Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
sad
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
This book was great! Danticat is an excellent writer- I was immediatly captivated.
I sat down and read this book in a few hours. My eyes devoured every word on this page like I was reading the stories of my own kin. How was Edwidge Danticat able to breathe so much life into these pages? I’ll never know and never understand. Each story made me gasp. The migrants? The political terror? The first generation stories? The accusations? And the yearning for love? Each story could happen today and has happened yesterday and years before that. My mom read this book in 1996 and I’m reading it in 2023. I think Edwidge would find that beautiful. Because these pages are the only things they can bequeath to us when they’re gone.
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
sad
medium-paced
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation