Category: NONFICTION
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70th read: DUCKS; Two Years in the Oil Sands
I’ve wanted this book for so long, but always deemed it too expensive… …until now. Finally decided I deserve it. I’ve been working so hard lately. Here’s a few book-ish things I’m proud of myself for accomplishing in 2023 so far: TITLE: DUCKS Two Years in the Oil Sands AUTHOR: Kate Beaton Released: 2022 Format:…
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46th read: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
If you’re Zoe Thorogood, do not read this review. I’m going to sound like yet another echo screaming: relatable! TITLE: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth AUTHOR: Zoe Thorogood Released: 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 120 Genres: Graphic Novel, Memoir, Nonfiction, Mental Health SYNOPSIS Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life…
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40th read: Sappho; A New Translation of the Complete Works
You might have seen my review of Come Close this past January. It was a nice introduction to Sappho, but I was disappointed in the lack of context & footnotes on the translation. Thankfully, fate has been kind to me lately. Her timing was immaculate. This new edition of Sappho’s complete works was released at…
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26th read: 38 kilomètres
Well, that was adorable (in the best way possible)! J’ai lu plusieurs récits de Patrick Senécal (Le Passager, Les septs jours du talion, 5150: Rue des Ormes, Hell.com, Aliss, Par effraction), mais ils étaient tous dans le genre horreur. Je n’avais jamais constaté qu’il avait écrit cette courte histoire autobiographique. (I’ve read many books from…
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19th read: The Stone Canoe: Two Lost Mi’kmaq Texts
This week, someone told me she dislike books that feel like homework. I’m the complete opposite: I purposely seek out these books. The more footnotes, the better. I’ve always been a bit of a masochist, preferring tough professors over easy ones. Sometimes, I choose wisdom/knowledge over simple delights. I read The Stone Canoe as though…
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16th read: If I Go Missing
I discovered this graphic novel just sitting on my shelf. I don’t remember when/where I acquired it and I don’t remember why/how I resisted reading it for so long. I’m just glad it was there. The mystery lends a certain extra magic. People often hang red dresses hanging on trees around the nearby campus. I’ll…
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12th read: Come Close (Little Black Classics)
This small collection served its purpose: introducing me to Sappho. I read everything out loud twice and fell in love, but these pages only scratched the surface. It was a glimpse of the lake I might someday drown inside. I will seek poetry from Sappho again (different translators, so I can grasp nuances lost) with…
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11th read: Wenjack
Joseph Boyden visited my university in 2016. There, he spoke about this book and awakened my interest. I put it in the back of my mind for later, since heavy syllabi owned my waking hours. Controversy around the author that kept me from his works for some time, until one of my roommates (Hi Ryan!)…
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10th read: My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me
First non-fiction of the year! I’m reading a few at the same time, but flew through this one. Memoirs that observe relationships between mother & daughter are engrossing to me, especially when those relationships are so flawed. TITLE: My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me AUTHOR: Helen Naylor Released: 2021 Format: Audiobook Pages: 276 Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir,…
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