Stories by Canadian Women
Registered by jokey of Harxheim, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on 7/21/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
7 journalers for this copy...
A friend of mine gave it to me for releasing! Travel far, book!
brought it back home from my first meet-up ever! :)
i put it in quantaga's english book box!
Arrived in Qantaqa's English Bookbox.
Picked this one up at the Helsinki meetup. I guess somebody, probably pooca, brought it from Germany without journaling.
Finally finished this. It is extremely difficult to say anything general about this book: the only connection between the stories is that they are all written by Canadian women. They span a century or so in time, and have not all been written in the same language.
Overall, I liked most of the stories. I preferred the earlier stories at the beginning of the book, but some of the later ones were still good reading. (Need to edit specifics when I again have the book in hand.)
Overall, I liked most of the stories. I preferred the earlier stories at the beginning of the book, but some of the later ones were still good reading. (Need to edit specifics when I again have the book in hand.)
Journal Entry 7 by VariC at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, June 20, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (6/20/2010 UTC) at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to the winner of the Thursday raffle.
Thank you, VariC! It's in my TBR but I'll mark it reserved.
Started reading more than a year ago but then put the book down for some reason. Probably I had to do some more urgent first — and then I forgot these Stories. Now I’ve finished it. Unfortunately, I don’t remember how I felt about the first stories but I did like the rest of the book. There were quite a few authors I knew already and/or whose books I’ve got in my bookshelves. I found most interesting the authors I didn’t know beforehand. My favourite story was Unless the Eye Catch Fire . . . by P. K. Page, one of the new acquaintances I made.
Unlike VariC, I did find something common in the story themes. It is, of course, survival. Admittedly, I probably wouldn’t have seen it if I hadn’t read (over and over again during past decades) Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature by Margaret Atwood.
Survival or not, I find this collection of stories truly intriguing. Thank you for sharing it!
The book is reserved.
Unlike VariC, I did find something common in the story themes. It is, of course, survival. Admittedly, I probably wouldn’t have seen it if I hadn’t read (over and over again during past decades) Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature by Margaret Atwood.
Survival or not, I find this collection of stories truly intriguing. Thank you for sharing it!
The book is reserved.
Released 5 yrs ago (7/12/2018 UTC) at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland
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Congrats to the 2018 Canadian Literature Sweepstakes winner. Happy reading!
The book has arrived safe and sound. Thank you very much :)
Post to the UK has reopened. This is for my BC anniversary RABCK winner. Enjoy the book and don't forget to journal it so that people have an idea of where it is going :)
This has now arrived safely in Edinburgh! Thank you so much Olivia-Lo!
I have been dipping in and out of this one since it arrived. Some of the stories are pretty depressing, if well told. Am going to have a think about which was my favourite and then note that here.
Journal Entry 15 by bookfrogster at Little Free Library - Meadows Community Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, October 22, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (10/21/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library - Meadows Community Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
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Set free at the Little Free Library for the next reader.