A review by kaa
The Marvellous Equations of the Dread: A Novel in Bass Riddim by Marcia Douglas

5.0

Highly, highly recommend this book, especially as an audiobook. I buy very few audiobooks, but I am glad to own this one, because I am sure that I will return to it again in the future. I don't think one listen was sufficient to understand the stories and messages that Douglas has woven together here, and I certainly want to revisit the beautiful rhythm of her prose the way she reads it out loud. I was completely enthralled by her writing, and fascinated by both the characters and the history being related. A deeply musical book, on every level.

While I loved this book, it isn't personal for me in the same way it may be for Jamaican readers, so I do want to recommend these reviews that talk a little more about why this book is special: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2698501661 and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2957438436