war, the horrors of trench warfare and an informative look at indigenous life in Canada in the early 1900‘s and their roles in the Great War.
My favourite part was Niska‘s story - she always had hope, Xavier and Elijah‘s story in the war was reflective of the awfulness of the killing fields

I am going to attack my To Do list but first Jane Goodall 💚💙🦍🦧🪾🐒 #ohcanada

My French Café is done just as Xavier and Elijah arrive in Arras and meet up with some French soldiers who have heard of them #literarycrew

Started today on my drive to school #ohcanada

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

This is the story of two Cree soldiers who travel from Canada to fight in the trenches of WWI. I found the beginning very slow and didn‘t enjoy the stories told from Xavier‘s POV about the war until it got to the end but I did like Niska‘s stories about life in the bush and Xavier‘s childhood.

I think I just done like historical fiction much.

The book is good in the last third and I‘m glad I stuck with it.

#OhCanada @Jess861

repost for @Jess861

The #OhCanada book pick for our September/October read. All are welcome to join this bi-monthly read where we explore different Canadian authors and discuss at the end of the read.

Sorry for just a small post on this - August has been quite busy here.

The #OhCanada book pick for our September/October read. All are welcome to join this bi-monthly read where we explore different Canadian authors and discuss at the end of the read.

Sorry for just a small post on this - August has been quite busy here.

This was my #Canada #FoodAndLit read from November, and my November #DoubleSpin

It follows two Cree, an aunt and her nephew who goes to war with his friend.
It was such a good read but hard going! I enjoyed it though :)

#WinterGames #WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers

5🌟/5🌟

@FantasyChick @maich thanks for the tag on this one! Sorry so long to get to it. It‘s been a week.
1. Tagged book
2. This year...Deadwood
3. The Book Keeper
4. The Mists of Avalon
5. Breakfast at Tiffany‘s
6. Gentleman of Moscow
7. The Shire
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
9. 24 book
10. Kitchen table
11. Jack and the beanstalk
12. @UnRuLee (I noticed your current read) and @katy4peas if you haven‘t already!
#quaranteinereadschallenge

Three Day Road tells the tale of two young men from the Cree nation during combat in WW1. This is a story of family, survival, addiction and madness. It truly pulls on the heart strings at some points. This tale is beautifully written and easy for the reader to fully envision the horror of warfare and the despair felt by families waiting at home for news of loved ones. Recommended. 4🌟 #2011 #Canadian

You won‘t be able to pull away. Gut wrenching and beautifully written.

I have read a lot of fiction related to WW I , but to have a view from First Nation Canadians is special.The horror of that war looms large, trench warfare, lice,mud , devastation in every direction. 2 Cree men , friends Xavier & Elijah ,volunteer for the war and evolve into sharp shooters. So beautifully written.The recent controversy about Boydens claim to native ancestry played in my mind.I would still recommend this award winning book.

This one is sitting in my TBR pile (mountain). A novel set in Northern Ontario, with Native Canadian characters. And it‘s historical (my fave) set in the early 1900‘s. #Novemberbythenumbers

#FallIntoBooks

Well, turned out l don't have many covers with #cursive on it, but these two are two fine speciments.
Haven't read Three Day Road yet. Read Medicine River and loved it. Definitely a slow Burger, but once you get into the floor of stories, you'd never come out

..Métis, and that others would put stock in that feeling, is nonsense." ??

The Globe and Mail released a profile of Boyden and the controversy yesterday. It's actually well-done (but for a few minor issues) and it gives an excellent overview.

https://tgam.ca/2vDjpyW

I've never read a Joseph Boyden novel before. I enjoyed it and I look forward to reading more of his work.

Well-written, sometimes heart-rending, hard to put down.

Hesitant to use this as my #indigenousauthors pick given the recent revelation that while Boyden has some indigenous roots, he's pretty much just a white dude, speaking out on behalf of indigenous people when others were better positioned to do so. In spite of that, this is still a very good novel. I hope that Boyden has learned his lesson and I'll be picking up something by Wab Kinew before I read another Boyden. #junebookbugs

Binge-worthy reading. There's a reason this is a Giller Prize winner.

I haven't read this yet, but l hope to come to it soon. The protagonist is s WWI veteran, comkng home wounded in more than ond way.
In spite if the controversy surrounding the author and his indigenous roots, this sounds like a good book in and of itself and l want to give it a shot

#MayBookFlowers #War

This is the second time I've read this book and I love it. Such an amazing story.

The latest in the Joseph Boyden controversy that @shawnmooney has posted about. I've only read Three Day Road which I loved. How does it affect you when you learn disturbing news about an author? Does it color your impression of their work? http://aptnnews.ca/2017/02/22/similarities-between-joseph-boyden-story-and-ojibw...

I'm traveling for work this week and today I went exploring in Colorado Springs. I just happened to find a bookstore 😜. It was a cute place that had some new books and a substantial used book section. I was just browsing and found this one - after reading Wenjack earlier this year I want to get my hands on all his books. 🤗😍

I've been unsettled by the controversy surrounding one of Canada's literary stars because his Indigenous identity is closely associated with his work. Anyone else have thoughts on this?
http://aptn.ca/news/2016/12/23/author-joseph-boydens-shape-shifting-indigenous-i...

Today's #booktober prompt of "diverse reads" reminded me that I should reread Three Day Road sometime. I love Joseph Boyden's books for telling First Nations stories, which need to be told more often in Canada.

Had to read this for English class and it was terrible. A slow read full of scalping and strange sex scenes. Do not recommend

I'm a few days behind on the #septphotochallenge, so I'm going to try to catch up. I realized I don't have a lot of books with numbers in the title, but I do have this - and it's a favourite book no less. The story of two Native Canadian boys who leave the north to go and fight in World War I. It is beautiful and heartbreaking.

Refreshing to read a book with Native people as the main characters. No stereotypes, no European mentality, no white dude to the rescue. A story from the heart. #alltimefave

WWI vet returns to remote Canadian home. Audiobook is great. Told in two alternating voices; Robert Ramirez for Xavier Bird and Ruth Ann Phimister for Xavier's aunt Niska. Both readers are clear, calm and steady. Well suited to oral storytelling. Also a pleasure to hear occasional Cree words spoken.

Fun Friday. I'm out of town so I can't take any pictures of my books, but here's a shout out to one of my favourite Canadian books, Three Day Road.
Other fave Canadians: Douglas Coupland, Miriam Toews, Alice Munro.
Also, some amazing newer voices: Iain Reid, Sylvain Neuvel, Craig Davidson.

Two Cree men, friends raised by a medicine woman in the Northern Ontario bush, go off to World War I. A few years later, only one returns, broken in body & spirit. The medicine woman's healing is shamanic narrativity. Boyden spins a sweat lodge of stories. I went inside. I came out changed.

Xavier's aunt, an aboriginal shaman, teaches him how to divine:

An informative, atmospheric, and heartbreaking read about the Aboriginal experience in early 20c Canada, their role and experience during WW1 in the Canadian army, the Canadian contribution to WW1, and so forth. It's also beautifully written, can't wait to read more of his works!

"wemistikoshiw" is Cree for "white people"

The Read Harder challenge #16 ("Read the first book in a series by a person of color") has brought me at long last to Canadian lit wonder boy, Joseph Boyden. Just getting started on it but can already see what all the fuss is about!

Can't leave Canada without reviewing some can-lit! Boyden is a star. Inspired in part by the story of a native sniper in the First World War, this first novel (⁉️) follows two Cree men who head to the front. Only one comes back, to tell his story. 🅾🇨🇦! The sequel is also 👌🏼.