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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Brilliant collection of short stories. Very moved by "A Wall of Fire Rising."
Really touching, emotional stories written with a beautiful, lyrical style. I couldn't put it down.
Although I found Krick? Krack! by Edwidge Danticat beautifully written, I quickly fell out of love with the plot line and stylistic writing of her story. The story which higlighted the many different levels of suffering for the Haitian people was interesting, yet, I could never truly connect to the stories. The many changing perspectives made it difficult to find the personalities of the characters and family. Not only did I find the beginning of the novel difficult to understand and enjoy, I more so found the last two chapters of the novel the most interesting. But, the suffering of this family is what kept me interesting. I just about fell in love with Children of the See and found the writing poetic and compelling. This short set up great standards for the remainder of the novel. This was where the downfall happened for me. Other than the end, the majprity of the novel did not live up to these standards. This would be a great novel to focus on Haitian culture, but yet it was difficult to understand the stylings and purpose of the author.
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This short story collection was recommended by a friend and it's so good. A collection written in the 90s about Haiti and Haitians and living through the upheaval of the coup at that time. They're all so good, but the first really was my favorite.
4.25
better than Breath, Eyes, Memory by this author! the plot twists in these stories were wild
better than Breath, Eyes, Memory by this author! the plot twists in these stories were wild
I am apparently a part of a book club...though I am not sure of any of the specifics...like aren't there supposed to be meetings??? :) This was the book I was told to read....so I grabbed a copy and threw it in my bag.
Surprisingly....I had heard of this book before. I went to a conference about teaching Haitians (don't ask!) and Edwidge was there as the guest speaker. She spoke about her experience coming to live in America and read from one of her books..and the end of the day we all walked away with a copy of her book (I was given a different book).
This book is a collection of short stories. As I am not a fan of short stories, I would never have grabbed this book on my own...and after reading half the books, I quickly decided the theme was no hope. The stories were bone-achingly sad....until about 2/3 through the book when the protagonists started to have futures and take control of their lives.
Truthfully the stories are beautifully written---so even if you are sad, the words are worth absorbing.
I would recommend this book to my older sister who loves short stories---and anyone that is interested in Haitian culture.
Surprisingly....I had heard of this book before. I went to a conference about teaching Haitians (don't ask!) and Edwidge was there as the guest speaker. She spoke about her experience coming to live in America and read from one of her books..and the end of the day we all walked away with a copy of her book (I was given a different book).
This book is a collection of short stories. As I am not a fan of short stories, I would never have grabbed this book on my own...and after reading half the books, I quickly decided the theme was no hope. The stories were bone-achingly sad....until about 2/3 through the book when the protagonists started to have futures and take control of their lives.
Truthfully the stories are beautifully written---so even if you are sad, the words are worth absorbing.
I would recommend this book to my older sister who loves short stories---and anyone that is interested in Haitian culture.