books i have read lately (canada reads, books 1-2)

[phinnia]

the complete essex county - jeff lemireone of five finalists for 'canada reads' this year; the first time a graphic novel has been considered, and definitely worth reading even if you're not normally into graphic novels. it is the story of the fictional 'essex county' and its residents, an area between windor and toronto, and the important things

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[bork]

I adore Lemire's work.

[chezmax]

The first one sounds pretty interesting...

[epi_lj]

I've seen the Essex County book around. I thought I'd bought it, but a quick glance suggests not.

It's worth noting that although the setting has been fictionalized in the story, Essex County is a real place (Windsor itself is part of Essex County technically, but the term is usually used to refer to the countryside areas. There's also a town of Essex there.)

[namasteyoga]

Speaking of Canadian writers ... did you know that the AV Club is doing its "book club reading/blogging" about Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin this week?

I'll admit I haven't done a re-read of that one for a while, but the AV Club book discussions are really pretty good.