A review by ivostarr
The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat

4.0

I first heard about Edwidge Danticat after I read that she was speaking at recent Zora Neale Hurston festival. After reading her novel, I understand why she was there. Both authors give a voice to a cultural experience in a style that is unique. When I think of both of these writers, I think of writers dedicated to documenting genuine experience and characters. And, both writers do so without writing that appears overly complex. Danticat's sentences tend to be short and clear, but as you move onto the next one, you often start to ponder on what the previous sentence was really telling you.

I also really love the way she unfolds the story about the central character. We learn from him directly, and we learn from the people whose lives he has most affected. The use of these different perspectives of this one man was an clever way for Danticat to show the complexities of life without having to write a really long novel.

Highly recommend it.