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The Bone People
by Keri Hulme
I really enjoyed reading this book. I like the unusual narrative style a lot. The author is a poet and usually I find books with a poetic focus unreadable because they don't have a story to tell. This one has a story although it is not a predictable story.
The fact that I "enjoyed reading this book" is remarkable because it is about child abuse. I normally will not read a book about the hurting of children. Hulme's telling of this part of the story is so felt without being voyeuristic that I could read it.
What I don't like is the self-indulgence of the main character's self-description.
The fact that I "enjoyed reading this book" is remarkable because it is about child abuse. I normally will not read a book about the hurting of children. Hulme's telling of this part of the story is so felt without being voyeuristic that I could read it.
What I don't like is the self-indulgence of the main character's self-description.