Scan barcode
laurareads87's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
“Rather than change the world, a novel could index a longing for something else, for a different arrangement of bodies, feelings, and environments in which human flourishing wasn’t inhibited for the marginalized, which seemed as urgent an act of rebellion as any.”
One of my most anticipated releases of 2022. Billy Ray Belcourt’s skill as a poet shines in his novel A Minor Chorus as I knew it would — this book is stunning. Following an unnamed queer Cree narrator who pauses his PhD dissertation work to travel to the rez where he grew up to conduct research for a novel, A Minor Chorus is deeply affecting book that turns a critical and self-reflexive eye to the novel, as a form, and its possibilities. Through a series of encounters with family members, friends, lovers, and strangers, the narrator offers an account which is simultaneously literary, philosophical, and deeply political. Incredible.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for providing an ARC in exchange for this review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Grief, Genocide, and Colonisation
Minor: Terminal illness
More...