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Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat, #62
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Flames Across the Border: 1813-1814 by Pierre Berton, #61
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"Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge.”
Despite the fact that it has been nearly 10 years since I read this book, these first words with which the book kicks off are as haunting to me as before. I remember stopping a little after reading this first sentence and preparing myself for the immensely melancholic world that this book was going to immerse me into.
It’s impossible to reduce Margaret Atwood’s brilliance and poetry into plots, and it’s almost criminal to t ...more
Despite the fact that it has been nearly 10 years since I read this book, these first words with which the book kicks off are as haunting to me as before. I remember stopping a little after reading this first sentence and preparing myself for the immensely melancholic world that this book was going to immerse me into.
It’s impossible to reduce Margaret Atwood’s brilliance and poetry into plots, and it’s almost criminal to t ...more
I highlighted a lot of stuff I wanted to comment on in my Kindle. It's at home, but since we moved I don't have internet there. Hopefully I'll remember to come back and add more to this.
In the meantime, I loved this book. I loved that it had me thinking several things about who wrote the alternate stories or even who was with whom at various points in the story. I liked the fantasy bit well enough, but I loved the stories of Laura and Iris. I wish I'd read this sooner - I've had it since I lived ...more
In the meantime, I loved this book. I loved that it had me thinking several things about who wrote the alternate stories or even who was with whom at various points in the story. I liked the fantasy bit well enough, but I loved the stories of Laura and Iris. I wish I'd read this sooner - I've had it since I lived ...more
Jun 07, 2020
Erika Nerdypants
rated it
it was amazing
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So so brilliant.
Jul 08, 2009
MinglingThreads
rated it
liked it
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Aug 03, 2011
Michelle
rated it
really liked it
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Aug 02, 2012
Melissa Eisenmeier
marked it as to-read
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