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Girls Fall Down
A girl faints in the Toronto subway. Her friends are taken to the hospital with unexplained rashes; they complain about a funny smell in the subway. Swarms of police arrive, and then the hazmat team. Panic ripples through the city, and words like poisoning and terrorism become airborne. Soon, people are collapsing all over the city in subways and streetcars and malls, alwa...more
Paperback, 300 pages
Published
May 1st 2008
by Coach House Press
(first published April 14th 2004)
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Lesliemae
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Recommends it for:
people on the TTC
Recommended to Lesliemae by:
Andrew Lesk
Shelves:
canadian,
women-writers
Sucked me in immediately then petered out by the end. Despite descriptions of Toronto that give the impression that the author really understands and feels akin to Toronto there is definitely an undercurrent that leaves no doubt that this novel is not about "Toronto the good". That is, however, not to say that the book is flawed, it feels out those frequently overlooked, non-trendy, unpleasant cracks and gutters that are all over Toronto. Churches that double as soup kitchens, the m...more
Barb
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not my favourite...got the theme of fear....favorite part of the book is that it took place in Toronto, and I knew where they were all the time....
it's a discomfiting experience, always, reading the books you wanted to write.
I enjoyed this book immensely. Helwig writes beautifully, and the subject matter was unique. She manages to weave together a story about two people with a romantic past, and terrorist attacks in a Toronto subway. THe city of Toronto is lovingly described, and it becomes like a character in the book. This is an urban tale, full of shattered city characters, realistic dialogue, and a sense of urgency that moves the story along.
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