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“You want to know about anybody? See what books they read, and how they’ve been read.” (CBR11 Bingo)

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

August 12, 2019 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I don’t know if I knew what to expect when I decided to read The Bone People. I knew it had won the Booker Prize, which isn’t always a great indicator if I’m going to enjoy a book or not, and that it was an Own Voices book by a New Zealand author. Keri Hulme spent over a decade crafting a story of people of Maori heritage in the part of the country she still lives in, and she was steadfast in writing the novel […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11bingo, faintingviolet, keri hulme, Own voices, read harder challenge, read women, the bone people

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11bingo, faintingviolet, keri hulme, Own voices, read harder challenge, read women, the bone people ·
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Oh all the world is a little queer, except thee and me, and sometimes, I wonder about thee.

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

May 10, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is the 1984 Booker Prize winning novel from New Zealand. The novel is about an artist of mixed heritage living in a tower by the seaside. She meets a young boy who doesn’t speak but does try to steal from her. He’s an orphan under the care of a Maori man who is both kind and violent in his nature. Through the novel the three (along with various other members of the community) interact and form an imperfect trio figuring out how to love […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: keri hulme, the bone people

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:249 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: keri hulme, the bone people ·
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