morybaby 's review for:

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So this is a book club pick, shout out to Amyn(The Indulgent Bibliophile)
I had started the audiobook but I kept putting it off. Something was not clicking. I decided to ditch it and get it on my kindle 

Oh I made the best choice. This book snuck up on me in the best possible way 🥹🥹

This book explores the very delicate relationship between mothers and daughters. Oh I loved it so so much. 

I was so scared that bad things would happen to Sophie, between us girls I did not trust Joseph because ewwww. I mean he turned out to be halfway decent but the fact that sex was painful for and he was having sex with her??? I don’t know man he rubbed me the wrong way. Even Marc in the beginning.

I absolutely adore Edwidge Danticat’s writing. She dealt with very sensitive issues in such a tender way. 

I don’t know how to explain it but it scared me in the beginning, I thought this was going to be about struggle and persistent pain. Whilst the book spoke about very real struggles that the women had to face and the traumas that they had to deal with, it left me feeling sad but in a hopeful way? I don’t know how to explain it. 
The women dealt with and had trauma passed unto them but the book was not traumatic? Am I making sense?

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I am so glad I read this.  Can’t wait to discuss with the bookclub 
 
I think I will have more coherent thoughts after bookclub.