Read Across Canada: A 2013 Challenge discussion
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Hi, I'm Jenny. I'm obsessed with regional list-making reading challenges.
And I'm Janice. I'm Canadian and have lived all my life in the best province - Alberta. :) While I have read lots of Canadian books, I've never intentially read the books based on which province or territory they are set in. I intend to do all 10 provinces and 3 territories in this challenge.
It's nice to see familiar people already joining the group. :)
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These around-the-? literature groups are addictive.I was born in Canada - Alberta - but have not returned since ... 1960? or so. I have visited other areas of Canada (BC, Ontario) and really enjoyed the area. Other than some Margaret Atwood I have not read any Canadian Literature.
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I find myself addicted to the "around-the-?" groups, too. I like getting read about different parts of the world that I might not normally get to hear about or see.
Susan wrote: "These around-the-? literature groups are addictive.I was born in Canada - Alberta - but have not returned since ... 1960? or so. I have visited other areas of Canada (BC, Ontario) and really en..."
Where in Alberta were you born? And welcome to the group.
I was born in Calgary, back when it was a much smaller place ... about 240,000 people.
You wouldn't even recognize it now. LOL! Populaion now is over 1 million. I love Calgary. I lived there for about 4 years.
Hi! I'm Sue and I live in England. Currently reading round the USA, UK and the world. Hope to finish one of these this year and thought I would go round Canada and/or Australia next year so this group is ideal. Have read very little Canadian literature so looking forward to it.
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Hello! I'm joining late, but I am a big fan of Canadian authors and I'm looking forward to finding books applicable to every province and territory. I happen to have one about the Yukon sitting on my kitchen table right now, so I might jump right into it when I'm done the book I'm currently reading. This will be fun! Thanks for the invite, Janice!
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You're not late, GateGypsy. The challenge doesn't start until Jan 1/2013. You'll have lots of time to explore options in readiness.What is the book you have sitting on your table?
That's just like teasing a kid with candy, isn't it Chelsea? LOL!
Frontier Spirit by Jennifer Duncan. It came home with me just the other day. It's not fiction, but it fits the bill!I'm glad I'm not late. I was worried I'd have to find and fit in 13 books by the end of the year, and I wasn't sure if I could swing that LOL I guess I was really tired when I clicked to join the group, 'cause it says right in the title that it's 2013! Working night shifts sure does mess with my head.
I love the cover of
and sometimes that's all it takes to make me pick up a book to read it. LOL!Don't worry - I make enough mistakes and constantly am being corrected.
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I'm glad I'm not late. I was worried I'd have to find and fit in 13 books by..."
Hey, if it fits the bill and it catches your interest, why not use it? :)
I make lots of mistakes too- Janice and Jenny corrected one of mine.
Hi all, Autumn here from New Brunswick. I love reading stories where "place" is a major character (know what I mean??), glad to see this group started.What is the plan for January? Will we just be making individual choices and going from there? Also thanks to GateGypsy for the suggestion- I love books set in the Far North.
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Yes, we'll be making individual choices and going from there. I wanted some flexibility in regards to choices, so there aren't a lot of rules here. There might be some group reads later on, if enough people are interested.
Hi, Autumn! Glad to have you join the group! I'm looking forward to seeing your selections. (And if you have any NB suggestions for us, I look forward to seeing those, too!)
Hi! I'm Robin and I'm from Ontario. This is my first "group" and am excited as I love Canadian Fiction.
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Hi, I'm Catherine and I'm located in Melbourne Australia. My husband is Canadian - he was born and grew up in London Ontario. We are going to visit next year. I'm excited to be part of this group! Has anyone watched the Canadian sitcom Corner Gas?
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Yrinsyde wrote: "Hi, I'm Catherine and I'm located in Melbourne Australia. My husband is Canadian - he was born and grew up in London Ontario. We are going to visit next year. I'm excited to be part of this group! ..."Welcome Catherine. Corner Gas is hilarious. Unfortunately it's been cancelled and is only available in reruns.
Yrinsyde wrote: "Has anyone watched the Canadian sitcom Corner Gas?"Yup, it's one of my hubby's favourite shows. Maybe because he grew up in Saskatchewan? He owns a couple seasons on DVD ;-)
Welcome, BTW! Good to have you here.
I'm waving goodbye for a short while - headed north to Alaska (literally) on a Disney Cruise. I'll be back August 8th.
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An Alaskan Disney cruise? What city does it depart from? Take lots of pictures! I'm super curious!
GateGypsy wrote: "An Alaskan Disney cruise? What city does it depart from? Take lots of pictures! I'm super curious!"It departed from Seattle. We stopped at Skagway, Juneau, Ketchican and Victoria BC. I suspect the last stop was a requirement in order to have a duty free shop. It certainly wasn't a long enough stop. I think it was a matter of 4 hours in the evening.
Sounds like it was lovely, if short. I think we'd enjoy a cruise like that -- and it's easy to get to Seattle. Florida is a little further away ;-)
Next year, the Disney cruise to Alaska departs from Vancouver, BC.
Who would I contact to find out more?
You can go online to Disney Cruise Lines. http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/The ship that is doing that run is the Disney Wonder.
Hi, I'm Jules, and I stumbled across this group in a post in the GR Feedback group. I live in the United States, and I have never had the opportunity to visit Canada, but I hope to someday. My very favorite author happens to be Canadian, though - Charles de Lint.
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Butterflycager wrote: "Hi, I'm Jules, and I stumbled across this group in a post in the GR Feedback group. I live in the United States, and I have never had the opportunity to visit Canada, but I hope to someday. My ve..."Hi Jules! Great to have you here! Looking up Charles de Lint...
Hi Jules. Welcome. This is one way to visit Canada. :)
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I might go on vacation in Ontario next year. I'd love to see Canada again.
Hi, I'm Connie and I live in the US. I haven't read many Canadian authors so I'm excited to join this group.
Read Across Canada: A 2013 Challenge
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