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Friday, 19 June 2020

Smallville Star Kristin Kreuk Loves books in lockdown June 2020


































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June’s book. “Brown Girl in the Ring” by Nalo Hopkinson. Hopkinson wrote this book in 1998. It was her first novel. It is speculative fiction that weaves in Afro-Caribbean folklore and spirits to tell the story of a future Toronto where the rich and privileged have left to the suburbs and the city has collapsed into disrepair where people are preyed upon for a variety of reasons. Our hero is a young, Black woman. She is deeply nuanced. As Ti-Jeanne becomes the only person who can stop the *truly* evil bad guy she begins to accept and understand her powers, as they are the only way for her to stop him. Hopkinson explores the divide between those with privilege and those without. She delves into the complexities of intergenerational family dynamics between women. She honors the power of ancestors. And she tells the story of a woman finding her way. “I can’t keep giving my will into other people hands no more, ain’t? I have to decide what I want for myself.”

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Unknown said...

Reading has really been good during this lockdown period! I read autobiographies of Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, working on life of Mary Pickford. Charlie Chaplin actually was in Winnipeg a couple of times, and had Stan Laurel as a travelling co actor on one trip. Also read "Shattered" a book written by a friend. Also read some sports bios like Teemu Selanne and Ed Olczyk, hey I'm from Winnipeg, so what do you expect !! Its great to read, looks like Kristin Kreuk has found some other really good titles. Reading about people's lives is so educational and brings so much with it. Thanks for sharing. Meeting Teemu Selanne briefly at his book signing was "out of this world"... what a great individual, he stayed until we all got our books signed!