Reviews

Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat

browningwithabook's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is my first work of Edwidge Danticat’s and I absolutely loved it. The stories caused you to reflect on so many aspects of life and the himan condition and in several cases against the background of the Haitian Diaspora. Beautiful collection of short stories. 

clarbineds's review

5.0

Short stories by one of my favorite authors! What could be better?

jacobs_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

eveningreader's review

5.0

I'd put Edwidge Danticat in the same category as Alice Munro, Edward P. Jones, Jhumpa Lahiri, and William Trevor. Her writing is character-driven, emotional, specific, solid, classic. I highly, highly recommend this collection. The final story, "Without Inspection," is especially stunning. I'll be going back to this collection again and again.

annaavian's review

2.0

Every short story in this collection depicts a different tragedy, struggle and loss. Most of the characters were forgettable. "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Seven Stories" were the only ones I really liked.

toksyk27's review

4.0

Edwidge Danticat is such an exquisite writer and I'm yet to read anything of hers that doesn't leave me yearning for more.

811emily's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

socorrobaptista's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked it

Algumas das histórias são realmente boas. Gostei bastante da forma como situaçöes de dor, morte, traição, amor e / ou ódio são retratadas. Um ponto em comum a todos os contos é a questão da diáspora, seja de forma legalizada ou clandestina, de haitianos para os EUA. Gostei muito, a aprendi muito também.

reads_eats_explores's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cheesehead_reader's review

4.0

This is my first book by this author but not my last. These were simple stories and yet they drew me right in. I was lost in each and every one of them.