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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
The stories in Krik? Krak! are heart-wrenching and excellently written.
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
No
Great book of stories inspired by the horrific history of Haiti...but very depressing as it has to be in order to stay true to historic details.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
„Children of the sea“ seems to be the story that gets applauded the most, but „Caroline‘s wedding” is the one that made me cry.
I’m an emotional reader.
I’m an emotional reader.
Short story collections are awesome when done well. All the stories spring from a Haitian town called Ville Rose even when they take place in New York and Port-au-Prince. Danticat writes about a number of issues including immigration, living under a dictatorship and the bonds of family ties under all these conditions. For me, the first story "Children of the Sea" is most heartbreaking, coming from the perspective of a young girl chronicling her story in a journal in the form of letters to the love from which she is separated, who also writes letters to her. Circumstances force them apart and do not make for a happy ending. So goes many of the stories in Danticat's collection. In small ways, the stories interconnect but stand alone as well. Danticat's perspective is heartbreaking but also exhilarating and breathtaking. She writes beautifully but accessibly, a combination I feel too many writers lack these days. I love her voice; I love her stories.
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated