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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Isn’t it amazing?” Rézia says. “Jackie Kennedy can go to Haïti anytime she wants, but we can’t.”
The beginning was a little bit slow but the final story delivered and brought the whole book together. I really enjoy the non-linear narrative style.
The beginning was a little bit slow but the final story delivered and brought the whole book together. I really enjoy the non-linear narrative style.
This is a collection of short pieces that interrelate over a long period of time in the history of the American born young woman and her Haitian parents. They reveal hidden experiences her father's and mother's lives in Haiti. It's immediate and rich.
This book was fantastic!! Danticat spins so many stories together in a way that is intriguing, powerful and amazing.
I thought this was a novel, and then started to feel disoriented that each chapter was jumping to different characters. So then I told myself it's a book of short stories. But I don't think that's correct either. I think this is a novel but one with a wider, deeper conception of how you tell one story. This story has to include everyone's story. In this story time itself spirals in and out. And the big political events: they are always there looming, but no character is reducible to their history.
The power of the structure is matched by the beauty of each line. This is a remarkable book. It is disturbing and challenging and rewarding. I finished this book and sat unmoving, not wanting to break Danticat's spell.
The power of the structure is matched by the beauty of each line. This is a remarkable book. It is disturbing and challenging and rewarding. I finished this book and sat unmoving, not wanting to break Danticat's spell.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Is it possible to redeem yourself after committing such heinious crimes against other humans? Question posed to reader in this book. Again Edwidge describes the brutality of dictators and the people living under their rule.