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A boy and his sister have a fight

Terrible Horses by Raymond Antrobus

August 2, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

With a name like Terrible Horses one would expect a story about horses who are bullies or mischievous or misbehaving. And in a way, they are. Only the terrible horses in this book by Raymond Antrobus are the narrator’s older sister, and not actual horses. Told from the point of view of the younger brother (who we will learn is different), when he and his sister fight, they do not use words, but just push and pull. And they hurt each other. Then he goes off to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: deafness, differences, disabilities, Ken Wilson-Max, Raymond Antrobus, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:570 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: deafness, differences, disabilities, Ken Wilson-Max, Raymond Antrobus, siblings ·
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All the Names Given: Poems by Raymond Antrobus

December 21, 2021 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

I was unable to finish this book of poetry by Raymond Antrobus easily or quickly. While I enjoyed what I read of All the Names Given: Poems the poetry felt repeated and best suited for a novel and not poems. This bogged me down, making me have to stop and analyze what was read. It was not something that could be consumed in one reading. Antrobus speaks on the page, as if he is having a conversation with you. Which is an interesting concept as […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: family, Raymond Antrobus, Subjects & Themes

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:431 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: family, Raymond Antrobus, Subjects & Themes ·
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Connection and poetry

The Perseverance by Raymond Antrobus

January 4, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am always applying for reader copies from various of places due to my job. Then, every so often a book arrives at work.  I then say to myself, “Self. What did you order this time?” A while back I ordered The Perseverance by Raymond Antrobus. From what I can tell this might be a reissue, however, the copy I have says it is due late March/early April 2021. I picked this powerful poetry collection about life, family, and an individual’s struggles one day at […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Caribbean & Latin American, English, Raymond Antrobus, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Caribbean & Latin American, English, Raymond Antrobus, Social Themes ·
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