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A review by discendos
The Break by Katherena Vermette
5.0
This was the book that should have won Canada reads, my apologies to André Alexis, but this was the book that could help to heal Canada.
Unfortunately it was eliminated, in a shockingly fast and something not unlike the violence against indigenous women, it was swept under the rug very quickly, to be pushed aside.
This book is not an easy read, because it is not an easy subject. But it is one that has to be read and shared time after time. This book should be on reading lists all over Canada. The message is strong, the characters are it's backbone, and it's setting is too real to escape.
There is a strong tone of colonialisation that needs to be spoken about, it destroys communities and then shames them for it, much like the community (in this case the generational matriarchs) in this book.
There is a sense of sad hopefulness that accompanies the end, but it's hopefulness can only be felt through activism, spread this book, feel it's pain, help a nation heal.
Unfortunately it was eliminated, in a shockingly fast and something not unlike the violence against indigenous women, it was swept under the rug very quickly, to be pushed aside.
This book is not an easy read, because it is not an easy subject. But it is one that has to be read and shared time after time. This book should be on reading lists all over Canada. The message is strong, the characters are it's backbone, and it's setting is too real to escape.
There is a strong tone of colonialisation that needs to be spoken about, it destroys communities and then shames them for it, much like the community (in this case the generational matriarchs) in this book.
There is a sense of sad hopefulness that accompanies the end, but it's hopefulness can only be felt through activism, spread this book, feel it's pain, help a nation heal.