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melodyflutterby's review
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
gabalodon's review
5.0
This was a beautiful, poignant, and incredibly well-written collection. It made me think, it made me feel, and it made me want to explore the author's other works.
grayjay's review
4.0
This is a excellent little book. Simpson's prose is lyrical and her verse is prosaic, all settling into a bubbling brook of sarcastic, fast-moving storytelling. She writes both earnestly and ironically about feeling a need to perform her indigenousness for other white people and for herself, about life in the suburbs, about relationships on social media, and about CanLit. All ruminating on impossible situation of growing up in a post-colonial society with so few answers for how to feel, how to live, how to co-exist.
txkatlovesbooks's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
greenteabookme's review
4.0
I’m not entirely sure how to rate this, cause it’s not in my favorite genre of books, meaning I have biases, but I think it’s probably pretty well done for the genre it lives within.
I picked up the audiobook first as I was going for a run/walk and was looking for an interesting book by an indigenous author for a fall 2022 bingo challenge on instagram. This seemed like it was rated highly on Goodreads, and my library had both the audiobook and e-book available. However I made a pretty big error in not reading the synopsis or taking a look at the ebook prior to starting listening and going for my walk…so I found the book very confusing! It’s a collection of poems, songs and short stories, and to be honest when just listening and not reading, the transitions are confusing and unclear. I decided to stop listening half way and switch to the e-book. I then re-read some of the e-book I had already listened to, and finished reading the book in e-book form. Once I “got” what I was listening to, I found it a LOT less confusing (ie. no confusion) and found it much more enjoyable (although heartbreaking at times). I appreciate the authors viewpoint and would recommend the e-book or physical form but NOT the audiobook (unless you are following along with the book hah!).
“i'm just going to sit here past late the stars don't care at what cost you breathe while i whisper a song
"this accident of being lost””
I picked up the audiobook first as I was going for a run/walk and was looking for an interesting book by an indigenous author for a fall 2022 bingo challenge on instagram. This seemed like it was rated highly on Goodreads, and my library had both the audiobook and e-book available. However I made a pretty big error in not reading the synopsis or taking a look at the ebook prior to starting listening and going for my walk…so I found the book very confusing! It’s a collection of poems, songs and short stories, and to be honest when just listening and not reading, the transitions are confusing and unclear. I decided to stop listening half way and switch to the e-book. I then re-read some of the e-book I had already listened to, and finished reading the book in e-book form. Once I “got” what I was listening to, I found it a LOT less confusing (ie. no confusion) and found it much more enjoyable (although heartbreaking at times). I appreciate the authors viewpoint and would recommend the e-book or physical form but NOT the audiobook (unless you are following along with the book hah!).
“i'm just going to sit here past late the stars don't care at what cost you breathe while i whisper a song
"this accident of being lost””
eschnitger's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5