A review by mahtzahgay
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt

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

4.75

Re-read.

Belcourt's prose is both beautiful and heartwrenching, and an intricate weave of Indigenous ontological thinking and referential practice – both self and outwardly. A Minor Chorus feels autobiographical without egotism, while still retaining a sense of collective famililarity.