She/her/elle
Reader, writer. Liseuse, écriveuse.
Reading a mix of French and English books, mostly fiction, some classics and poetry, Canadian contemporary, sci-fi, socialist, and more.
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After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí …
Holden Caulfield, knowing he is to be expelled from school, decides to leave early. He spends three days in New …
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take …
Circe is a 2018 novel by American writer Madeline Miller. Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is an adaptation …
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its oritinal publication …
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its oritinal publication …
"We need tragedy, which is the need to love and the need…not just the need, the imperative, the human imperative…to experience joy. To find joy and to create joy. All through the night. The fight night."
— Fight Night by Miriam Toews
S'adater (french language, Stock)
C’est l’histoire d’un enfant aux yeux noirs qui flottent, et s’échappent dans le vague, un enfant toujours allongé, aux joues …
Reading this one by obligation, but might as well count it!
S'adater (french language, Stock)
C’est l’histoire d’un enfant aux yeux noirs qui flottent, et s’échappent dans le vague, un enfant toujours allongé, aux joues …
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …
This story will make such a great movie one day. Clearly cinematographic writing takes the reader through a fast-paced urban adventure. The main characters, city avatars, have been transformed into boroughs of New York. In other words, the City comes alive through the lives and bodies of Manny (Manhattan), Bronca (The Bronx), Brooklyn (Brooklyn), Padmini (Queens) and the primary avatar. They have to work together to defend the city against the invasion of a foreign being aiming to halt the growth and spirit of the city, and consequently cause conflict, pain and suffering. Aislyn (Staten Island), will find herself at a crossroads and have to choose which side she's on.
New York is the main character of this book, which is a complete whilrwind tour of a city under attack, but fighting back. Special appearances by avatars Sao Paulo and Hong Kong bring even more diversity to this urban mix …
This story will make such a great movie one day. Clearly cinematographic writing takes the reader through a fast-paced urban adventure. The main characters, city avatars, have been transformed into boroughs of New York. In other words, the City comes alive through the lives and bodies of Manny (Manhattan), Bronca (The Bronx), Brooklyn (Brooklyn), Padmini (Queens) and the primary avatar. They have to work together to defend the city against the invasion of a foreign being aiming to halt the growth and spirit of the city, and consequently cause conflict, pain and suffering. Aislyn (Staten Island), will find herself at a crossroads and have to choose which side she's on.
New York is the main character of this book, which is a complete whilrwind tour of a city under attack, but fighting back. Special appearances by avatars Sao Paulo and Hong Kong bring even more diversity to this urban mix of people, cultures and space. A wonderful urban fantasy to read!
