A review by allisondraste
The Bone People by Keri Hulme

5.0

I flipped back and forth with ratings in my mind as I read, primarily because the story itself is absolutely beautiful, the characters are perfectly flawed, and the writing style is so unique and poetic that it really captivated me. I adored the story of three broken people inextricably tied to one another through shared suffering. I adored the explicitly asexual and aromantic protagonist and the apparent inclusion of a queer platonic relationship. I learned some about Maori language, culture, and story telling. My only complaint, the only thing that made me go back and forth between 4 and 5 stars is that the prose can be dense for my taste and at times difficult to follow with regard to who is speaking and whose thoughts are being portrayed through text. I definitely misunderstood entire segments for this reason.

However, I ended up finding everything else about the novel compelling enough to rate it a 5/5. The Bone People is TRULY a work of art.