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jacqueline's mom is so young through all of this, i can't imagine already having three kids at the age i am/ she was

The Gift - 3 stars
Hot Air Balloons - 3 stars
Sunrise, Sunset - 5 stars
Seven Stories - 4 stars
Without Inspection - 4.5 stars

In the Old Days // The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special - 3.5 stars. Danticat really knows how to write an opening line that packs a punch

i've been wanting to read more Canadian history (and this is set basically in my backyard) so this seemed like the perfect choice. So far though, it's light on substance and heavy on lightskin laments. But the narration style isn't as polished/ performance heavy so I'm thankful for that.

Dosas - 4 stars

Dnf at page 114 - the narrative structure was just scrambling my brain

don't think this format was the best choice

“I hope heaven is all flowers. One could be good easily if one lived in a lily!”

The Willa Cather epigraph got me but this absolutely does not need to be as long as it is.

can’t beat the fleabag adjacent allegations

The analogues between recent Irish history and contemporary Nigeria make me wish there was like a book like this devoted to Nigeria.

Can’t lie, the whole account of John Paul II’s visit was absurdly funny

finished 11:11pm on 12/31/2022

I've been had hook, line, and sinker. Also, the third culture kid stuff is very well done and doesn't feel as navel-gazy as it usually is

Almost dismissed this from the prologue but it's been night and day. T-4 hours to finish this before the year is over.

"the unknown known"