Josie Douglas
Auteur de Skins: Contemporary Indigenous Writing
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- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 23
- Popularité
- #537,598
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 1
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- 3
So Skins has its limitations for me as a reader.The strongest works here were those that didn't just confirm for me my own knowledge about indigenous peoples (such as stories that seem only to affirm their humanity, which often read overly simplified). So Alootook Ipellie's telling of a love triangle and the violence that follows in a surprise ending was great. I was terrified reading Joseph Bruchac's story of how the bones of a malevolent dead relative murders two parents, and how the children found the way to bring their parents back. I found it hard to get into the Sherman Alexie multi-voiced narrrative, but found the structure interesting. I love the writing of Louise Erdrich and Thomas King for their warmth; several other writers struck me as evoking a similar response, with their stories easy to fall into and absorbing for me. These included Linda Hogan, Briar Grace-Smith, Zion A. Komene, and Patricia Grace. Melissa Lucashenko's story of lust was just edgy enough without being precious, which I think is hard to pull off.… (plus d'informations)