Tag: CanLit

• The Birth House by Ami McKay

  Refreshing, interesting, ludicrous, shocking and very good. Recommended.

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  11.04.14

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  Ami McKay, CanLit, historical fiction, novel, TAKE IT!, The Birth House

• Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland

  A rebirth of thought, action, regret, love and questioning in a world of technology and casual acceptance. Strange, but brilliant.

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  11.04.14

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  CanLit, Douglas Coupland, Girlfriend in a Coma, novel, TAKE IT!

• The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland

  A novel about dialogue wherein no conversation is ever held. Genius.

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  11.04.14

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  CanLit, Douglas Coupland, novel, TAKE IT!, The Gum Thief

• Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

  Exploration of the love and bonds between mothers and daughters the world over, spanning continents, countries, cultures, ethnicities, adoption and biology

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  11.04.14

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  CanLit, mothers and daughters, novel, Secret Daughter, Shilpi Somaya Gowda, TAKE IT!

• In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

  My first encounter with Ondaatje. Poetic language, almost too many voices. I loved it.

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  11.04.14

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  CanLit, historical fiction, In the Skin of A Lion, Michael Ondaatje, novel, TAKE IT!