A review by lynnedf
The Break by Katherena Vermette
5.0
This book is a 5 star PLUS PLUS PLUS.
I don't even know where to begin when describing this book. "The Break" is a brilliant piece of literature. Katherine Vermette was able to create characters that spoke a truth that was so raw, so poignant, so perfectly developed. This book read almost like a memoir - the characters seemed to have backstories and lives that went beyond the 300+ pages.
Stella witnesses a horrific event outside her home, unable to do anything other than call the police for help, Stella is forced to watch and wait. What follows are alternating narrators, each filling in the events that lead up to the event, and then the days that follow.
This is a heartbreaking novel - one that examines what it means to be an Indigenous woman; one that looks at the repercussions of abuse, one that illuminates the beauty of family and sisterhood, and a connection to ones family. It examines loss, and pain, hope, love and despair. This is a book that should be read in all schools ... it may not be pretty, but it is a story that needs to be told.
Absolutely brilliant. I hope everyone who is tempted to read it, picks it up and devours it.
Recommended read.
I don't even know where to begin when describing this book. "The Break" is a brilliant piece of literature. Katherine Vermette was able to create characters that spoke a truth that was so raw, so poignant, so perfectly developed. This book read almost like a memoir - the characters seemed to have backstories and lives that went beyond the 300+ pages.
Stella witnesses a horrific event outside her home, unable to do anything other than call the police for help, Stella is forced to watch and wait. What follows are alternating narrators, each filling in the events that lead up to the event, and then the days that follow.
This is a heartbreaking novel - one that examines what it means to be an Indigenous woman; one that looks at the repercussions of abuse, one that illuminates the beauty of family and sisterhood, and a connection to ones family. It examines loss, and pain, hope, love and despair. This is a book that should be read in all schools ... it may not be pretty, but it is a story that needs to be told.
Absolutely brilliant. I hope everyone who is tempted to read it, picks it up and devours it.
Recommended read.