Canadian literature...

[fajrdrako]

I always enjoy the way Amazon sends me messages advertising books they think I might like, and dammit, half the time they're right. They know my weaknesses. They offered me an Annie Dillard book yesterday, one I didn't already know about. I was thrilled.

So today they sent me a message beginnig, "As someone who has bought Canadian literature or fiction at Amazon.ca, you might like...."

I did? What? When? I never buy Canlit! I'm allergic to Canadian literature, partly because of bad experiences with it in high school, partly because of bad experiences with it in general. (No, I am not a Margaret Atwood fan. How'd you guess?)

Not that there aren't Canadian writers whom I love: Guy Gavriel Kay, Karen Lowachee, Antonine Maillet, Jane Rule.... but I haven't bought any of them from Amazon.

Maybe I bought something by a Canadian I didn't know was Canadian. Or maybe they made it up.

Comments

[filkferengi]

Do you like mysteries? Mary Jane Maffini is quite good; I've enjoyed books in two of her series. [ http://www.maryjanemaffini.ca/ ]

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I've ordered the first one at the library. I love a good mystery.

[filkferengi]

I look forward to hearing what you think.