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A. A. Kostas's avatar

As a native son of Vancity and lifelong fan of Steinbeck, I would read this novelisation!

Have you ever read Cloudstreet by Tim Winton? It does for Australia what EoE and GoW did for USA. Might be worth a read to have a picture of another similar-but-different approach for telling these kinds for stories.

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Nick Chapman-Jones's avatar

I’ve not, I’ll definitely read it! I didn’t know you were from here originally!

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A. A. Kostas's avatar

Born there, moved away, and then last four years of highschool there!

Let me know what you think of Cloudstreet. I really enjoyed it.

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man of aran's avatar

Good stuff! I grew up in North Vancouver and in the 70s had jobs in and around the DTES, one the old Army and Navy Department Store. Memories, of Woodwards, The Smiling Buddha, the Only Seafood Cafe, coming back.

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Nick Chapman-Jones's avatar

Not sure if you’re still around these parts, but unfortunately many of those businesses are gone. Army and Navy most recently and significantly.

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man of aran's avatar

Oh I am aware. I live in Richmond now and have observed the city’s changes.

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Nick Chapman-Jones's avatar

Well I may need your honest local’s feedback if I keep this project going as I hope!

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man of aran's avatar

Happy to help if I can.

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Philip Costea's avatar

I resonate with writing about a sense of place and its mark on people.

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