From the Bookshelf of CanLit Challenge

In the Village of Viger and Other Stories
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Start date
September 15, 2010
Finish date
October 1, 2010
Discussion
CanLit Challenge 1867-1913
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Ibis3
Why we're reading this
Book #39. One of the first in a long tradition of books related short stories/novels in Canadian fiction.…more

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What Members Thought

Ibis3
Not what I was expecting at all. Some of the stories contained some humour, some were rather sad, a few were actually spooky(!)--kinda in "Turn of the Screw" territory. My favourite was the last story "Coquelicot", which wasn't in the original collection. Tracy Ware's afterword put things in perspective. Seven and a half stars. Blog post to come. ...more