Review by afailedlibrarian - A History of My Brief Body

A review by afailedlibrarian
A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I agree with everyone who says that theory weighed the message down, but I also see its use as a confrontation to singularity, as community-building. The author is joining a conversation. I wasn't going to rate this book at first, because it is so singular, I had nothing to compare it to. But two weeks later, I'll say this. The author's description of living as an idea while trying to assert your corporeality was breathtaking. The description of being born to a history that would not be able to comprehend you was heartbreaking. This will certainly require a re-read.

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A review by afailedlibrarian A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

A review by afailedlibrarian
A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt