Reviews

Ossuaries by Dionne Brand

jackieines's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

thebodegaplato's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

lilypad537's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

coriandercilantro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

tuthanhvaan's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

jesshooves's review against another edition

Lines from “Ossuary V”:

will my bones glitter beyond these ages,
will they burn beyond the photographs’
crude economy

mai_rou's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.0

jrowe93's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.25

wxllxw's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

Honestly I didn't understand most of this book-length poem. I paid particular attention to the somatic quality of poetry, since it's been a while since I seriously read poetry. I also tried to look up and understand the many references and anatomical language. 

Some notes from class on the two voices: 

1. Also includes plural person (“we”) (10) and second person (“you”) 
2. Haunting: living and observing experiences 
3. First person is more immediate/personal and the third person seems more like a narrator 
4. Haunting / horror feelings underlie the tense choices 
5. Yasmin talks to someone 

_windupbird's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-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