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Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club
- Narrated by: Megan Gail Coles
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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Publisher's Summary
February in Newfoundland is the longest month of the year.
Another blizzard is threatening to tear a strip off downtown St. John’s, while inside The Hazel restaurant, a storm system of sex, betrayal, addiction and hurt is breaking overhead. Iris, a young hostess from around the bay, is forced to pull a double despite resolving to avoid the charming chef and his wealthy restaurateur wife. Just tables over, Damian, a hungover and self-loathing server, is trying to navigate a potential punch-up with a pair of lit customers who remain oblivious to the rising temperature in the dining room. Meanwhile, Olive, a young woman far from her Northern home, watches it all unfurl from the fast and frozen street. Through rolling blackouts, we glimpse the truth behind the shroud of scathing lies and unrelenting abuse and discover that resilience proves most enduring in the dead of this winter’s tale.
By turns biting, funny, poetic and heartbreaking, Megan Gail Coles’ debut novel rips into the inner lives of a wicked cast of characters, building towards a climax that will shred perceptions and force a reckoning. This is blistering Newfoundland Gothic for the 21st century, a wholly original, bracing and timely portrait of a place in the throes of enormous change, where two women confront the traumas of their past in an attempt to overcome the present and to pick up a future.
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- Carol Coyne
- 2021-08-11
A Coward’s Club Indeed
This book has been on my list since I heard the amazing title. I meant to read it but boy am I glad I listened to it. Megan’s voice is raw and she reads in a lyrical pace this sad, awe inspiring story of incredible strength. I couldn’t stop listening, didn’t want to. Even when things got dark, I was hooked.
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- melanie
- 2021-10-23
Needs a *trigger warning in the description
This was a good book to read to get a glimpse of a localized culture. As a Prairie girl it was interesting to compare/contrast the different experiences with similar characters in my community.
As other reviews have noted there is a very 'stream of thought' feel to the entire book. For the first bit it's really hard to gauge the switches between the different narratives. I feel like this was exacerbated in the audio version because there are no pauses between one character's stream of consciousness and the next. Just. One. Fluid. Run. On. Sentence. It does get a little better as you get to know the voices. The narrator/author is very good. Maybe if the production left space between it would be an easier listen.
*But the thing that I think is important to note is that this is a very triggering story. And there isn't even a vague indication in the book description of trauma. But please be warned that there is a very serious sexual assault, and numerous other allusions to sexual assault. And in the end there really is no justice, or even hope. Just shit. Hurt people hurting people, broken people breaking futher, and scum getting away with it all.
Glad I read it. Wish I had more energy to sit in the truth. But I live it so I usually read to escape. So on to something frivolously light to pull me out.
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- snowana
- 2021-09-28
Definitely not a beach read
The narrator's voice and cadence were so enjoyable, it made this gutwrenching story bearable. Had this book not been so well written, I don't believe I could have made it through. Compelling and raw, meant to be read when your mindset is ready for the onslaught. Definitely not a beach read.
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- Cheech
- 2021-09-24
Interesting Listen
This book can be difficult to listen to because it was sometimes like listening to an extremely long run on sentence that lasted chapters. However, that is also the books strong point for me. Those run on sentences were vulnerable, honest and often sounded exactly how my mind runs when I am overthinking something. The author touched on alot of truths and real life situations and I loved that. I very much enjoyed this book and would recommend it for anyone interested in gritty, real life stories that the listener very likely will see alot of themselves in.
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- McTrish
- 2021-11-25
crunchy poetic spoken word performance
must be heard for full effect. amazing performance!
story funny, raw, animated, crunchy , poetic
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-10-23
So much anger
There is absolutely nothing funny about this book. The story was okay. It was more depressing than I would have hoped for but overall interesting. However, the author should have paid someone else to read the book. She has one range. It’s loud and angry. I found listening to her was stressful. I will not purchase another book read by this author and in all honesty, there are many other Newfoundland authors that are better.
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- Charlie gillespie
- 2021-01-19
Phenomenal!
Gripping & intense, told with such passion. Truly made me long for the East Coast.
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- Ryan
- 2021-08-15
Listen To This Book!
A beautiful, gut wrenching and at times hilarious novel. A true drama. I could not turn away. The authors performance is astounding and this is instantly one of my favorite audiobooks ever.
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- Kaitlyn
- 2023-01-09
wow. this book just completely gutted me
it was read by the author. incredible performance. I don't think I'll ever forget these characters. I felt them in my heart. beautiful. dark. unforgettable
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- Mindy Finlay
- 2021-07-19
Captures the essence of NL social dynamics
This book perfectly emulates social stratification in modern-day St. John's, Newfoundland and how that plays out when those of different social groups collide. The townie/bayman dichotomy that has existed for decades remains at the forefront, and Megan Gail Coles develops each character's narrative as it relates to that dichotomy with precision. Having grown up in NL, and also lived most of my adult life here, I could envision each character well, as they parallel many individuals I have encountered.
This book was so evocative, stirring up a wide range of emotions for me, from openly laughing to weeping to sheer anger.
I adored this book from start to finish. If you are looking for something that will both entertain, yet stir your soul and give you new perspective, give this book a chance.
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