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avareadsoccasionally's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
Solid
juliakonradsson's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sophierrr's review against another edition
4.0
had to read this for caribbean lit buttt i loved this smmm. annie kind of pissed me off sometimes but think it’s bc she reminded me so much of myself as a teenager 😟
hannxm's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
debitoni's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
year23's review against another edition
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
3.5
I think if you like coming of age stories, and want a glimpse into the life of a girl in Antigua, this is a good story to pick up!
dameagles's review
emotional
reflective
slow-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
The prose is beautiful. Annie is a character who will stay with you.
heather667's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Colonisation, and Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child death, and Death
Minor: Misogyny, Infertility, and Infidelity
htoo's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This wasn’t a bad book by any means, but it’s just not my cup of tea. I’m not a fan of the narrative style Jamaica Kincaid used. The page long paragraphs and lack of dialogues made the reading experience more tedious. There was no plot, the whole book is just Annie John giving us a chronological account of her childhood. While I appreciated the themes of the book, I find Annie to be really annoying. I don’t have anything against unlikable characters but Annie just comes off as spoiled and narcissistic to the point where I wasn’t invested in her story. I think there are better feminist postcolonial bildungsroman out there.