John Mutford at The Book Mine Set is once again (seventh time!) hosting The Canadian Book Challenge. It's easy - just read books by Canadians and about Canada. Some people read by themes (provinces, authors, kids, mysteries) but I just read the ones I want. The only rule is that reviews must be written and posted. (I don't get all mine reviewed, and then they don't count in my totals :{
John met Douglas Coupland! Holy moly that's exciting. I think I will
have to read a Coupland this challenge to commemorate this. I adored Hey Nostradamus! and Eleanor Rigby and All Families are Psychotic and Generation A. Plus, the Canadian Souvenir books, and the Terry Fox book. I want to read JPod, Microserfs, Miss Wyoming, or Girlfriend in a Coma.
Head to The Book Mine Set to get more details and to sign up.
Pool of Books (left over from last year or the year before)
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
Diamond Dreams by Stephen Brunt
Getting Over Edgar by Joan Barfoot
The Age of Longing by Richard B Wright
The Republic of Love by Carol Shields
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro
The Fire-Dwellers by Margaret Laurence
Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
In the Skin of the Lion by Michael Ondaatje
Ideas/books since the last challenge
Teaching by Gerry Dee
The Reluctant Detective by Martin Finley
The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe
Our Lady of the Lost and Found
Inger Ash Wolfe series
Books I Actually Read:
1. Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese
2. The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud
3. Cockroach - Rawi Hage
4. How the Light Gets In - Louise Penny
5. Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - Alan Bradley
6. The Bear - Claire Cameron
7. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth - Chris Hadfield
8. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
9. MaddAddam - Margaret Atwood
10. Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People - Douglas Coupland
11. The Silent Wife - ASA Harrison
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Logging you in...
Kailana · 613 weeks ago
Then there is Carol Shields. At one point I considered The Republic of Love my favourite book by her. There is also a movie. I have never seen it... At this point I haven't read her in so long that I couldn't tell you what my favourite was. (Have you read Happenstance? I liked that one because the first part of the book is told by one person and then you flip the book over and read the story from another person... Details on who the people are would require a reread. I think I read all my Shields book pre-blogging so been a while.)
raidergirl3 91p · 613 weeks ago
Republic of Love is my last Carol Shields to read. I loved Happenstance and the different views of events. It was a husband and wife that tell the story.
john · 613 weeks ago
Thanks for the shout-out and I'm so happy that you're on board again!
raidergirl3 91p · 612 weeks ago
bybee · 612 weeks ago
I can't seem to get in touch with my Canadian self lately. Maybe when I get back to the US. Sigh.
raidergirl3 91p · 612 weeks ago