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A review by andrewfontenelle
Island People: The Caribbean and the World by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
4.0
This book is not just a travelogue of the Caribbean. As Joshua Jelly-Schapiro arrives at each island, he offers some background history, it's culture as well as a look at the contemporary lifestyle and politics of the place.
It was interesting to see how the various locations visited (Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Montserrat, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Martinique, and Trinidad) differ in many ways but also have their similarities.
One thing that is missing is a map detailing the places that the author visited. There is an antique map provided at the start of the book, but something more modern, allowing the reader to follow the author as he travels from island to island would have been useful.
But overall, I enjoyed reading "Island People", and it highlighted some places in the Caribbean that I would love to visit.
It was interesting to see how the various locations visited (Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Montserrat, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Martinique, and Trinidad) differ in many ways but also have their similarities.
One thing that is missing is a map detailing the places that the author visited. There is an antique map provided at the start of the book, but something more modern, allowing the reader to follow the author as he travels from island to island would have been useful.
But overall, I enjoyed reading "Island People", and it highlighted some places in the Caribbean that I would love to visit.