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A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
After reading a poetry collection by Billy-Ray Belcourt, I was eager to read this essay collection. A History of My Brief Body dives into topics around queerness, being indigenous, and surviving in a post-colonial society.
I found the writing style dense and the first half of the book I spent adjusting to Belcourt's writing style in this context. As I adjusted, it did become easier to read. This is a verbose book in a small package. Belcourt is highly intelligent and speaks to the reader as though they are as well. I appreciated that he wrote about difficult and complex subjects with the complexity they deserve, but maybe yes I'm just not as smart as him.
I found the writing style dense and the first half of the book I spent adjusting to Belcourt's writing style in this context. As I adjusted, it did become easier to read. This is a verbose book in a small package. Belcourt is highly intelligent and speaks to the reader as though they are as well. I appreciated that he wrote about difficult and complex subjects with the complexity they deserve, but maybe yes I'm just not as smart as him.