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Canada Reads Final Thoughts

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There’s only two books left, Cockroach by Rawi Hage and The Orenda by Joseph Boyden. Both about the marginalization of people in society. Jian: Does The Orenda reinforce dangerous stereotypes? Interesting question. Stephen Lewis on The Orenda: “It is the original injustice”. Yes! Stephen Lewis. It does needs to be reconciled, it does need to be understood. I’ve always known that our history needs to be understood in order to understand ourselves and how we fit in this world. Wab Kinew is a force!

…The Orenda… Awesome, my favorite!!

Thanks CBC and Joseph Boyden

1982 by Jian Ghomeshi

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So I finally finished Jian Ghomeshi’s book.  My signed copy laid on my bookshelf for awhile half read.  I guess I wasn’t ready to relive my youth.  My friend D and I traveled to Halifax when he was on his book tour and was charmed by his presence.  So I finished it last night and I liked it.  It was a fun book to read especially if you grew up in the 80’s.  I had forgotten a lot about what it meant to grow up without the technology we have now and how far we have come.  I won’t say progressed because that is a matter if opinion.  It was nice to be reminded of the insecurities of youth and how universal it really is.  The feeling of being different is shared by so many people and this book reminded me how hard it is to overcome but also how self-affirming it is when you survive.

The Insistent Garden by Rosie Chard

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This book was intriguing from the very first paragraph.  It held my attention to the last paragraph.  It was a coming of age story but with a twist.  I knew there was something right around the corner but I didn’t know what it was.  I wanted to cry at times for the main character Edith and cheer at other times.  The author wrote from a few different viewpoints, which adds a lot of depth and colour to the story.  It was like viewing a 3-D movie but better.  This was Rosie Chards second novel.  Her debut novel was Seal Intestine Raincoat, which I think I will check out.