Recs if you like Held...
half-glimpsed images: the novel in fragments
the fragmentary novel is constructed of fragments or vignettes, typically following images, thoughts, and feelings over a sequential series of events. in a world of disruption, displacement, and of time being swallowed and spat out by the machines of capitalism and colonialism, the fragmentary novel offers an alternative structure.
title borrowed from jenny offill. recommendations welcome.
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Literary Fiction that reads almost like poetry
Works of literary fiction that blur the line between poetry and prose.
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Quickies! Books that are 200 pages or less
I see a few lists on here with this theme, but they were short themselves - and I was looking for a more diverse selection. So, thought I'd make my own list and share it! Nice for reading goals, but mostly, I like breaking up the rhythm if I'm reading something exceptionally long.
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Read the North 🇨🇦
Celebrating Canadian authors, with an emphasis on fiction. I'm also trying to include a lot of Indigenous authors in this list! Open to suggestions.
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2024 Booker Prize Longlist
Winner: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
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Giller Prize Winners
Books that have won Canada's largest literary prize from 1994 to present
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The horrors: WWI edition
WWI novels, memoirs and poetry. Namely psychological explorations of life at the front and its aftermath, depictions of masculinity and male relationships.
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Giller Prize Winners
a list of past winners from the giller prize—one of canada's most prestigious literary prizes
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