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A review by maggiebook
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
3.0
This was a 3.5 star book for me. The book is beautifully written and gives a view of life in Haiti that was new to me. (As I have never read a book set in Haiti).
As stated I loved the writing. Danticat uses a lot of subtle symbolism which worked very well in the story. She paints a good picture of the Haitian village and village life. The contrast between the rich and poor was very well done as well as demonstrating the pros and cons of a small village.
The characters were interesting and all had a story which helped tie the overall story together. A couple of characters had stories that were difficult to understand the motivation behind them. So I felt like I was missing a piece.
To me the ending was too abrupt for me. I didn't need all the stories all tied up but wanted a couple of things explained to me. Maybe that was Danticat's intent to make the reader come up with their own motivations and outcomes.
As stated I loved the writing. Danticat uses a lot of subtle symbolism which worked very well in the story. She paints a good picture of the Haitian village and village life. The contrast between the rich and poor was very well done as well as demonstrating the pros and cons of a small village.
The characters were interesting and all had a story which helped tie the overall story together. A couple of characters had stories that were difficult to understand the motivation behind them. So I felt like I was missing a piece.
To me the ending was too abrupt for me. I didn't need all the stories all tied up but wanted a couple of things explained to me. Maybe that was Danticat's intent to make the reader come up with their own motivations and outcomes.