A review by daniellekat
I've Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter by David Chariandy

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

As a daughter of a Trinidadian, Canadian raised father this hit pretty close to home. This was a beautiful love letter about identity and defining yourself when others are quick to do it for you. Parts of this had me tearing up and I especially loved the author talking about visiting Trinidad. His description of being in a place where you look like you "belong" but knowing that you're a tourist in this "home land" was incredibly relatable. There were many parts that resonated so deeply for me, but I found the writing a bit overdone and flowery. It's hard to explain exactly what I didn't like but the author's use of long, comma filled sentences was not for me. I also felt like some of the messages were more personal to Chariandy and his daughter and fell flat for me as a reader. 
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