Literary fiction. The young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer protagonist is living in Winnipeg, supporting himself as a cybersex worker, and needs to raise enough money to get back to the reserve community where he grew up, for his stepfather’s funeral. The narrative wanders across the days he has in which to do this, and across his whole life. Gritty, intense, filled with humour and harm and love and keeping on keeping on. Doesn’t shy away from the realities of colonial and anti-queer violence, or from everyday life lived in, against, and beyond its shadow. Builds beautifully and nonlinearly to an endpoint that I found quite affecting. The fact that the author is also a poet comes through strongly in the writing. Great stuff.
Originally posted by Scott on Goodreads.