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foraging_pages's review
Read for my Caribbean Literature course.
I enjoy Kincaid's straightforward and easy-to-read prose. It's beautiful yet not flowery.
I enjoy Kincaid's straightforward and easy-to-read prose. It's beautiful yet not flowery.
dabbo's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Necessary coming-of-age reading!! This is canon.
I cried I cried. So many passages about loving and hating your mother. First love. First hate. First heartbreak.
I cried I cried. So many passages about loving and hating your mother. First love. First hate. First heartbreak.
ekg's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death
kelwenzka's review
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
a beautiful and heart wrenching coming of age story—the end made me cry as my heart swelled and shriveled.
mondovertigo's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
lilymaret's review against another edition
3.5
First half I preferred but definitely an underrated coming of age story. Will be reading more Kincaid.
tfredenburg's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I found the narration of Annie John charming and easy to sink into. There were several passages which were just beautiful, capturing the love, darkness, confidence, and confusion of childhood. Definitely want to revisit.
eralbesu's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.5
This was a quaint coming of age story about a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. The exploration of her relationship with her mother was beautiful.
izarahiqb's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
“How I would have loved my mother if I had known her then. To have been the same age as someone so beautiful, someone who even then loved books, someone who threw stones at monkeys in the forest! What I wouldn’t have done for her. Nothing would ever be too much.”
Ugh I have a soft spot for reading mother/daughter dynamics and in this we have Annie narrating changes that she experiences when entering puberty and how her growth impacts the relationship she has with her mum who she considers the most important person in her life and would do anything for.