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Nikolski

Nicolas Dickner,

Lazer Lederhendler (Translator)

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Apr 14, 2016 Megan rated it really liked it

Shelves: worldneedsmorecanada

For what could be a stale genre (three strangers whose lives are interconnected in so many ways) this was decidedly delightful. Coincidences were kept down to a minimum, the characters grew and changed, and loose ends were never tied in the manner I was expecting them to be. I can see why this was a Canada Reads winner, for sure.

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Sep 29, 2017 Erica rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, canada-reads, cartography, canada, adventure

Love this quirky, magically-wacky beautiful gem of a book! Its description doesn't give it enough justice. Truly charming characters with great prose. I also loved the Montreal winter scenes:)
One of my favorite passages from the book: "I wonder if there may be a Britannica of our desires, a comprehensive repertory of the slightest dream, the least aspiration, where nothing would be lost or created, but where the ceaseless transformation of all things would operate in both directions, like an ele ...more

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