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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
This is a really nice little collection that at its core is most concerned with the women of Haiti. There are a bevy of other themes explored through this central binding agent (suffering, mother/daughter relationships, community, etc.) but that's the core idea, and it works well. Building a tiny, tight-knit collection echoes the community it's portraying, and there's several moments here where everything comes together in a sunbeamy type of way, and those moments really make the collection worth reading. My favorite story by far was "Caroline's Wedding," but I also enjoyed "A Wall of Fire Rising" and "Seeing Things Simply."
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s a crime that I’m only discovering the works of Edwidge Danticat now. I had to stop myself from finishing the book in one sitting because I didn’t want it to end. The epilogue brought the whole collection home. At its core this book is about telling those stories that are lost to history. Just painfully beautiful.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Beautiful and heartbreaking collection of stories
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Some of the short stories were very thought provoking and I even liked how some of them seemed to link with others. However some of them also felt a Bit slow. I think a reread is needed, there’s a lot to analyze.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Violence, War
Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes