A review by franka17
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat

4.0

Edwidge Danticat's "Krik? Krak!" is a beautiful collection of stories that gives the readers a remarkable insight into Haitian culture. While "The Kingdom of this World" felt historic and almost too fantastic at points, "Krik? Krak!" felt incredibly real and relevant, while still maintaining some of the fantastic, poetic, and symbolic aspects that were so prevalent in our last book about Haiti. What was most remarkable about this book, though, was the extent to which it was thoroughly relatable. The characters (even though most didn't even have names) felt vivid and real, and their pain, suffering, happiness, and other emotions felt completely palpable. The emotion of this novel is made it by far the most relatable work of this semester and elevated it to another level past some of the other works that we read in that it became less of a regional/cultural piece and more of a universally relatable work.