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moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Wow. I'm not sure that I've completed processed all of it, but this was beautiful and profound. I'm definitely getting a physical copy to reread
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Police brutality, Sexual content, Racism, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Grief, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage
danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
An indigenous Cree gay man returns home to gather the stories of those he grew up with as part of an academic project. There’s a lot I loved about the book. The characters were well written. The prose was poetic. For me, it felt like a cross between Anna Hogeland’s “The Long Answer” and Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”. The latter is referenced in the text itself as well as in the acknowledgments. And sometimes I felt it was a little bit too close in form and structure. The other thing is that the main character is in academia, and in the beginning of the book, there’s a lot of dialogue that felt self-referential and intentional in its usage of in academia theoretical frameworks that aren’t necessarily accessible. It did feel like a choice, but sometimes I felt the moments where the book was getting into theory could’ve bridged the gap a bit more to make those passages more accessible for those who don’t have backgrounds in the theories being discussed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Animal death, Genocide, Rape, Colonisation, Mental illness, Addiction, Classism, and Sexual assault
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