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Michelle’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michelle’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Michelle Barker
Goodreads Author
Born
in Vancouver, Canada
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Influences
Fantasy: Ursula le Guin, Stephen King, Anthony Doerr
Poetry: Mary Olive ...more
Poetry: Mary Olive ...more
Member Since
February 2013
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The House of One Thousand Eyes
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2018
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My Long List of Impossible Things
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2020
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3 editions
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A Year of Borrowed Men
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2015
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Immersion and Emotion: The Two Pillars of Storytelling
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2023
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The Beggar King
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2013
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Tesseracts 14: Strange Canadian Stories
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2010
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Story Skeleton: The Classics
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Old Growth, Clear-Cut: Poems of Haida Gwaii
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2012
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BMO Marathon Race Report
The last six months have been all about running, and I haven’t written anything about it because I was starting to feel superstitious. Getting to the BMO start line was uncertain thanks to injury, and I didn’t want to write about something that I wasn’t completely sure I could do. And then, when I finally made my ‘come hell or high water’ decision, I didn’t want to jinx it.
So, let’s back up t
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Michelle’s Recent Updates
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| A thought-provoking book about the power of the mind to create our reality. The studies done on the efficacy of placebos are pretty incredible. A lot of things resonated for me personally, such as the addictive power of certain emotions, the way our ...more | |
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| Full disclosure: I was one of the editors on this book, so maybe I'm biased, but I loved it. The writing is excellent, the characters are engaging, and the story will keep you on the edge of your seat. Highly recommend. ...more | |
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“I know of no better life purpose than to perish attempting the great and impossible. The fact that something seems impossible should not be a reason to not pursue it. That’s exactly what makes it worth pursuing. Where would the courage and greatness be if success was certain and there was no risk. The only true failure is shrinking away from life’s challenges.”
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| A bit evangelistic at times, but potentially life-changing so maybe it's warranted. ...more | |
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| Such an elegantly written book. I never tire of reading this little gem. Her world-building is beautifully done, Ged's character is so well drawn - the conflict with Jasper, his friendship with Vetch, his relationship with Ogion. Well, I love Ogion. ...more | |
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| This book was suggested to me as an audiobook on Spotify and I took a chance on it, honestly going in with pretty low expectations. In fact, it was a delight: profound, wise, funny, and worth reading a second time. Highly recommend. | |
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| Gotta say, I came into this one a skeptic. People kept telling me how good it was and that it "reads like a thriller," but it's about... feathers. I couldn't figure out how the author would pull it off, but he definitely did. This is a great book. Ta ...more | |
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| Exquisite poems from one of my favourite poets, written with a keen eye and so much love. | |
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Absolutely stunning. I'm speechless. I listened to this as an audiobook. I don't know what the experience would have been like on paper. The audiobook is incredible. ...more |
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| Harry Potter Fans : What book are you reading right now? | 316 | 254 | Dec 04, 2018 08:14AM |
“The road goes upward towards the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.”
― The Tombs of Atuan
― The Tombs of Atuan
“You want the truth, of course. You want me to put two and two together. But two and two doesn’t necessarily get you the truth. Two and two equals a voice outside the window. Two and two equals the wind. The living bird is not its labeled bones.”
― The Blind Assassin
― The Blind Assassin
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“Where do you think stories come from, E'lir Kvothe? Every tale has deep roots somewhere in the world.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
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