A review by pettypetunia
Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of my favorite memoirs. It’s a hard book to read because it’s brutal and Danticant is a brilliant and searing writer. Her description of “doubling” both by perpetrators of violence and victims of violence is profound.