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melodyonline 's review for:
Heart Berries
by Terese Marie Mailhot
I don't know how to review this, because it's not a book for me. It's a book for Indigenous women, written by an Indigenous woman, who writes about many things a non Indigenous woman wouldn't necessarily "get".
While this is more along the lines of what I expect a memoir to be in content (searingly honest, brutal in it's unrelenting details, and emotionally raw), the writing was disjointed and it did not read like a memoir because of it.
I struggled with the obvious thing a person from outside a culture struggles with: I couldn't relate. Writing style aside, I had sympathy, but it did feel exceptionally tragic and sad at times to the point that, as a reader, I felt like a voyeur. It was fascinating but not the kind of read you feel good about.
I only loved one essay - The Leaving Deficit. Wow. Talk about talent. It was gorgeous. I was disappointed that the best chapter was the 8th chapter out of 11.
All of her imagery and metaphors and descriptions are beautifully written. There are lines in this book that took my breath away, made me sit up and pay attention. And this was during the chapters I didn't like. But other times I zoned out. The essays were coherent in some places and confusing in others.
I think it would be best to say, this book is so far outside of my lane. I'm giving it 3 stars but it should probably be more like 2.5. Don't know if I would recommend
While this is more along the lines of what I expect a memoir to be in content (searingly honest, brutal in it's unrelenting details, and emotionally raw), the writing was disjointed and it did not read like a memoir because of it.
I struggled with the obvious thing a person from outside a culture struggles with: I couldn't relate. Writing style aside, I had sympathy, but it did feel exceptionally tragic and sad at times to the point that, as a reader, I felt like a voyeur. It was fascinating but not the kind of read you feel good about.
I only loved one essay - The Leaving Deficit. Wow. Talk about talent. It was gorgeous. I was disappointed that the best chapter was the 8th chapter out of 11.
All of her imagery and metaphors and descriptions are beautifully written. There are lines in this book that took my breath away, made me sit up and pay attention. And this was during the chapters I didn't like. But other times I zoned out. The essays were coherent in some places and confusing in others.
I think it would be best to say, this book is so far outside of my lane. I'm giving it 3 stars but it should probably be more like 2.5. Don't know if I would recommend