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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I love Edwidge Danticat’s writing. This is my second work of hers and while short stories aren’t my favorite I’m so glad I read it. She has a way of transporting her reader even in a short amount of time that is extremely special.
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She’s just such a powerhouse. And I love the way she writes about Haiti. She never shies away from the painful realities of it but she still allows the beauty and her love of it to come through. I think she does such an incredible job of blending it all together.
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For most of the collection I feared I would just think the stories were good. As always well written and engaging but I was afraid I wouldn’t find any to love. Although I really loved how all the stories had kernels of each other in them. An event in one story is a memory in another for example. Really well done. And then the last three stories came around. As well as the new story added for the 20th anniversary edition. I was utterly enamored of these 4 stories.
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“New York Day Women,” “Caroline’s Wedding,” “Women Like Us” and “In The Old Days” all blew me away. “New York Day Women” was simple but she played with form and structure in a way that I instantly fell in love with. The rest of the stories I loved because of the complexity in them. They examined humanity and emotion and the difficult and different ways we deal with it all. Of trying to do what is expected of us because it honors our family while trying also to find a sense of self. Edwidge Danticat does that examination so well and I find myself still contemplating these 4 stories.
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Highly recommend Danticat as an author period. But definitely suggest picking this collection up if you enjoy short stories!
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TW/CW: death, war, child death, grief, rape, sexism, police brutality, suicide, forced institutionalization, sexual violence, miscarriage
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She’s just such a powerhouse. And I love the way she writes about Haiti. She never shies away from the painful realities of it but she still allows the beauty and her love of it to come through. I think she does such an incredible job of blending it all together.
⠀
For most of the collection I feared I would just think the stories were good. As always well written and engaging but I was afraid I wouldn’t find any to love. Although I really loved how all the stories had kernels of each other in them. An event in one story is a memory in another for example. Really well done. And then the last three stories came around. As well as the new story added for the 20th anniversary edition. I was utterly enamored of these 4 stories.
⠀
“New York Day Women,” “Caroline’s Wedding,” “Women Like Us” and “In The Old Days” all blew me away. “New York Day Women” was simple but she played with form and structure in a way that I instantly fell in love with. The rest of the stories I loved because of the complexity in them. They examined humanity and emotion and the difficult and different ways we deal with it all. Of trying to do what is expected of us because it honors our family while trying also to find a sense of self. Edwidge Danticat does that examination so well and I find myself still contemplating these 4 stories.
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Highly recommend Danticat as an author period. But definitely suggest picking this collection up if you enjoy short stories!
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TW/CW: death, war, child death, grief, rape, sexism, police brutality, suicide, forced institutionalization, sexual violence, miscarriage
Moving
And beautifully written. Danticat has a way of drawing one into a world that we could never experience if we are not from the island she writes so lovingly about. Some of the stories intertwine, all moving though not necessarily toward conclusion.
And beautifully written. Danticat has a way of drawing one into a world that we could never experience if we are not from the island she writes so lovingly about. Some of the stories intertwine, all moving though not necessarily toward conclusion.
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
I’ve been meaning to read this for a while now and since my thesis is focusing on Caribbean lit, now was the perfect time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading these stories. My copy is how FULL of annotations and colorful tabs.
adventurous
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
"when you write, it's like braiding your hair. taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring them unity. your fingers still have not perfected the task. some of the braids area long, others are short. some are thick, others are thin. some are heavy. others are light."