A review by lannainthelibrary
Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid

2.0

I really wanted to like this book, because I’m such a fan of Jamaica Kinkaid’s writing. I did find it engaging at first, I enjoyed the descriptions of Annie’s childhood in Antigua, and her relationship with her mother as a child. But I just could not connect with Annie’s character throughout the story. The characters were not especially engaging or relatable and engaging and this, combined with the rushed feeling of the plot towards the end of the book, detracted from Kincaid’s beautiful imagery.