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A review by julesarano
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
3.0
This novel is like stepping into someone else’s dream—beautiful, messy, and occasionally hard to follow. The writing is packed with poetic lines that make you want to soak them in. Belcourt dives deep into big themes—queerness, colonialism, loneliness—but sometimes it feels like the story gets lost in all that introspection.
There’s not much of a plot, so if you’re here for twists and turns, you might be out of luck. It’s more like a series of philosophical musings strung together by gorgeous prose. Think less “page-turner” and more “ponder-this-with-a-cup-of-tea.”
It's easy to celebrate the margins from the privileged center of an academic institution. In my years navigating the institution, I've seen how these "minor" voices are absorbed, sanitized, and commodified.
There’s not much of a plot, so if you’re here for twists and turns, you might be out of luck. It’s more like a series of philosophical musings strung together by gorgeous prose. Think less “page-turner” and more “ponder-this-with-a-cup-of-tea.”
It's easy to celebrate the margins from the privileged center of an academic institution. In my years navigating the institution, I've seen how these "minor" voices are absorbed, sanitized, and commodified.