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marieintheraw's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the formatting and the voice our protagonist has even when the topics get hard.
jreading's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
aishb3's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
sad
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
3.5
s_piercenyback's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
bookishmadness's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely adored this book. The history, the culture, the language, the creativity. Wish I could go back and read this again for the first time!
distant_ships's review against another edition
5.0
This book was beautiful. Outstanding prose and character development.
laflormorada's review against another edition
4.0
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine is written in multiple formats (emails, chats, essays, newspaper stories, diary entries, etc..) and is about a spirited, witty, whip smart Haitian-American girl named Alaine. Despite attending a prestigious Catholic school and living a fairly privileged life, she carries around some heavy emotional baggage. Most of this stems from the pretty much non-existent relationship she has with her super famous mother, but could it also be due to a longstanding family curse? When an "incident" at school gets her sent to Haiti for a semester immersion project, it's not for the vacation she's always wanted. While there, she learns about some dark family secrets, starts falling for an older intern and finds herself dabbling in Vodou. And that's only the beginning of the drama that is Alaine's life...
It took me about 70 pages in to get into this book, and I almost gave up. But then suddenly the pace picked up, the storyline got seriously interesting and I couldn't put it down. Then at the very end, a big event messed it up for me again and made the story a little too far fetched. BUT I still really, really enjoyed immersing myself in the middle part of this story while learning a little bit about the geography, culture and history of Haiti. Also I loved getting to know Alaine.
It took me about 70 pages in to get into this book, and I almost gave up. But then suddenly the pace picked up, the storyline got seriously interesting and I couldn't put it down. Then at the very end, a big event messed it up for me again and made the story a little too far fetched. BUT I still really, really enjoyed immersing myself in the middle part of this story while learning a little bit about the geography, culture and history of Haiti. Also I loved getting to know Alaine.
michelleloretta's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this book! This is a coming of age (and culture) story wrapped in a love letter to Haiti. The Moulite sisters did such an outstanding job of creating this fun protagonist in Alaine while sharing the history, and a rich yet complicated tradition (with voodoo and everything). Don’t poo poo this for being YA... it’s outstanding.