“Haynes takes on the task of breaking cycles with a magical flair and wild idiosyncratic audacity, uncorking a range of characters and perspectives that crisscross time and space, shattering any pre-given linearity. Reaching into a variety of formal lineages to unpack what is ultimately an untameable, multivocal story, Ibis bears witness to the trails of capsized bodies that expose the continuum between colonialism, slavery, and ongoing human trafficking, binding a small Caribbean island nation with Venezuela and, ultimately, the United States. Gloriously unbridled, Ibis reminds us that the only way to confront a haunted past is to accept—with humor, humility, and invention—the simultaneity, interconnectedness, and mystery of survival.”