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A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt

18 reviews

scmiller's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Homophobia, Violence, Police brutality, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Kidnapping

lizard800's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, and Colonisation

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Wow. I'm not sure that I've completed processed all of it, but this was beautiful and profound. I'm definitely getting a physical copy to reread

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

butlerebecca's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Colonisation

jayisreading's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I haven’t been this emotionally moved by a book in some time. Belcourt writes with such lyricism and poignancy to explore what I felt were the most prevalent themes: identity and loneliness. Maybe that’s why this book moved me as much as it did, because I think a lot about these things myself, so I felt particularly seen by the author in the way he discusses these themes.

I feel that this book is neither plot- or character-driven. Instead, it’s very focused on asking you to sit with your feelings and… well… feel them. And I know this style of writing won’t work for everyone. I think another aspect that will be a major hit-or-miss is the numerous references that Belcourt makes to literary thinkers and theorists throughout his novel. Personally, I loved it. It brought so much of the protagonist’s way of thinking and being together in a complex and meaningful way.

I highlighted a lot of passages in this book, just because so much of the protagonist’s meditations left a lasting impression that, in some ways, hit close to home. I truly look forward to reading more of Belcourt’s works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction and Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Genocide, and Suicide

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

 A Minor Chorus is the story of a queer indigenous graduate student who steps away from academia and returns home to rural Alberta to interview friends and family for a novel he plans to write. The writing is lyrical, simple yet affecting, and there is plenty of intersectionality. The story of his cousin Jack highlights the heartbreaking and infuriating legacy of colonisation. I appreciated the insight into the difficulties indigenous people face within the academic environment. It covered a lot of ground in relatively little space yet it never felt dense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction and Homophobia

sammies_shelf's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Homophobia, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction and Police brutality

mmccombs's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Billy-Ray Belcourt’s words are a gift! His synthesis of history, poetry, literature, and storytelling is almost startling in how smart and impactful it is. Short and sweet, this is such a wonderful novel. Will keep reading his work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Colonisation