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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
forced to read this for class but still made me feel something. not a lot, but still something.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did enjoy this book. It contains several mini-stories of Haitian women over time, acting as snap shots of their diverse suffering, family lives and the power hope. Each story is very powerful and inspires deep thought. Danticat has a very unique way of writing I found refreshing. I enjoyed the used of symbols, and examples of Haitian myths.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
"All the women who came with us to the river, they could go to the moon and back if that is what they wanted."
"But look what he gave us instead. He gave us reasons to want to fly. He gave us the air, their birds, our son."
"What goddesses have joined, let no one cast asunder. With every step you take, there is an army of women watching over you. We are never any farther than the sweat on your brows or the dust on your toes."
Children of the Sea especially.
"But look what he gave us instead. He gave us reasons to want to fly. He gave us the air, their birds, our son."
"What goddesses have joined, let no one cast asunder. With every step you take, there is an army of women watching over you. We are never any farther than the sweat on your brows or the dust on your toes."
Children of the Sea especially.
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
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:
Yes
Edwidge Danticat's prose and stories are simple, short and powerful. Some resonated with me more than others, but I also loved the way in which she decided to make the stories chronological, communicating the way in which there is personal, family, and cultural history reaching through time to make us who we are.