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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed it.
There were some stories that I liked more than others, but there weren't any that I disliked.
There were some stories that I liked more than others, but there weren't any that I disliked.
emotional
reflective
sad
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
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
Revisiting this work after reading a story with my sister “A Wall of Fire Rising”. I knew the story from the first few lines and immediately got the boo from my shelf. Now I am 100% biased when it comes to Edwidge’s work I’m a huge fan and it’s no different for Krik? Krak!
These lightly connected stories are from the perspective of the young and old pre and post coup in Haiti. Some stay and some flee to the countryside or Miami al with Haiti in their hearts. Themes of freedom, family, love, parenthood and perseverance are weaves through the stories from the first one where two loves led write letters that willl never reach the other as one sails on a small boat to Miami and one leaves the city for the countryside. All the way to a women’s prison full of ladies convicted of being witches. They are the descendants of the women who survived the massacre at the river dividing Haiti from the DR. They’re rumored to be able to fly. All the way to the states where first generation Haitian American adult children are viewing their aging parents and their own lives in a new light and wuesriiing what home, exile and becoming American means. And all the sacrifices it took to receive a passport in the mail.
You will only find beautiful moving deep stories when you read from Edwidge Danticat. No notes
These lightly connected stories are from the perspective of the young and old pre and post coup in Haiti. Some stay and some flee to the countryside or Miami al with Haiti in their hearts. Themes of freedom, family, love, parenthood and perseverance are weaves through the stories from the first one where two loves led write letters that willl never reach the other as one sails on a small boat to Miami and one leaves the city for the countryside. All the way to a women’s prison full of ladies convicted of being witches. They are the descendants of the women who survived the massacre at the river dividing Haiti from the DR. They’re rumored to be able to fly. All the way to the states where first generation Haitian American adult children are viewing their aging parents and their own lives in a new light and wuesriiing what home, exile and becoming American means. And all the sacrifices it took to receive a passport in the mail.
You will only find beautiful moving deep stories when you read from Edwidge Danticat. No notes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Colonisation
Minor: Slavery
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
I really enjoyed this book. It gives another perspective on Haiti and Haitian living that most people in America would have have, without reading this book. Reading this book honestly makes me want to read more about the way Haitian people live/d, and what's changed since this book was published.
emotional
reflective