2nd Canadian Challenge Complete!

June 30th, 2009 | 9 comments

13 books about or by Canadians

One of my favorite challenges! The books I enjoyed the most were the Montgomery titles, the play by MacDonald, Atmospheric Disturbances, Fugitive Pieces, and The Tricking of Freya.

Thanks, John, for hosting again. I’ll probably participate each time until I get my fill of Atwood, Shields, Montgomery, and the many other fantastic Canadian authors!

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Anne-Marie MacDonald
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen (shortlisted for Governor General’s Award)
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
A Certain Mr. Takahashi by Ann Ireland
Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis
The End of the Alphabet by C.S. Richardson
Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks
Yarrow by Charles de Lint
The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley
Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

Sandra

June 30th, 2009 at 3:13 pm · Reply

This is one of my favourite challenges too, I read so much Canlit anyway. I read and enjoyed The Gargoyle, Atmospheric Disturbances, and The End of the Alphabet too. I still have to write my wrap up post. I can’t wait for John’s wrap up post, I wonder if we made 1000 books.
I read 26 for the challenge, although I did not review them all.

3m

July 2nd, 2009 at 3:27 pm · Reply

26, wow! Congrats, Sandra!

Melanie

June 30th, 2009 at 6:04 pm · Reply

Congrats on finishing! I just posted my ‘finished’ post for this challenge, one of my favourites as well. Can’t wait for John’s wrap-up! Of the ones you have listed, I’ve read 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 11. So much great CanLit out there to share, isn’t there?

3m

July 2nd, 2009 at 3:29 pm · Reply

Thanks, Melanie, congrats to you as well! Yes, I’m so glad I am discovering more CanLit thanks to John’s challenges!