Tauhou: A Novel | 
so-soThere is an author's note at the end of the book that I feel might benefit readers more if they read it before beginning the book. 1/?
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so-soThere is an author's note at the end of the book that I feel might benefit readers more if they read it before beginning the book. 1/?
Last night‘s book, beer, and plant experience. TAUHOU has given me a ton to mull over in terms of its structure, its position as an Indigenous wonderwork, and whether I‘d consider it a novel, as the cover does, or a set of stories, as most of the blurbers do. I‘m leaning towards the latter; there‘s strong thematic overlap between each piece, but the character through-lines are minimal.
First library haul from my new branch! I‘m excited for all of these, but the tagged book has got me especially intrigued.
I don't have enough evidence to make this a supportable thesis but a good part of the fiction, even the non-fiction, I've encountered by indigenous authors - how frequently fragmentation seems to be part of the formatting - I wonder whether it's a broader statement about what is lost and what is being reclaimed. How trauma affects memory and expression. 1mo
Taniwha working at the museum and the Transformer section which featured the conversation with the flicker bird were my favourite parts. 1mo
⚠️self-harm, body image issues, internalized fatphobia, anxiety/mental health concerns, SA, child abuse, domestic abuse, discussion of residential schools 1mo