The Marvellous Equations of the Dread: A Novel in Bass Riddim by Marcia Douglas is an ambitious, lyrical novel that addresses the complicated multiplicities of the Jamaican experience...

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Marvellous Equations is much more than an engaging story: at its core, Douglas understands that for a culture to exist, it must first dream its own story. The story must then be repeated aloud, testified, and physically called into existence.