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Instead of grading and lesson planning (back to reality tomorrow!) I curled up and finished this book.
I acquired it when I went to a talk given by the author. She was delightful to hear in person.
I finally grabbed the book off my shelf, and started it (in order to avoid a textbook I am dragging myself through). The book is written as a memoir (but the characters are not real) and the book is beautifully written. It tells the story of a young girl who immigrates to NYC to join her mother whom s ...more
I acquired it when I went to a talk given by the author. She was delightful to hear in person.
I finally grabbed the book off my shelf, and started it (in order to avoid a textbook I am dragging myself through). The book is written as a memoir (but the characters are not real) and the book is beautifully written. It tells the story of a young girl who immigrates to NYC to join her mother whom s ...more
Yes, it's even better than the hype.
Another beautiful, heartbreaking work about the tenuous relationships between mothers and daughters, families, commitment, responsibility, and betrayal. Such lyrical, lush, sensitive storytelling that I was on the verge of tears nearly the whole way through it. Danticat is an amazing writer and an absolute treasure. ...more
Another beautiful, heartbreaking work about the tenuous relationships between mothers and daughters, families, commitment, responsibility, and betrayal. Such lyrical, lush, sensitive storytelling that I was on the verge of tears nearly the whole way through it. Danticat is an amazing writer and an absolute treasure. ...more
Liked this but the second half felt a little fast and unresolved. On the other hand, the resolution between mother and daughter felt too easy. The audio was excellently read, I just didn't feel like I really got to know the characters enough besides Sophie and her mother.
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Mothers and daughters. Haiti. Family legacies. Shame. Powerfully told.
Apr 17, 2008
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