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As Lisamarie travels by speedboat, five hundred miles north of Vancouver, searching for her drowned brother's body, she recounts her life which has included visits by ghosts and shapeshifters and tormenting premonitions.
Imprint:
Boston - Houghton Mifflin
Pages:
377
ISBN:
0618073272, 9780618073276, 9780618219056, 0618219056, 0618101683, 9780618101689
Language:
English
Statement of responsibility:
Eden Robinson
Characteristics:
377 p. ;,22 cm
Author (Original Script):
Robinson, Eden
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Lisa comes of age in Kitamaat, B.C., where her Haida community includes uncles involved in First Nations warrior movements, industrious grandmothers with one foot in the grave and the other in various spirit worlds, and the long-armed specter of residential schools.
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Add a CommentBrilliant. Thought it started out slow, but really glad I kept reading because it gets more and more interesting as the book goes on. I was getting serious shivers down my spine toward the end. Writing style was creative and engaging- I especially liked how memories and events unfolded.
Fabulous book! With a captivating combination of humour and seriousness, along with a bit of the supernatural, I had a tough time putting this book down. Monkey Beach is a great book to read closely as there are quite a few details that could be missed--it's definitely more than a typical coming-of-age story.
I liked this book, serious subjects but a good story with a balance of the modern and traditions of this community.