Reading Wednesday
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yuuagoJust Finished: The Melting Queen by Bruce Cinnamon.
Low-key fantasy/somewhat magical realism set in a slightly alternate-universe version of Edmonton. Here's the summary:
I found it very hard to put down. Read it in one day, which is unusual for me. It's dreamy and weird and painfully Edmontonian. And of course, this is a very good time of year to read this particular book.
Reading Next: Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese.
Don't know what this one is about, but Wagamese's work is always worth the time it takes to read it.
Low-key fantasy/somewhat magical realism set in a slightly alternate-universe version of Edmonton. Here's the summary:
Every year since 1904, when the ice breaks up on the North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton has crowned a Melting Queen--a woman who presides over the Melting Day spring carnival and who must keep the city's spirits up over the following winter. But this year, something has changed: a genderfluid ex-frat brother called River Runson is named as Melting Queen. As River's reign upends the city's century-old traditions, Edmonton tears itself in two, with progressive and reactionary factions fighting a war for Edmonton's soul. Ultimately, River must uncover the hidden history of Melting Day, forcing Edmonton to confront the dark underbelly of its traditions and leading the city into a new chapter in its history.
I found it very hard to put down. Read it in one day, which is unusual for me. It's dreamy and weird and painfully Edmontonian. And of course, this is a very good time of year to read this particular book.
Reading Next: Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese.
Don't know what this one is about, but Wagamese's work is always worth the time it takes to read it.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.
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Date: 2020-03-09 07:14 pm (UTC)I'll add it to my list! Can't promise I'll read it soon--my list is basically "Zee, stop adding all these books you KNOW you won't have the energy to--Zee? Zee!"
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Date: 2020-03-09 11:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-10 03:07 am (UTC)When I read it, I'll let you know how much I pick up. I should do some background research--or maybe I should just go in blindly and you can laugh at my incompetence.