Crossroads discussion

In honour of Canada's 150th birthday this year, I'm going to make a slightly more concerted effort to read Canadian. I'm setting a modest goal of 10 Canadian books (fiction and non) for 2017. First up: Ragged Company

Well, Canadian is international for most of us so read on and share your thoughts!

Storyheart wrote: "In honour of Canada's 150th birthday this year, I'm going to make a slightly more concerted effort to read Canadian. I'm setting a modest goal of 10 Canadian books (fiction and non) for 2017. First..."

I have a challenge that has a Canadian step and I've got quite a few on my TBR, thanks to you. I will be paying attention to your challenge. It is fun.

I love the TV series and had been thinking of reading the books..The Complete Murdoch Mysteries Collection: Except the Dying / Under the Dragon's Tail / Poor Tom Is Cold / Let Loose the Dogs / Night's Child / Vices of My Blood / Journeyman to Grief

The books are good too. I've read 3 or 4.

I am going to be reading 10 Canadian novels authored by women this year (or the challenge might be 10 Canadian women who are authors, I can't recall). I'm going to start with Susan Juby as I have 2 of hers (the sequel is for a different challenge because it won the Leacock Award for humour, and only 5 women have ever won that.)

I love Susan Juby.

Storyheart wrote: "I love Susan Juby."

Good to know; I hope I'll love her writing, too.

I finished Ragged Company, a novel set in an unnamed Canadian city in the 1980s about 4 homeless people who come together through a shared love of movies. They win 13.5 million dollars in a lottery and the story shows how this affects their lives and relationships. I liked it but didn't love it, finding it was overly long and sentimental. But I'm in the minority as it has lots and lots of 5 star reviews. For me, it was a 3 star read.

Storyheart wrote: "I finished Ragged Company, a novel set in an unnamed Canadian city in the 1980s about 4 homeless people who come together through a shared love of movies. They win 13.5 million dollar..."

It's too bad it was somewhat disappointing for you!

I have finally started my first Susan Juby novel, Home to Woefield. I enjoy her humour, but not the language of two of the POV characters. I have to read this before I can read her Leacock Award winning book, which is the sequel to this one. Okay, technically, I don't have to.

I just finished The Heart Specialist by Claire Holden Rothman. It was set in Quebec, at the turn of the century. Agnes White, a young girl who grew up to be a pioneering woman doctor, specializing in heart science. It was inspired by Maude Abbott, one of Canada's first female doctor. I gave it 4 stars. I hope you give it a try.

Thanks Diana, I'll check it out :-)

The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America is my second read for this challenge. 4 stars and much to think about.

My third read for this challenge was Mr. Singh Among the Fugitives and I didn't much care for its whiny tone. 2.5 stars.

My 4th was a 5 star re-read: The Cat's Table
and my 5th is a very enjoyable 4 star adventure story about three women in their 80s who decide to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel The Widows