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psalva
The Tin Flute | Gabrielle Roy
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Bailedbailed

I‘m bailing on this a bit more than 50% through. This was on a books to read before you die list, and I can see the merit of its place there. Unfortunately, several unlikable characters and the misery of the plot are just too depressing for me to continue. I‘m grateful for learning about the author and this book‘s place in inspiring the quiet revolution, and I‘m ultimately glad I picked it up, but it‘s just not for me right now.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 3d
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Dilara
Que notre joie demeure | Kevin Lambert
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I am reading Que notre joie demeure, Kevin Lambert's latest, multiple prize-winning novel, and I have been so confused by his use of the word “plusieurs“ I had to google “plusieurs + québecisme + définition“ to get to the bottom of this. 😂 Here's what the Office québécois de la langue française has to say. Now I know that “plusieurs“ means “some“ or “several“ in Europe, but can be used to mean “many“ in #Québec. Live and learn...

LiseWorks I could have told you that as I'm a French Canadian lol 1mo
IuliaC This is good to know. I had no idea it could also mean "many" 1mo
Kitta Learned French in Canada and yes we use this to mean some/many lol 1mo
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Dilara @LiseWorks lol, I'll think of you next time I am bewildered by a Canadian French turn of phrase 😁 1mo
Dilara @IuliaC Two nations divided by a common language 😜 1mo
Dilara @Kitta Ah just rub it in, why don't you 😂 1mo
IuliaC @Dilara 😂👍 1mo
kwmg40 Interesting comment! I'm an Anglophone who grew up in Quebec, and while I can read novels in French (albeit slowly), I still struggle with vocabulary. However, I tend to have trouble with French books from France and not so much with French Canadian books. 1mo
Kitta @dilara haha my French is terrible but this word I know!! I want to start reading in French again though. I‘ll try and hit up the French bookstore here! 1mo
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Adventures-of-a-French-Reader
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Pickpick

3/5
Dany Laferrière chronicles his first year in Quebec through short free verses. He evokes a lot of topics (weather, immigration, solitude, men/women relationships, integration, etc.), vignettes after vignettes, with the five senses very present throughout.
Overall, an interesting read.

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IndoorDame
Leonard Cohen: On a wire | Philippe Girard
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Bailedbailed

I‘m really not vibing with the art style here, and for someone who had such a interesting life both in his life choices and in his inner life, I‘m finding this account of him desperately dry. I actually got way more out of the Netflix documentary I saw on Hallelujah last year. Maybe I‘ll stumble onto a biography I do vibe with at some point, I know there are more out there…

Suet624 That‘s too bad. I liked the doc a lot. 3mo
IndoorDame @Suet624 I did too! 3mo
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Creadnorthey
Last Night in Montreal | Emily St. John Mandel
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Pickpick

Another great story with some exquisite writing. Not quite as good as her later novels, but beautifully circular with story bits coming together in a wonderful heartbreak.

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melissajayne
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Mehso-so

3⭐️ The selection was for a library #bookclub and thought that while I liked the dual timeline format, I had questions that went unanswered and made me feel meh about it. #2023 #fiction #historicalfiction #canadian #bookstagram #bookreview #wintergames #teamwreathitandweep

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PuddleJumper
Gravity | Tal Bauer
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Pickpick

A sweet gay awakening slow burn romance between two hockey players.

This is very hockey focused and got a bit technical at times. I enjoyed it. It added another dimension to the romance.

Homophobia in the NHL is mentioned but it never goes into much depth and nothing comes from it. It focuses on the sweet side of things and sidesteps the reality of being a gay sportsman.

⬇️

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DebbieGrillo
Hotline | Dimitri Nasrallah
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Pickpick

Muna immigrates from Lebanon to Montreal in 1986, two years after her husband was kidnapped during the Civil War in Lebanon. It was believed that he was dead and his family wanted to be rid of her and their son. This is an important, character driven story for Canadians about the immigrants' experience.

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Yuki_Onna
Chercher Sam | Sophie Bienvenu
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 💙 7mo
Eggs Brilliant 👏🏻 7mo
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Lindy
The Tin Flute | Gabrielle Roy
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Pickpick