A review by pippa_w
Brother by David Chariandy

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

She peeled a cabbage but then continued removing leaves until nothing was left, just her panicked eyes and trembling hands.

“Oh,” she said softly.

“It’s all right, Mother.”

“Oh dear.”

This was a very sad and frustrating little story about institutional racism and casual homophobia and police brutality and gang culture. It was also a very sad and frustrating little story about grief and loss and distance in a family.

Very beautiful writing, very real and well-developed characters, heartbreakingly human reactions. 

I am SO overdue for a funny book.

”But look closer,” she said, eyes still closed. “Cup your hand and feel the proof of them against you. They’re not trash. They’re living things. And they’re flying.”
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