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WOW. This was not what I expected and has really opened my eyes to the challenges the main character faced throughout the book. Full of hope, love belief in humanity. I think everyone should read this book. It will challenge your notion of normal and likely move you toward greater compassion and understanding.
"I dance by myself in the kitchen when no one's around. If you could see into houses all over St. John's, and all over Newfoundland for that matter, and while we're at it, all over the whole world, I suppose, you'd see women dancing by themselves. Men don't know that." page 342
"He wished at that moment that his whole life had not been a secret, that lots of people were like him, instead of his being alone in a world where everyone was secure in their place as either woman or man. His aloneness w ...more
"He wished at that moment that his whole life had not been a secret, that lots of people were like him, instead of his being alone in a world where everyone was secure in their place as either woman or man. His aloneness w ...more
Shortlisted for Giller Prize 2010
A tragically beautiful and memorable read.
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