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careinthelibrary's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Not my favourite Thomas King work, but I'm thrilled to see he's writing poetry now! What a legend. These poems are a call to action to save the environment and restore rights to oppressed indigenous peoples. Such weighty topics, and yet many poems have the clever humour so skillfully wielded by King! Absolutely timely for the political and environmental climate (pun intended) of this age, 77 Fragments shows us what we've lost already and all we stand to lose if we don't turn this ship around. Capitalism, consumerism, racial hierarchies, and poverty all feature in these fragments that work cohesively with each other. He uses familiar faces from Native American Mythology including his favourite trickster, Coyote. Told in 77 short poems, this goes by quickly and some really benefit from being read twice. It may be fragmented, but in the pieces, you can hear the story he is singing.
Not my favourite Thomas King work, but I'm thrilled to see he's writing poetry now! What a legend. These poems are a call to action to save the environment and restore rights to oppressed indigenous peoples. Such weighty topics, and yet many poems have the clever humour so skillfully wielded by King! Absolutely timely for the political and environmental climate (pun intended) of this age, 77 Fragments shows us what we've lost already and all we stand to lose if we don't turn this ship around. Capitalism, consumerism, racial hierarchies, and poverty all feature in these fragments that work cohesively with each other. He uses familiar faces from Native American Mythology including his favourite trickster, Coyote. Told in 77 short poems, this goes by quickly and some really benefit from being read twice. It may be fragmented, but in the pieces, you can hear the story he is singing.
thepaperbackprincess's review against another edition
4.0
Read this whole anthology on my morning commute. Really enjoyed it!
laranda's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
Some poems really made me stop and think. Beautiful collection.
gitli57's review against another edition
funny
reflective
2.0
As far as I know, this is the only published collection of poetry by Thomas King. He remains one of my very favorite novelists.
sarasreadingnook's review against another edition
4.75
I really enjoy this collection and read it slowly over time. It has a unique, fragmented structure - comes together the further you go. I recommend it. It was insightful, reflective, and, at times, challenging.
honeyedblood's review against another edition
5.0
Nothing passes for favour here.
All talk is razor-toothed.
Take nothing from the hand
that offers friendship.
In this place,
all promises are bruises
in good suits.
All talk is razor-toothed.
Take nothing from the hand
that offers friendship.
In this place,
all promises are bruises
in good suits.
ianridewood's review against another edition
4.0
Reads more like a single, uniquely-structured story than fragments of poetry. I would get less from them if I thought them separate.
priya_haha's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5