1/74
22/52 Mary L. Trump's follow up book about the former guy. The Reckoning. Good analysis of how racism was built into the American system, DJT's role in perpetuating the trauma and how he rolled back all progress that was achieved. Audiobook: 5h30m. 8/10
09:38 AM - May 18, 2023
2/74
23/52 Former GOP campaign specialist, Rick Wilson, wrote this book disparaging DJT. Everything Trump Touches Dies. Nothing new about how horrible of a President Trump was, but I appreciated the vitriol coming from someone that used to work for that party. Felt cathartic. Audiobook:10h. (7/10)
09:42 AM - May 18, 2023
4/74
25/52. First spring DCBC book club drop. Cherie Dimaline's VenCo. I love everything else from this author, and this is no exception. Witches fighting the patriarchy. Inception-style dream fight sequences. Hopefully, there's a sequel, I adored the cast and want more! 383p. (7/10)
09:50 AM - May 18, 2023
5/74
26/52 A former colleague, Dr. Keith Seifert, wrote this book as his first retirement project. An eye-opening exploration of the way fungi affect and support everything around us. I'll be telling people to read this book when they ask what I do for a living. (6/10)
09:54 AM - May 18, 2023
7/74
28/52 Elizabeth Hay's Snow Road Station. Novel set in the Ottawa valley. An actress forgets her lines, escapes to the country to reset. Falls in love with the pace of life on the sugar shack. Some of the scenes felt like written Norman Rockwell paintings. Beautiful novel. 228p. (8/10) #BookSpout
10:14 AM - May 18, 2023
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9/74
30/52 Recommended by the one and only @cbouzy , The Black Agenda by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is a must read for everybody, especially those in positions of power. Made me ponder how I can be a better advocate while being on the board of my local community ressource center. 240p. (8/10)
03:48 PM - Jun 01, 2023
11/74
32/52 Will Sommer treatise on the history of Q and how Trump and Bannon used it to try and undermine democracy. There's parts of the story missing, Michael Flynn masterminding it for one, but it's a good bit of reporting. 220p. (7/10). #BookSpout
07:04 PM - Jun 17, 2023
12/74
33/52 Mark Pomerantz' insider account of the NYAG's case agaisnt Trump in the Stormy Daniels bribery case. Interesting to listen to now that the hammer is finally starting to come down in the different cases all over the country. Audiobook 9hr. (8/10). #BookSpout
07:08 PM - Jun 17, 2023
13/74
34/52 Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese. A breathtaking story of a boy who escapes the horrors of residential schools by learning to lose himself in hockey. A classic piece of First Nation lit, I can't believe it took me this long to get to this book. 221p. (7/10) #BookSpout
07:13 PM - Jun 17, 2023
14/74
35/52 Ocean Vuong's second poetry book, Time is a Mother. A series of poems on dealing with loss and how you can try to turn the page and move on. I don't read much poetry, and sometimes I'm not sure I "get" it, but there are some deeply moving segments in this book. 114p. (6/10) #BookSpout
07:19 PM - Jun 17, 2023
15/74
36/52 Danielle Daniel's Daughters of the Deer. Extremely engrossing historical fiction set during the colonialisation of french Canada. A neat feature of the novel is that the characters are based on the author's maternal ancestry. 319p (9/10) #BookSpout
07:33 PM - Jun 17, 2023
16/74
37/52 Canisia Lubrin's "The Dyzgraphxst". Long-form poem inquiring on what it means to know yourself (I think that's what it was about...) This book was on the GovGen's awards long list for 2020. Can't say that it resonated with me but others rave about it. Give it a shot! 176p (2/10) #BookSpout
09:12 AM - Jun 28, 2023
17/74
38/52 Naomi Season Two by Brian Michael Bendis et al. Really liking this new hero in the DC Universe. The art is beautiful. I don't know much about the TV series, but the books are worth it. (9/10) #BookSpout
09:22 AM - Jun 28, 2023
18/74
39 & 40/52 Kaiju No 8 volumes 3 and 4 by Naoya Matsumoto. I love this manga. A team of expert demon fighters is fighting a war against a demon invasion, only to find out one of their members is a hybrid human/demon. (9/10) #BookSpout
09:28 AM - Jun 28, 2023
19/74
41 & 42/52 Saga Volume 3 & 4 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. Interplanetary space wars, robot people, bounty hunters. This series has everything and I can't wait for the someone to have the courage to adapt it for TV. Everything about this series is exceptional. (10/10) #BookSpout
09:33 AM - Jun 28, 2023
20/74
43/52 Stephen King's Dolores Claiborne. Found this in the little community library. Not my favorite King book, but it still held me captive until the last pages. Old woman explains to the cops, in one giant monologue, how she got away with murdering her husband. (5/10) #BookSpout
09:37 AM - Jun 28, 2023
21/74
44 & 45/52 Jujutsu Kaisen Vol 5 and 6 by Gege Akutami. These volumes deal with the rivalry between the different Kaisen schools. Are they fighting the demons or themselves? Similar to Kaiju No. 8 but I don't care. Entertaining and engrossing. (8/10) #BookSpout
09:44 AM - Jun 28, 2023
22/74
46 & 47/52 Giant Vol 1 & 2 by Mikaël. This set is part of a trilogy of stories about immigrants settling in New York in the 1910s. This one focuses on Irish immigrants that built the Rockefeller Center. The narrative is beautifully crafted and the art is unique and evocative. (9/10) #BookSpout
09:51 AM - Jun 28, 2023
23/74
48/52 East of West by Hickman, Dragotta and Martin. This one is complicated to explain in 300 characters. Here's the link to the wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
(8/10) #BookSpout
(8/10) #BookSpout
09:59 AM - Jun 28, 2023
24/74
49/52 Saga Volume 5 by Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan. Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find their missing children. (10/10) #BookSpout
10:01 AM - Jun 28, 2023
25/74
50 & 51/52 Bootblack Vol 1 & 2 by Mikaël. This one happens later than Giant, it follows the son of German-Jewish immigrants who ends up an orphan growing up on the streets. Filled with heartbreak and pervasive racism, this is a tough storyline to swallow. (8/10) #BookSpout
10:10 AM - Jun 28, 2023
26/74
52/52 MP: The Manhattan Projects Volume 3 by Hickman and Pitarra. Another really complicated premise:
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(7/10) #BookSpout
https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
(7/10) #BookSpout
10:17 AM - Jun 28, 2023
27/74
53/52 Simon Brousseau - Synapses. A collection of tiny stories that describe all the awkward little moments in our lives. The author put words to feelings I thought I was the only one that had them. 72p. (5/10) Read it in french, but there's a translation available. #BookSpout
12:28 PM - Aug 03, 2023
28/74
54/52 Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy. A good poolside summer read. Rich Americans go on a cruise through the Panama canal and the children go missing during an excursion. (501p on ebook) 8/10 #BookSpout
12:32 PM - Aug 03, 2023
29/74
55/52 Tim Cook's Lifesavers and Body Snatchers. A historical account of the medical advancements doctors made during WW1. Cook also uncovered a program of bodysnatching, where doctors took parts from dead soldiers to bring to Canada to teach other doctors about war wounds. (478p.) 7/10 #BookSpout
12:36 PM - Aug 03, 2023
30/74
56/52 Bouncer Vol 6 by Boucq and Jodorowsky. A western series I've been reading through the years. In this volume, it's land barons stealing water rights from First Nations. I seem to prefer CBs with more realism in the drawings. (56p.) 8/10 #BookSpout
08:55 AM - Aug 04, 2023
31/74
57/52 The Curie Society follows a team of young women recruited by an elite secret society with the mission of supporting the most brilliant female scientists in the world. Can't wait for the sequel! I'll be buying this for my kid when she's old enough! (162p) 9/10 #BookSpout
08:58 AM - Aug 04, 2023
32/74
58/52 Largo Winch Vol 4, in which the titular character has to fight off murderers, unscrupulous business practices and money laundering terrorists to be able to complete his takeover of a major American corporation. Another great album from the legend, Jean Van Hamme (48p.) 7/10 #BookSpout
09:09 AM - Aug 04, 2023
33/74
59/52 The Phantom Scientist by Robin Cousin. A weird little story that is in fact an explanation of chaos theory when it applies to closed systems. I'm sure some of the nuance went over my head, but it did a better job than even Neil deGrass Tyson did to explain the concept. (125p) 9/10 #BookSpout
09:16 AM - Aug 04, 2023
35/74
60/52 Neverwhere by @neilhimself for @RetiredLibrarian . My first Gaiman novel, and it was everything I wanted it to be. I still don't understand how one conversation between background characters gets this one on the banned book list. (460p) 10/10 #bookspout
10:01 AM - Nov 28, 2023
36/74
61/52 The Trump Tapes by Bob Woodward. Finished off Woodward's series on TFG with the source material tapes. It's difficult to listen to Trump rant for 12 hours, without once taking responsibility for anything, especially with hindsight around the gov. Covid response (11.5h) 6/10 #bookspout
10:05 AM - Nov 28, 2023
37/74
62/52 The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor. Fast-paced Ludlum-style thriller. I rolled my eyes at the misogyny and the American exceptionalism but it still kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Probably going to end up reading the entire series... (593p) 8/10 #bookspout
10:10 AM - Nov 28, 2023
38/74
63/52 The Age of Insurrection by David Neiwert. Offers explanations of how dark forces conspired to overthrow a democratically elected gov and install a fascist dictator. This fight is just starting, all over the west, so it's important to know the actors and how they operate (450p) 9/10 #bookspout
10:17 AM - Nov 28, 2023
39/74
64/52 Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. Another @RetiredLibrarian suggestion. Poignant read. (205p) 6/10 #bookspout
10:51 PM - Dec 25, 2023
40/74
65/52 Tender is the flesh by Augustina Bazterrica. A horror novel about people turning to cannabalism for their protein. It's disgusting in the best way possible. I've never read a book that made me want to look away and keep reading at the same time. (209p). 9/10 #bookspout
10:56 PM - Dec 25, 2023
41/74
66/52 Brad Thor's 2nd novel, Path of the Assassin. All the tropes, stereotypes and eye-rolling plot developments are back. I think these might become my guilty pleasures. (364p.) 7/10 #bookspout
11:01 PM - Dec 25, 2023
42/74
67/52 Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice. Sequel to one of my favourite books, and this one did not disappoint. I was inconsolable at the end. Just a masterpiece of a novel. (305p) 10/10. Loaned out my copy and now I can't find my picture.... #bookspout
11:07 PM - Dec 25, 2023
43/74
68/52 A Promised Land by Barack Obama. After all these books about Trump's disfunction at the White House, it was a refreshing, yet terrifying reminder of the gravity of that office and the decisions they have to grapple with. It's no wonder that Covid is still around...(Audio 29h) 9/10 #bookspout
11:11 PM - Dec 25, 2023
44/74
69/52 Sedition Hunters by Ryan J Reilly. Everyday people using the internet and AI tools to identity J6 insurrectionists. The parts where he details the inability of the Justice Department to perform this work themselves doesn't give me confidence in our institutions (12.5h) 5/10 #bookspout
11:17 PM - Dec 25, 2023
45/74
70/52 Who by Fire by Matti Friedman. Recollects Leonard Cohen's volunteering during the Yom Kippur War. This part of his life was not widely known until his diaries were discovered and used to write this book. The geopolitics are extremely relevant today. (Audio 5.5h) 7/10 #bookspout
11:22 PM - Dec 25, 2023
46/74
71/52 The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins. A horror novella that I can't describe without ruining it. I've gone back a few times and discover new things every reading. (41p) 8/10 #bookspout
11:25 PM - Dec 25, 2023
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48/74
73/52 Saga Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples. The more I read this series, the greater my desire for an HBO series. Just incredibly intricate and beautiful. Social commentary and thought provoking discussions. 9/10 #bookspout
11:31 PM - Dec 25, 2023
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11:50 PM - Dec 25, 2023
11:52 PM - Dec 25, 2023
52/74
77/52 This is how you lose the time war by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. A dizzying time-travelling love story. It feels like it has multiple personalities and the weave of the storylines is breathtaking and unpredictable. Simply incredible. (198) 10/10 #bookspout
11:57 PM - Dec 25, 2023
12:00 AM - Dec 26, 2023
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12:04 AM - Dec 26, 2023
56/74
81/52 Jujutsu Kaisen Vol 7 by Gege Akutami. The first miss in this series. Very confusing plot. 2/10 #bookspout
12:07 AM - Dec 26, 2023
12:09 AM - Dec 26, 2023
58/74
83/52 Demain est un autre jour par Keum Suk Gendry-Kim. A graphic novel about infertility, depression and the weight these things bring to a relationship. It shines a light on a world I haven't visited. I was filled with sorrow and empathy for the main char. (222p) 9/10 #bookspout
12:14 AM - Dec 26, 2023
59/74
84/52 L'autre Jérusalem by Michel Kichka. A graphic novel about life in Isreal as an atheist during the pandemic. The author is a famous cartoonist, his pointed insights on religion and politics are refreshing. (83p) 7/10 #bookspout
12:18 AM - Dec 26, 2023
60/74
85/52 The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science by Dr. Peter J. Hotez. Written as a warning about the dangers of the anti-science crowd, this book also outlines how we can get back to rationality. Hopefully, the scientific community takes it to heart before climate collapse or the next pandemic (6.5h) 8/10
12:29 AM - Dec 26, 2023
61/74
86/52 State of the Union by Brad Thor. This time, the Russians are the baddies and are reactivating their nuclear sleeper-cells. (521p) 6/10 #bookspout
12:32 AM - Dec 26, 2023
62/74
87/52 Falafel Sauce Piquante by Michel Kichka. This one is about the part of Kichka's life where he immigrates from Belgium to Isreal. (87p) 6/10 #bookspout
12:38 AM - Dec 26, 2023
63/74
88/52 Deuxième Génération by Michel Kichka. In this one, Kichka covers his adult years, becoming an isreali citizen, military service and raising kids in Israel. (103p) 8/10. #bookspout
12:40 AM - Dec 26, 2023
64/74
89/52 More than a Glitch by Meredith Broussard. A collection of essays describing ways to make technology more inclusive and less racist. Illuminated issues that I've never had to think about but will help with more inclusive decision-making. (188p) 7/10 #bookspout
09:14 AM - Jan 01, 2024
65/74
90/52 Prequel by Rachel Maddow. A must read for our current political landscape. We defeated fascism before, but it took unsung heroes that fought agaisnt the system to make it happen. Everybody has their part to play. Dont shy away from doing the hard work (13.5h) 9/10
09:17 AM - Jan 01, 2024
68/74
92/52 Mamaskatch by Darrel J. McLeod. A heartbreaking memoir about growing up Cree in 1960s/70s Alberta. It's on the longlist for the 2024 CBC Reads panel and I'm interested in seeing the discussions that will surround the themes in this book. 6/10 #bookspout
09:32 AM - Jan 01, 2024
69/74
93/52 Too dumb for democracy by Davis Moscrop. One of Canada's better political journalists talks about our impulses, why we fall for populist shtick, and how we can fight back the erosion of our democratic institutions (223p) 7/10 #bookspout
09:35 AM - Jan 01, 2024
09:37 AM - Jan 01, 2024
71/74
95/52 Opinions by Roxane Gay. Collection of essays from 2013-2023. (Audiobook 10h) 8/10 #bookspout
09:51 AM - Jan 01, 2024
72/74
96/52 Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy. This did not help my climate anxiety. Doesn't take away from the great story, just not conducive to good sleep for me. (660 ebook) 9/10 #bookspout
09:55 AM - Jan 01, 2024
73/74
97/52 Outsider by Brett Popplewell. This one is the true story of a hermitt, septuagenarian, ultra-marathon running man. I listened while on the couch with food poisoning, so I dont know if it skewed my appreciation of it! (Audiobook 8h) 7/10 #bookspout
09:58 AM - Jan 01, 2024
