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Brother
by David Chariandy
***A tribute to Canada immigrants and a representation of race***
I had big expectations for this book. It was somehow a bit dull. The scenes are very vague and mostly observant. I had hoped the story will be full of emotions. Instead, it was more of a storytelling of an immigrant family in Canada, their lives in the neighborhood and the reckless big brother who is always mad about the fact that "the white guys" think of him as a menace.
It was a great tribute to the race history in the contemporary world, but with a harsh light on the fact that they were seen as criminals in the making: "We were losers and neighborhood schemers. We were the children of the help, without futures. We were, none of us, what our parents wanted us to be. We were not what any other adults wanted us to be. We were nobodies, or else, somehow, a city. We’re all just dreaming”.
I really enjoyed the chapter where the children visited their mother's native country. I thought it was a beautiful contrast between the dullness of Canadian dream life of a happy, successful life that they never had, and the simplicity, wonderful and colorful life in the Caribbean.
I had big expectations for this book. It was somehow a bit dull. The scenes are very vague and mostly observant. I had hoped the story will be full of emotions. Instead, it was more of a storytelling of an immigrant family in Canada, their lives in the neighborhood and the reckless big brother who is always mad about the fact that "the white guys" think of him as a menace.
It was a great tribute to the race history in the contemporary world, but with a harsh light on the fact that they were seen as criminals in the making: "We were losers and neighborhood schemers. We were the children of the help, without futures. We were, none of us, what our parents wanted us to be. We were not what any other adults wanted us to be. We were nobodies, or else, somehow, a city. We’re all just dreaming”.
I really enjoyed the chapter where the children visited their mother's native country. I thought it was a beautiful contrast between the dullness of Canadian dream life of a happy, successful life that they never had, and the simplicity, wonderful and colorful life in the Caribbean.