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4th out of 21 books
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Children of Heroes
Their father’s favorite saying, between drinks and blows, was, “Life holds only bad surprises, and the last one will be death.” And now, Colin observes of the man sprawled under all the broken furniture, their father was definitely and forever out of surprises. Children of Heroes is the story Colin tells of what happened—and what happened before that. Testimony, confession...more
Paperback, 171 pages
Published
May 1st 2008
by Bison Books
(first published 2002)
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This was a really quick read - the author tells the story from the perspective of a little boy and overlaps the timeline. Its very poetic; and presents the circular nature of violence and the foggy morality of abusive relationships.
This is a translated book about two children in Haiti who escape an abusive home. I have mixed feelings about it, and I had a hard time following the time line. I didn't think it was great, but I feel like I was supposed to like it because it had a shiny gold sticker on the front of it. Honestly, it was really boring.
Nov 17, 2009
Purple Iris
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Currently re-reading for class on contemporary Haitian literature. Still love it. Works for conflict and childhood sub-themes.
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