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58 reviews

This novel is made of all the same materials that comprise my heart. It is incredibly beautiful and blue, bursting with a rare and wonderful love. Cypher seamlessly blends folklore with reality to create a profoundly moving portrait of an auntie and her girl. This is, without a doubt, one of my favourite novels and will live in my heart for many years.

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Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

I have had enough of the ableism and racism in this book and don’t care to progress any further.

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The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight by Andrew Leland

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

As a disabled individual with a partner who has lost vision due to an autoimmune disorder, this was an invaluable read. I appreciate Andrew’s intersectional approach to speaking on his disability and the massive amounts of information he shared. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone as it is of great importance to understand this journey and the many people who walk the same road. Thank you for this.

Two Solitudes by Robert Kroetsch, Hugh MacLennan

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informative reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I read this book to better understand the language divide that still exists in this country and all it did was teach me that I already do. It all just stems from bigotry, hatred of the other, religion, and toxic nationalism. I am surprised I made it through this incredibly long and droning, male-centric, sexist, racist read. It was painful. I hate that this country was founded and built by characters like those in this book, who speak soon poorly of the people to whom this land truly belongs. It’s just made me hate both sides of Canada’s colonizing spectrum more. I know it’s an old book but these terrible beliefs still exist in this time and it’s imbittering to understand that they just come from a bunch of awful white dudes with attitude problems.

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If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

I couldn't get into it. The characters felt very flat and pretentious.

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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lespetitesdents's reviews 58 reviews

lespetitesdents's reviews
58 reviews