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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-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
4.0
Blue is a lush piece of contemplative literary fiction. An unnamed narrator is travelling alone from Miami to Port-au-Prince, and as she waits in the airport her mind wanders - to her life, the women in it, her homeland and her conflicted feelings about it. She mulls over some difficult subjects such as the way poverty impacts women, but because these issues are not being experienced in the moment, and because the language is so beautiful, almost poetic, it doesn't come across as a dark or heavy. It's a book that you'll read for the vibes, the language, and the imagery, rather than the plot or character development. I listened to the audio, which I recommend, but I would have loved to have a physical copy to read along with while I listened.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Violence
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Graphic: Death and Misogyny
Moderate: Child death and Chronic illness
Minor: War
bookishcori's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
5.0
This slim Haitian book transcends genres.
You’ll be pulled in with vivid imagery, meeting our unnamed narrator in a Miami airport. You’ll travel through her mind via a stream of consciousness, with glimpses into a poetic and emotional story about the women in her family. You’ll see grief, loss, suffocating silence, servitude, dreams, coffee, different paths taken, exile, the push and pull of home. You’ll realize this isn’t a straightforward story, but you’ll feel its power nonetheless.
When you close the final page, you’ll wrap your hands around a warm mug of coffee and send gratitude to the universe for the journey its pages brought.
You’ll be pulled in with vivid imagery, meeting our unnamed narrator in a Miami airport. You’ll travel through her mind via a stream of consciousness, with glimpses into a poetic and emotional story about the women in her family. You’ll see grief, loss, suffocating silence, servitude, dreams, coffee, different paths taken, exile, the push and pull of home. You’ll realize this isn’t a straightforward story, but you’ll feel its power nonetheless.
When you close the final page, you’ll wrap your hands around a warm mug of coffee and send gratitude to the universe for the journey its pages brought.
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, and Death
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