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A review by planetsusan
Inventory by Dionne Brand
3.0
-I originally read this book for my uni's English course. It's nice to read current books, especially ones written by authors of colour (who are also Canadian)!
I think we need an updated collection for 2021, with everything going on feels so overwhelming- with the pandemic, climate change, and all the other complicated aspects (the wars, racism) etc.
I liked Brand's take on privilege in American society and how easy it is for us to forget our conscience and go about our normal lives- since we aren't personally affected. It's less of an issue nowadays, but I think there is some importance on focusing on the news and showing empathy. But of course, Brand struggles with grief at focusing on all the bad things in the world. I'm glad at the end there was a hopeful message of all the good feelings in the world. There's the idea that you can experience both- paying attention, keeping yourself accountable, but also finding good things in the world (so you don't burnout).
There were some confusing lines, but I think the book itself was brilliantly written and the concept of an inventory was cool.
I think we need an updated collection for 2021, with everything going on feels so overwhelming- with the pandemic, climate change, and all the other complicated aspects (the wars, racism) etc.
I liked Brand's take on privilege in American society and how easy it is for us to forget our conscience and go about our normal lives- since we aren't personally affected. It's less of an issue nowadays, but I think there is some importance on focusing on the news and showing empathy. But of course, Brand struggles with grief at focusing on all the bad things in the world. I'm glad at the end there was a hopeful message of all the good feelings in the world. There's the idea that you can experience both- paying attention, keeping yourself accountable, but also finding good things in the world (so you don't burnout).
There were some confusing lines, but I think the book itself was brilliantly written and the concept of an inventory was cool.