A review by jada
The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament by Orlando Patterson

5.0

I had started reading this book about two years ago but stopped because I got bored. This book was definitely more interesting the second time around, and I enjoyed the analyses of various aspects of Jamaica's nature which I had either only given passing thought to or not even considered before.
This was well-written, a mixture of historical analysis, economics, and contemporary sociology, giving attention to all aspects of Jamaica while still managing not to feel unfocused.