737 reviews for:

Annie John

Jamaica Kincaid

3.76 AVERAGE

emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
medium-paced
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging reflective medium-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
emotional 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

A wonderful story of growing up, changing, the heart wrenching pain of seeing your parents (and especially your mother) as flawed people and not longer just as figures of unconditional love.
Several times throughout the book I had to pause and simply contemplate my own childhood, hold up my friendships against those described in the book, so raw and so real that I felt at once transported back to that adolescent turmoil. It's written so effortlessly and so vividly that you can't help but feel that you are Annie John, that you know all the things she felt. The depiction of the time and place are also so natural that they become instantly familiar.
Such a breezy read too, I highly recommend it.
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Really intriguing story about the painful feelings of childhood fading away. Super quick and easy read!
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes