A review by megtristao
What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

This novel is set during and in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Each chapter is written from the perspective of a different member of a large cast of overlapping characters, some with very intimate connections and others who are related more tangentially. The story is not told strictly chronologically, so I was glad I read this book in print so I could flip back and forth when I saw a nugget from a previous chapter show up again in someone else's story. As I'm sure you can imagine from the subject, this book contains various descriptions of trauma and is difficult to read in parts. I learned a lot about Haiti (not only the earthquake, but also its history), and I appreciated Chancy's attention to detail in the stories of so many different (fictional) people on the island.