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The Known World by Edward Jones

Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Modern Library) by John Berendt

Sweetness in the Belly: A Novel by Camilla Gibb

Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker

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Member: LynnB

Library195 books — see library

Reviews192 reviews — see reviews

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Tags2007 (128), Fiction (121), Non-fiction (73), 2008 (67), Canadian (63), Favourite authors (21), Biography/memoirs (17), Book Club (16), Aboriginal (15) — see all tags

GroupsCanadian Bookworms, Canadian Literature, CBC's Canada Reads Fans, Commodity Histories & Micro-Histories, Non-Fiction Readers, Singleton Showcase (Books!)

About me I am an avid reader, and like to keep track of what I've read. I belong to three book clubs: (1) The Administrators' Colloquium which I joined about 10 years ago to force myself to read non-fiction. This club reads books on public policy issues. I now enjoy non-fiction even when I don't "have" to read it! (2) The Rideau Club book club, which I joined with my husband 3 years ago. (3) A book club we started at work to ensure that, at least once a month, we got away from our desks at lunch hour.

About my library I am using LibraryThing to list the books I read. I read 128 books in 2007, and am continuing to list books in 2008.

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Member sinceDec 14, 2006

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Hi LynnB: I see that you've been reading "Cod: A Biography" and wonder if you may have also read
"Theatre Of Fish: Travels In Newfoundland And Labrador" by John Gimlette, a Brit whose great-great grandfather traveled with Wilfred Grenfell in that region in the 1890s.

I found it to be a fascinating read, with lots of historical accounts of the cod industry and its eventual destruction, mistreatment of the indigenous population, Joey Smallwood's impact on the islanders, outport life, etc. The author traveled widely though the region.

I'm a displaced Canadian from northern Ontario (married to an American).
Hi LynnB it's nice to hear from you again! I take it that you read my review of Jane Eyre on my blog. Thanks for the McGuire recommmendations. I do like the sound of Lucrezia Borgia as the wicked stepmother! I'll check him out and see if I can get some of books here.
I also read Wide Sargasso sea following your recommndation, and liked it very much. I like that kind of lush, tropical madness. It reminded a little bit of Kate Chopin's [The Awakening]. Have you read that?
What are you reading at the moment?
Best wishes,
Murr

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